21.   Barry is working out before every game without his soft cast and is getting antsy about returning.

22.   Baseball is a better game without the designated hitter.

23.   Before Tuesday, he had gone six games without a homer.

24.   Best of all, the Cowboys got through their final preseason game without a major injury to any key players.

25.   Before the series, Jones had gone nine games without an extra-base hit.

26.   Billick thought he had a star on the rise in quarterback Tony Banks, but midway through the season the Ravens went five consecutive games without a touchdown.

27.   Bills receiver Andre Reed, who criticized the team and quarterback Doug Flutie last week, finished the game without a catch.

28.   Bledsoe, the brightest young quarterback in the NFL firmament, has now gone three games without throwing a touchdown pass.

29.   Bobby Bowden once let him play in a bowl game without going to class.

30.   Bobby Bonilla of the New York Mets never plays a home game without earplugs.