41.   After spending four seasons with the Dodgers, Butler has bittersweet feelings about returning to Los Angeles, where the Mets open their West Coast trip.

42.   After the NBA, he spent several seasons in the Continental Basketball Association.

43.   After spending years bouncing around in the minors and sitting on the bench in the majors, the former USC All-American opted to spend last season in Japan.

44.   Allenson was out of baseball last year after spending three seasons as the Red Sox bullpen coach.

45.   Buckeyes spent the season thinking Rose Bowl and must muster some enthusiasm.

46.   Brumfield said the reason he spent last season in the minors was a recurring hamstring injury, from which he tried to return too quickly.

47.   But he did spend three seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays.

48.   But Kentucky has not exactly spent the season flexing its major-conference muscles.

49.   Calipari will spend this season trying to establish which Nets are part of his plans, and which Nets are not.

50.   Carlton spent one season in Cleveland at the end of his career, and Bailes was one of his teammates.