11.   And he knew he would play with Kidd, his former teammate in Dallas.

12.   And as fatigued as he may be, he vowed that the hard road his former teammates took there will not hurt them.

13.   And how passionate would Brooks be, swapping sweat with his former teammates?

14.   And he said he hopes his former teammates will win the championship that has eluded them.

15.   And there was the ugliness of spring training in which former teammates Pokey Reese and Dmitri Young said the Reds gave Griffey preferential treatment.

16.   Anderson gave way to another left-hander, former Cleveland Indians teammate Alan Embree, acquired last week in a trade with Atlanta.

17.   And will the acquisition of White, reunited with former Florida Marlins teammate Gary Sheffield in the outfield, be a positive influence on Mondesi?

18.   Another former teammate of Bonds, Mets third baseman Bobby Bonilla, stuck up for his good friend.

19.   Another former teammate, defenseman Ken Daneyko, is likely to be targeting MacLean for hard checks.

20.   Anticipating his return to the NHL, Naslund recently began skating with his former Malmo teammates.