31.   Not replacement baseball.

32.   On the surface, the first day of replacement baseball had to be considered a semisuccess.

33.   Osmani Estrada knows little about replacement baseball, union dues or what it means to cross a picket line.

34.   Other characteristics of replacement baseball are starting to take shape.

35.   Players who serve as strikebreakers in replacement baseball will not be considered for jobs in the new league.

36.   Replacement baseball appears to be grinding to a halt.

37.   Replacement baseball could still be a weapon for the owners if the strike drags on long enough to coax back union members.

38.   Replacement baseball is one quirk the game, undoubtedly, could do without.

39.   Replacement baseball pretends to be nothing if not elemental baseball.

40.   Replacement baseball in the regular season is practically an invitation for striking major-league players to cross the picket line.