41.   But the league has a chance early this season to change all that.

42.   But the league has no organized network of trained counselors or former NBA players who can devote themselves to directing young players down the smart path.

43.   But the young football league did not have the national appeal or significance of baseball.

44.   But the league had to get this incident out of the news so the soccer public could focus on the games.

45.   But the league has no unannounced testing for illegal drugs.

46.   But this year, the league has had better ratings from start to finish in the playoffs.

47.   Currently, each league has authority over the umpires in its league.

48.   Double-A leagues have three umpires, and all other leagues use two.

49.   Each league would have two divisions of equal numbers of teams.

50.   Each league has its share of nutcake parents and kids who need a kick in the pants.