31.   Brockton, better known for its boxing champions and powerhouse high school football teams, is on the verge of claiming its own professional baseball team.

32.   Bush grew frustrated, his mother says, after about four years in professional baseball.

33.   But Greek-Americans have not reached the prominence in professional baseball that they have in politics, the media, and the arts.

34.   But in professional baseball, Currier is short.

35.   But professional baseball offers no promise of lifetime membership.

36.   But Korn convinced him that his future was in professional baseball.

37.   But now, Karros is a seasoned veteran who understands the reality that professional baseball is more than just a game.

38.   But the only Dutch citizen in professional baseball still thinks his time is coming.

39.   But two other pitchers in major league systems who developed similar aneurysms had the problem corrected surgically and were able to resume playing professional baseball.

40.   But what this early and tumultuous end to the season means for the sport of professional baseball is still unclear.