51.   The Jets have been attempting all week to get back the rhythm that starts with the snap of the ball by center Roger Duffy.

52.   The Heat primarily defend Ewing with P. J. Brown, a forward who tries to deny Ewing the ball by playing in front of him.

53.   The hit came one pitch after Franco thought he had struck out Wilkins with an outside pitch called a ball by the home plate umpire, Larry Poncino.

54.   The Sox certainly dropped the ball by waiting so long to get around to business.

55.   The team committed three errors Wednesday, including a botched rundown that had a poor throw by catcher Mike Piazza and a dropped ball by third baseman Todd Zeile.

56.   There were times when he lost control of the ball by trying to make too much happen and ended the night with six turnovers.

57.   What it does require for success is to keep possession of the ball by minimizing errors.

58.   Wetteland started Garciaparra with a slider on the outside corner that was called a ball by umpire Derryl Cousins.

59.   With four and a half minutes left in the second quarter, Odems was stripped of the ball by Penn State cornerback Brian Miller.

60.   You can not only water the root balls directly by pouring the water down through the stakes but you can also fertilize the plants the same way.