1.   Ash and Molitor also said they discussed the possibility of Molitor signing only as a player.

2.   Club officials said that Stone and Hegamin should not take the Kennard signing as a knock against their talent.

3.   Cuban knows that, and to try to justify this signing as a basketball matter is an insult to the intelligence of every fan in the NBA.

4.   Hicks viewed the signing as much more than a baseball decision but rather a business decision.

5.   Ryan views the signing as a reversal of fortune that could have important ramifications for a franchise that has been victimized by market forces and changing times.

6.   Steinbrenner vehemently defended the signing as a hopeful act designed to help Strawberry avoid more disasters with drugs.

7.   The team could disclose the signing as soon as tomorrow.

8.   Will the players simply be there for the signing as free agents?

9.   A truce was to have preceded the signing as a demonstration of good faith, but fighting continued Saturday.

10.   A truce was to have preceded the signing as a demonstration of good faith, but fighting continued up to Saturday.