1.   And if Dempsey is hired away by Baltimore, advance scout Art Howe could wind up managing Albuquerque.

2.   Advance location scouts actually walked the streets of northern California towns holding light meters to test the illumination provided by street lamps.

3.   Brenly will meet today with advance scout Dick Scott to go over the scouting reports on the Yankees before distributing the information to the players.

4.   But in preparing for Hernandez, the Braves could have relied on the reports of advance scouts or videotape.

5.   Collins was an advance scout for the Chicago Cubs last season but felt out of place.

6.   Donn has no pro head coaching experience and will be an advance scout for Dallas until he becomes an assistant next season.

7.   Earlier this season, the advance scout for the Anaheim Angels was in Philadelphia when Curt Schilling was trying to add to his streak of complete games.

8.   Fitch, who moved from the Houston area to L.A. over the weekend, had already decided to retain Bob Ociepka as his advance scout and third assistant.

9.   For this season, however, the Mets hired John Stearns, one of their former catchers, to serve as the advance scout.

10.   Giambi is regarded by some advance scouts as subpar on defense, a large and burly right-handed thrower.