71.   He has a bad back, creaky knees and mighty pains everywhere else.

72.   He has a wife, three children, two dogs, a bad back and a small second-floor apartment in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island.

73.   Hauser also had a bad back, but an acupuncture treatment worked for him.

74.   He left his last start with the Athletics with a bad back.

75.   He limped noticeably, favoring a sore ankle to go with his bad back.

76.   He played some when Palffy missed four games with a bad back last month but was out of the lineup the past four games.

77.   He missed all or parts of eight games last season because of a bad back.

78.   He has a bad back and forever will be damaged goods.

79.   He has a bad back and unwinds yards of supportive bandage.

80.   He missed the first six weeks of the season with a bad back and three weeks in August with a pinched nerve in his shoulder.