1.   And maybe, just maybe, the replacement players, in some small way, played a part in bringing baseball back to its senses.

2.   And so did every other family contributing to the deal which brought major league baseball to Arizona.

3.   A native of Baltimore and a major benefactor of its educational, medical and religious institutions, Hoffberger played a role in bringing major-league baseball to his hometown.

4.   Colangelo has been sidetracked with bringing major league baseball to town.

5.   Collins is in the telecommunications business and leads a group trying to bring baseball to northern Virginia.

6.   Eight years ago, he announced he was putting together an ownership group to bring baseball to his adopted hometown.

7.   Each has been credited with bringing baseball back to the forefront on college campuses, where overflow crowds have packed their respective stadiums.

8.   He has helped bring baseball back to the fans.

9.   He brought major league baseball to an entire state and toted the Giants behind him.

10.   In Portland, attorney Chuck Duffy, who heads a group trying to bring baseball to that city, was busy Monday inquiring about the status of the Mariners.