41.   Fans will miss the fluid grace and lightning-quick bat of center fielder Ken Griffey Jr., recently traded from Seattle to the Cincinnati Reds.

42.   Finally, almost two years after being traded from Green Bay for fan favorite Eugene Robinson, Matt LaBounty will make his first start.

43.   For McCrae, traded from the Chicago Cubs, this was a chance to feel more like a Met.

44.   Friis trades from a computer terminal at Broadway Trading Co., one of several shops in the area where day traders access stock markets electronically.

45.   Hasek was traded from Buffalo to Detroit last summer, expressing his desire to win a championship.

46.   Guard Jalen Rose was traded from the Pacers to the Bulls before the trading deadline last month.

47.   Habs defense-man Peter Popovic collided at center ice with teammate Igor Ulanov, making his Canadiens debut after being traded from Tampa Bay a week ago.

48.   Grissom, on the other hand, had been with Atlanta for only two years after being traded from Montreal.

49.   He even continued trading from his holiday home in Vina del Mar.

50.   He has missed three of seven games since being traded from the Boston Bruins for Rick Tocchet.