1.   And by the end of the month, sparkplug Derek Fisher should be ready to come off the injured list and make his season debut.

2.   And two major league expansion teams, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Arizona Diamondbacks, will make their debuts this season.

3.   Both made their season debuts.

4.   After that, the game turned into a duel between Snow and Kings goalie Jamie Storr, making his season debut.

5.   After his sparkling debut that season, Hernandez made two other starts and relieved six times.

6.   Bret Saberhagen of the Red Sox is making his season debut as he returns from shoulder surgery.

7.   But clearly the evening belonged to point guard Jacque Vaughn, whose season debut was carefully crafted by Williams.

8.   But if Finley needs another start to be ready, he would pitch in minor-league camp in Mesa that Monday and then make his season debut five days later.

9.   But the fact that Gooden, who made his season debut Saturday night, was unable to run across the outfield Sunday was revealing.

10.   But what Nomar Garciaparra remembered best about his season debut Sunday under a glorious summer sky at Fenway Park were the goosebumps.