11.   But why does Maddux get all of those ground balls and seemingly easy outs?

12.   Chicken breast has become the fall back, the easy out, the topping for take-out Caesar salads and the burger alternative at the drive-though.

13.   Clinton should insist that no tests means no tests, and no easy out either.

14.   Doyle was an easy out at the plate.

15.   Fact is, the way Bulls management has botched relationships with its superstar triumvirate, Jordan already has an easy out.

16.   For his second time up, Everett hit the first pitch he saw to shallow center for an easy out.

17.   He got a lot of easy outs with his change-up.

18.   He struck out Steven Truitt and fielded a hard shot from Sean Heaney for an easy out, and the threat was done.

19.   He was an easy out, he figured, so why bother to run?

20.   He still fools around a little bit, throwing a couple flop curves up there, maybe trying to get an easy out.