41.   Butler, however, can also envision a life without professional baseball.

42.   Carbray said that the professional baseball association will make a decision on the sale by either mid-February or March.

43.   Carter signed with Georgia Tech, played two years of professional baseball and then enrolled at Georgia.

44.   Chairman Gould noted that the federal agency issued a similar injunction during the professional baseball dispute two years ago that led to a settlement.

45.   Chuck Tanner, a long-time manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates, once said the greatest feeling in the world is winning a professional baseball game.

46.   Clearly, professional baseball players have a huge social obligation over and above going to the opposite field and breaking up the double-play.

47.   College football coaches were once the favored faux father figures, then professional baseball managers replaced them.

48.   Counties surrounding Pittsburgh rejected sales tax increases that could have meant new stadiums for the Steelers professional football team and the Pirates professional baseball team.

49.   Cuba, too, is producing players for the majors, although their route to professional American baseball is far different and dangerous.

50.   Considering the circumstances, it was a pretty peaceful time for Manning, who spent the summer playing professional baseball.