1.   Phillies catching prospect Eric Schreimann spent part of the last two seasons playing for the Boll Weevils.

2.   Alonzo Mourning, most people suspect, has been on cruise control the last three seasons with the Charlotte Hornets.

3.   Also, the Astros have inquired about righthander John Burkett, who spent the last two seasons with Atlanta.

4.   An error was charged to Grissom, who has won Gold Gloves in each of the last four seasons and had made just three errors all year.

5.   And Newsome has been making the right calls for the last four seasons in Baltimore.

6.   And for most of the last three seasons, it has gained in definition.

7.   And no team in the Western Conference can afford an extended slump, especially one that has qualified for postseason play only once in the last six seasons.

8.   And remember, Dallas already has beaten its Sunday opponent, Green Bay, three times in the last two seasons.

9.   And that is what led point guard Chris Childs to offer the following critique when asked how different these last two seasons really were.

10.   And the Chiefs have been in trouble the three times they have played the Dolphins the last two seasons.