1.   And every year baseball announces record attendance.

2.   Another thing that has hurt the Royals marketability is the residual bad vibes from the strike that shut down baseball a few years back.

3.   Each day that passes without progress increases the possibility there will be no more baseball this year.

4.   For once, the Indians, comeback champions of baseball this year, failed to rally.

5.   Frankly, I never intended to abandon my boycott of major-league baseball this year.

6.   Happens in baseball every year.

7.   He could belt out words as impressively as Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa -- or as Caray would say, Thammy Thotha -- has belted out baseballs this year.

8.   He should have some good baseball years left, and I hope he does.

9.   I played sandlot ball, lettered in baseball every year in high school and even played some American Legion ball.

10.   I think a lot of guys in this clubhouse grew up a lot in baseball this year.