51.   Foster is trying not to pay much attention to the trade rumors involving him, having gone through that this summer with Seattle.

52.   Gilkey obviously would not be part of that, Garagiola said, nor would left-hander Brian Anderson, who has been the subject of trade rumors over the winter.

53.   Greenville outfielder George Lombard is happy that August has arrived and trade rumors have ended.

54.   He felt hurt and unappreciated when his name was mentioned in trade rumors.

55.   He had been hearing trade rumors for weeks, but he also heard something on ESPN that made him mad.

56.   He had practice, therapy, and an endless stream of questions to face about a trade rumor that never developed.

57.   He dealt with the trade talk from his first season through being unprotected in the latest expansion draft through trade rumors last season that nearly sent Karros to Anaheim.

58.   He also acknowledged he struggled early this season because of distractions over trade rumors.

59.   He laments piteously over hearing his name in trade rumors during and after the season, offering that he is being disrespected, if not outright shamed.

60.   He said he would not comment on any McGwire-Anderson trade rumors because it would be tampering.