91.   The teams were close to making the deal last season, shortly before the trade deadline, but then-Kings general manager Sam McMaster backed out.

92.   The trade deadline had passed.

93.   The trade deadline passed at midnight Friday, Eastern time, and with it went a certain amount of uncertainty for players such as Irabu.

94.   The trade deadline was over Monday.

95.   The trade deadline consumes baseball talk, but the reality is few of them make a short-term difference and some teams come to regret their impatience.

96.   The trade deadline is Friday.

97.   The trade deadline is supposed to be for contenders.

98.   The trade deadline has passed for Raul Mondesi.

99.   The trade deadline is gone, Ewing is gone.

100.   The trade deadline is next Wednesday.