81.   But Hernandez toyed with Gonzalez, throwing breaking balls on the outside corner, Hernandez stuffed Juan with a strikeout.

82.   But he said it had nothing to do with not getting the ball on offense.

83.   But it seems like other teams felt like they could run the ball on us whenever they wanted to.

84.   But Pettitte had trouble catching the ball on the run and Leiter was safe, allowing Bubba Trammell to score.

85.   But she has worked real hard to put the ball on the floor and be more versatile.

86.   But the fact of the matter is he dropped the ball on this one.

87.   But second baseman Roberto Alomar had positioned himself perfectly to stop the ball on its last high bounce before it reached the outfield.

88.   But the imposition of National League ball on American League division races has been more telling.

89.   But the Knicks have been playing with poise and precision in the past week, sharing the ball on offense and smothering it on defense.

90.   But the wind, blowing straight in toward home plate most of the day, kept the ball on the warning track.