1.   Times staff writer Marcida Dodson contributed to this story.

2.   Amen, said Roger Angell, a baseball expert and staff writer at New Yorker magazine.

3.   By Globe staff science writer Richard Saltus.

4.   By Star-Telegram staff writers.

5.   Contributing to this article were staff writers Dennis Wagner and Bill Muller.

6.   Contributing to this article were staff writers Judi Villa and Brent Whiting.

7.   Contributing to this article were staff writers William Hermann and Kathleen Ingley.

8.   Contributing to this article were staff writers Charles Kelly and Mike Murphy.

9.   Contributing to this article were staff writers Steve Yozwiak and Chris Fiscus.

10.   Contributing to this article were staff writers David Cannella and Steve Yozwiak.