41.   There were outstanding individual plays and performances, confounding mistakes and, unlike most of their dramatic games this season, relief and victory at the end.

42.   Those spurts of outstanding play will be difficult to sustain a year later.

43.   Three of the catches were outstanding plays, including a diving catch in shallow left-center on a sinking liner by Adam Kennedy to end the game.

44.   Two outstanding defensive plays by the Dodgers averted what would have been two other hits against Nomo.

45.   What has enabled the Giants to be so aggressive is the outstanding play of their corners, Phillippi Sparks and Sehorn.

46.   At Pittsburgh, Tomas Sandstrom scored twice in a three-goal second period, and John Cullen continued his outstanding play for Pittsburgh.

47.   Clemens did make two outstanding defensive plays, saving at least three runs.

48.   David Bacani homered twice, drove in five runs and made a number of outstanding defensive plays, and Darric Merrell pitched eight solid innings for the Titans.

49.   Former Mariner Rodriguez saved a run with an outstanding play at shortstop, and had three doubles and his first RBIs for the Rangers.

50.   Guard Tyronn Lue helped his cause with outstanding play against Allen Iverson in the NBA Finals.