41.   Fellow rookie Mike Darr hit his first major league homer for the Padres.

42.   His offensive production has improved his personal stats, but it may be helping fellow rookie Shane Battier even more.

43.   His fellow rookies voted him the man they would most want to be partners with.

44.   Husak will report with his fellow rookies and selected veterans for a three-day minicamp Monday before training camp opens Thursday.

45.   In Minneapolis, Stephon Marbury got the best of fellow rookie Allen Iverson late in the fourth quarter as Minnesota defeated Philadelphia.

46.   In Detroit, Gabe Alvarez homered and drove in four runs to help fellow rookie Brian Powell get his first major league win as Detroit beat Boston.

47.   McCarron shouted to his fellow Masters rookie.

48.   Stewart finished second to fellow rookie Buzz Calkins in the IRL season opener at Walt Disney World.

49.   That was one stroke better than fellow rookie Beth Bauer, who tied for sixth with Michele Redman and surprising Pamela Kerrigan.

50.   Triplett continued to hole one big putt after another as he and fellow rookie Stewart Cink won a crucial point late in the day.