51.   Not that this is a bad thing, because both are irritating nerds and the world is infinitely better off without them.

52.   Osuna, once billed as the future closer, was out of minor-league options and Malone thought the bullpen was better without him.

53.   Other investors, including members of the Tisch family, have said the REIT would be better off without Zell or Goldman.

54.   Other investors, including members of the Tisch family, have also said the company would be better off without Zell or Goldman.

55.   Perhaps to the surprise of the people who still live there, Alexandria appears to be better off without them.

56.   President-elect George W. Bush and the Republicans are better off without Linda Chavez.

57.   Ray Loewen has loudly and repeatedly said that his company can reward shareholders better without being taken over by Service Corp., which is about three times the size.

58.   Running through the letters she left for her family and friends, he says, is her conviction that they all would be better off without her.

59.   So, are they better without Bourque?

60.   So, are they better without Ewing?