11.   No major-league player has signed a contract since the owners implemented their new system last month.

12.   Once the owners implement, the union can challenge the action before the National Labor Relations Board and possibly in court.

13.   Pitcher Ramon Martinez also could become a restricted free agent if baseball owners implement their new economic system on the game.

14.   Since the players are all but certain to withhold endorsement on both issues, questions should soon center on when, not if, the owners implement the freeze.

15.   The changes would make it easier for the owners to implement their proposal if a settlement is not reached.

16.   The owners would implement revenue sharing without directly involving player salaries.

17.   The owners cannot implement revenue-sharing without a new collective bargaining agreement.

18.   Under the proposal, the owners will implement revenue sharing without directly involving player salaries.

19.   Under terms of the bill, if the owners unilaterally implemented new work rules, the players could challenge them in court.

20.   Union officials believe the owners would implement a new system by the end of the World Series.