1.   As baton passes go, House-to-Senate on the impeachment of President Clinton is one for the ages.

2.   Botch the baton pass, that is.

3.   The decision to start Andy Benes went well enough, the pinch hitters delivered and the Rick Honeycutt-to-Eckersley baton pass was typically clean.

4.   There are the baton passes -- one bad handoff is devastating -- and then there is the pressure from expectations not felt by the average high school athlete.