11.   Nomar Garciaparra has a bum right wrist, Ken Griffey Jr. has a bad hamstring.

12.   Rafael Palmeiro has been bothered by a bad hamstring.

13.   Reggie White made a miraculous recovery from a bad hamstring and played last week.

14.   Thompson, playing his first game since going on the disabled list with a bad hamstring, doubled off reliever John Cummings to start the ninth.

15.   When the latter is coupled with the fact San Francisco running back Garrison Hearst comes into this game with a bad hamstring, it is further food for thought.

16.   Quarterback Chris Chandler, the other indispensable member of the offense, has a bad hamstring.

17.   The Falcons also have Crockett playing with an ailing thigh, and Hamilton missed the previous two games with a bad hamstring.

18.   The Cubs have been plagued by a lot of bad hamstrings this season, and Baylor said one reason might be all the nutritional supplements players take.

19.   Wide receiver Terry Glenn, nursing a bad hamstring, is questionable for the game.