31.   When the pregame ceremonies were over, Garciaparra got down to some not-so-familiar business.

32.   With any luck, the network will not be selling beer or soft drinks during the pregame ceremony, which is always so touching in the stadium.

33.   A parachutist broke an ankle in an accident during a pregame ceremony at Miller Park.

34.   A parachutist broke an ankle in an accident during a pregame ceremony at Miller Park on Wednesday night.

35.   Besides seeing old friends, Stevenson is also looking forward to the pregame ceremonies when the Devils will raise their championship banner.

36.   But it was anything but a glorious home debut for the Badgers, who saw their Final Four banner unfurled in pregame ceremonies.

37.   Commissioner Bud Selig will participate in pregame ceremonies Sunday honoring David Glass, the new owner of the Royals.

38.   Denis Savard and Joe Mullen, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Monday, were honored in a pregame ceremony.

39.   During pregame ceremonies, the Yankees unveiled a stone monument honoring Mantle, the legendary slugger who died last year.

40.   Hall of Famer Yogi Berra presented the three-carat diamond rings in a pregame ceremony.