71.   ESPN had the explosion covered but probably made the right call by not keeping its cameras trained on an enraged Gooden, who was shouting obscenities in full view.

72.   ESPN baseball producer Tim Scanlon said the recent controversy over the strike zone prompted the network to investigate ways to show viewers the differences in calls by umpires.

73.   Essentially, this is a discretionary call by the referee.

74.   Even more important to the officials was heading off calls by Councilman Joel Wachs and others for an independent citizens review of the agency.

75.   Everything you read, everything you hear is a call by disgruntled fans for this head or that to roll.

76.   Fielding calls by computer is cheaper than by human operators, who require nettlesome comforts like salaries and lunch breaks.

77.   Feinstein was joined in the call by California utility executives.

78.   For those who believe that potential missed calls by amateur umpires or minor league umps would result in bigger problems, forget it.

79.   For weeks, Hashimoto and other top bankers had resisted calls by the Finance Ministry to put up more funds and to step down.

80.   French workers in the private sector continue to ignore calls by the unions to join the strike movement.