81.   Their highest-paid player, Alexandre Daigle, had a disappointing rookie year.

82.   Then there is pitcher Paul Wilson, whose rookie year has been foiled by numerous bad outings and poor performances.

83.   Things turned ugly, and after his rookie year, he was traded to Washington and reunited with his former Wolverines teammate Juwan Howard.

84.   Tiki Barber, now in his fourth season, remembers his rookie year and recalls a comparable process.

85.   This was actually my rookie year.

86.   To me, this is going to be like my rookie year.

87.   Until Sunday, his only appearance had come in the finale last season, his rookie year.

88.   Visnovsky is having a poor season after a spectacular rookie year.

89.   Vinatieri rebounded from that bad experience in Buffalo to enjoy an excellent rookie year, and he did so for a very demanding coach.

90.   Valenzuela because Giants manager Dusty Baker said nobody thought he could be that good his rookie year, either.