11.   And, alas, no negotiator can do a deal, not if the baseball club owners do not wish to see it done.

12.   As a general rule, house concert presenters are much more grateful hosts than club owners.

13.   Appier and McRae, under the rules imposed by club owners, are restricted free agents.

14.   As with Ewing, prosecutors called on Jones in an attempt to buttress their racketeering conspiracy case against club owner Steve Kaplan.

15.   At least that is what a lot of restaurant and club owners wish.

16.   Assistant City Attorney Terry Vernon said he will try to contact lawyers for club owner Mike Schlueter over the weekend to try to resolve the matter.

17.   Baseball club owners have tried in previous negotiations to get a cap or some variation of one, but the players have always rejected the idea.

18.   Baseball club owners met Wednesday and made no immediate announcement of their decision on the agreement their chief labor executive negotiated with the players union.

19.   A club owner these days dare not risk silence at a baseball or football or basketball game.

20.   A few coaches seem so cantankerous that they defy the ever-optimistic instincts of the club owners.