11.   Baseball makes no guarantees.

12.   A source said Boras will be in New York on Monday when baseball makes the expected decision.

13.   But baseball could make the matter moot for the coming season if it feels pressured to back off its aggressive plan to drop two teams.

14.   But baseball did make the decisions to cut off medical insurance and deny severance.

15.   But baseball has made a remarkable comeback since that dark year, and Selig played a vital role in the owners and players unions finally reaching a peace settlement.

16.   But critics of the use of the pills say baseball should make them illegal.

17.   By being venal and vitriolic, baseball has made itself difficult to enjoy.

18.   Colangelo has said he knew that if baseball could make it big in Denver, it could make it big in Phoenix.

19.   Fans get interested in great series, but baseball makes it difficult for the fans by starting every Series game in network prime time.

20.   Given a huge boost by the biggest home run explosion ever and a whole flock of brilliant individual performances, baseball has clearly made a comeback.