41.   For whatever reason, Payton was not his usual aggressive self.

42.   Hatch was, by all accounts, his usual courtly self.

43.   Goalie Curtis Joseph is his usual self, the defense is improved, and Alexander Mogilny has made teams think about more than just Mats Sundin.

44.   He has posted up effectively, gone inside to rebound and is his usual brilliant self in transition.

45.   He certainly seems more battle-scarred and vulnerable than his usual cocky self.

46.   He was his usual peripatetic self along the sideline, and he was feisty enough to draw a first-half technical foul from veteran referee Jackie Hannon.

47.   He was his usual nasty self in limited playing time.

48.   Hines was his usual savvy self.

49.   His second came in the eighth with Craig Biggio on base after the Cardinals had roughed up Roy Oswalt, who was not his usual suffocating self.

50.   However, I decided to be my usual diplomatic self and play along.