61.   Going into Thursday, the Dodgers were seven games behind the Mets in the race for the National League wild-card berth.

62.   He got the idea from watching an umpire call a softball game from behind the pitcher.

63.   He taught you to put the last game behind you no matter how good or how bad.

64.   However, Anaheim did improve to seven games behind the New York Yankees in the AL wild-card race.

65.   However, the loss dropped them four games behind the final Western Conference playoff spot.

66.   However, they also are two games behind the Suns and three behind Seattle in the loss column.

67.   His team is two games behind Indiana in the loss column in the race for the third playoff spot and could realistically wind up anywhere from fourth to sixth.

68.   In the Atlantic Division, the Nets are just one game behind the Knicks after winning in Orlando on Monday night.

69.   In the wild-card race, Arizona picked up a game on the Mets and is now three and a half games behind.

70.   In the wild-card race, the Dodgers are four games behind the Chicago Cubs, who were swept in a doubleheader Friday.