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

2.   Bennett spent the last three seasons as an undersized fullback but one with good ability as a pass receiver.

3.   Bonds, who spent the last three innings in the bullpen warming up, was called on to pinch-hit for Royce Clayton.

4.   A major league source said the team will decline to exercise his option, which makes Wakefield a free agent after spending the last six seasons with Boston.

5.   Actually, the Bruins got DiMaio, who has spent the last five seasons in the NHL, from the San Jose Sharks.

6.   But interestingly, McIlvaine, who has spent the last five seasons working for the Twins, said Werner has been unfairly vilified.

7.   But Vaughn, who spent the last five games serving as DH while Mike Stanley played first, is looking forward to being back on the field.

8.   Catcher Mike Piazza and first baseman Eric Karros spent the last three seasons living in a stucco Manhattan Beach condominium, never too far from a UCLA keg party.

9.   Chalenski, a defensive end who transferred to UCLA, rejoined Spindler this year after spending the last three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.

10.   Democratic leaders had tried to put this kind of spending dead last.