61.   Neighbors notice new bandage on hand from where corkscrew has slipped and lacerated an important tendon between your left thumb and index finger.

62.   One is Messier, the captain, whose skills are somewhat diminished because of a bruised left thumb.

63.   Oliver, a non-roster invitee to spring training, has been recovering from surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb.

64.   One night Ed awoke crying after a rat gnawed his left thumb.

65.   Perdue returned from a broken left thumb and had seven points and seven rebounds.

66.   Osborne cut his left thumb reaching for a Champagne bottle during the division clinching celebration.

67.   Posada cannot catch because of a sprained collateral ligament in his left thumb, but he served as the designated hitter for the second straight day.

68.   Reserve free safety Manvel Hopes also might miss some practice time this week after sustaining a chip fracture to his left thumb.

69.   Quarterback Rick Mirer was lost for the season with a broken left thumb so Dan McGwire is the starter.