41.   Dewey Nicks at least manages to keep his balls in the air while working his nicely timed humor into the act.

42.   Evans said keeping the ball away from Scalabrine and double-teaming when he did get it was stressed in practice, but failed to materialize.

43.   Elway kept the ball on a bootleg.

44.   Flutie scored only because he had the presence of mind to keep the ball when he turned and saw Thomas go the wrong way.

45.   Frazar has a thick bandage on his left wrist from a possible stress fracture and needs to keep the ball out of the rough to minimize pounding.

46.   France kept the ball in the air, and when Paraguay finally appeared tired of heading out of danger, Pires and David Trezeguet combined to set up Blanc.

47.   Gillespie and Sanchez noticed that Krawczyk always kept the ball around the plate, so he remained the rubber arm during practice.

48.   Gross has also done a good job of keeping the ball down in the strike zone this spring.

49.   Griffey followed Rodriguez, and Wells would have been wise to keep the ball away from him.

50.   Hackett also kept the ball out of the net more traditionally by blocking nine shots during the game, including several in key situations.