1.   As Stottlemyre spoke with reporters Sunday, Torre informed the players in a team meeting, carefully reading from notes.

2.   Bruins coach Steve Lavin, searching for every morsel of motivation after a tough week of final exams and pre-dawn practices, immediately informed his players of the comment.

3.   But he did not inform his players until after the game.

4.   He informed his players in a meeting Tuesday.

5.   He told Hess on Thursday, and informed the players at a hushed team meeting Friday morning.

6.   If a player is fully informed of an injury he has, he can make a decision about what he wants to do.

7.   I want my players informed.

8.   If the items were for charity, he did not inform the players at the time.

9.   Raveling informed his players on Monday.

10.   Steinbrenner said the owners should go beyond keeping the players informed.