31.   He even ran a sharp second to Holy Bull in the Hutcheson Stakes, missing by three-quarters of a length.

32.   He only missed by at least seven games.

33.   He missed it by a foot.

34.   He recalled the day a North Korean shell came crashing through the radar pod where he worked, missing him by a few feet.

35.   He did not miss by much, but his shot selection was limited to fadeaway jump shots off one foot and impossible twisting layups.

36.   He missed by a single stroke tying the record for widest margin ever, in the hardest tournament there is.

37.   He has taken the lieutenant exam twice, missing by a single question.

38.   He was reported missing by his wife.

39.   He was never, ever missing by much at all with any of his pitches.

40.   I guessed where he had to be going and I stuck my blocker out and missed it by an inch or two.