31.   Barely able to walk the night before, he did not join the team for pre-game warm-ups.

32.   Beaumont also is hoping to enter the league, joining teams in Austin, San Angelo and several smaller cities.

33.   Baltimore will make a move to get Baines on the roster when he joins the team.

34.   Beck said that two other scholarship players, who had originally joined the team with walk-on status, would not receive athletic aid next season.

35.   Barron started the season without a sponsor, but Rayovac joined the team before the Indy Racing League race at Nazareth Speedway last month.

36.   Bledsoe will join a team that selected massive offensive tackle Mike Williams of Texas with the fourth overall pick Saturday.

37.   Both joined the team Friday when the Braves opened a weekend series with Philadelphia at Turner Field.

38.   Bradley joined a team in dire need of help.

39.   Braves relief pitcher John Rocker joined his team in Florida last week for spring training.

40.   A club can stop an assistant coach who is under contract from joining another team unless the assistant is interviewing for a head coaching job.