41.   The Rangers will need him for a second consecutive postseason appearance.

42.   The Rangers today begin pursuit of their second consecutive postseason appearance.

43.   The Waves were selected to play in the NIT this season, marking their first postseason appearance in five years.

44.   The win went to Rivera, who has five saves and a victory in seven postseason appearances.

45.   The young pitcher also stayed in the clubhouse celebrating through the wee hours of yesterday morning after the Rangers clinched their first postseason appearance.

46.   They were tantalizingly close to a postseason appearance before the season unraveled in dramatic fashion.

47.   Two years ago, the Kings also were coming off a postseason appearance and things looked very promising.

48.   Wayman Tisdale was happy last week just to be back in the playoffs after seven years without a postseason appearance.

49.   Perez got the win in the first postseason appearance of his career.

50.   Between the end of the regular season and his first postseason appearance, Anderson worked on shortening his delivery.