1.   And a final spot, also for the Sunoco Mastercard, spoofs a familiar animated commercial for the co-branded credit card of a Sunoco rival, Shell.

2.   And the final few spots on the bench are up for grabs.

3.   And, by Saturday morning, the Yanks still led the Angels by six games for the final post-season spot.

4.   Barkley, Shawn Kemp and Karl Malone are givens, meaning the final two forward spots will be chosen among Ceballos, Manning, Jamal Mashburn and Clifford Robinson.

5.   Basically, Irabu is battling with relievers Jason Grimsley and Ed Yarnell for the final spot.

6.   A setback by injured starter Pete Schourek leaves Dierker to decide between Jose Lima and rookie Trever Miller for the final spot in the rotation.

7.   A strong run could finally present some separation among the five teams battling for the final four playoff spots.

8.   After ex-Brave Denny Neagle, Pete Harnish and Brett Tomko, Avery will compete with Dennis Reyes and Jason Bere for one of the final two spots.

9.   After all that, the final spots essentially were open to anyone who answered the phone first.

10.   All five Western Conference teams vying for the final four playoff spots are down to three or fewer games to play, yet who will fall where is undecided.