21.   Part of the problem is conditioning after a shortened training camp and exhibition schedule.

22.   Several local museums have completed their exhibition schedules for that time period.

23.   The Devils open their exhibition schedule Monday night against the New York Rangers at Byrne Meadowlands Arena.

24.   The exhibition schedule generally will begin Wednesday in nearby Tempe when the California Angels play Arizona State University.

25.   The first official practice is Sunday morning, and the exhibition schedule begins at Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

26.   The exhibition schedule begins Friday, when the Mets meet the defending world champion Braves in West Palm Beach.

27.   The other, Billy Swift, will pitch one inning Thursday when the Mariners open their exhibition schedule against the San Diego Padres.

28.   The spring exhibition schedule of the Baltimore Orioles is on the verge of becoming the first casualty of the baseball strike since the World Series was canceled last September.

29.   The trip comes in the middle of a killer exhibition schedule.

30.   The Yankees closed out their exhibition schedule with scores of runs, double-digit blowouts.