1.   And then there was that little problem in spring training, when Strawberry took a swing and a miss on the final exhibition game at Anaheim Stadium.

2.   And why would you play Bruce Armstrong except in the final exhibition game?

3.   As a member of the Dodgers, Strawberry inexplicably went AWOL on the last weekend of spring training, missing the final exhibition game.

4.   Bishop played well against the Green Bay Packers in the final exhibition game, and suddenly the Giants gave Bishop his old job back and cut Smith.

5.   A third-round pick out of Texas, he had made the roster, coincidentally, following a big final exhibition game against the Eagles.

6.   But he is also pitching against the Toronto Blue Jays in the final exhibition game on Saturday.

7.   But some of the other questions the Jets brought into their final exhibition game were left unanswered with opening day next Sunday in Seattle.

8.   Cross, who also fought through a sore shoulder during training camp, hurt the right knee in the final exhibition game against the Carolina Panthers.

9.   Defenseman Chris Chelios of the Chicago Blackhawks joined Team USA on Sunday in Providence, R.I., for its final exhibition game before the World Cup hockey tournament.

10.   Friesz should see playing time in the final exhibition games against Tampa Bay and Carolina.