31.  After using so much energy to score runs, the Dodgers made it a little simpler with the long ball.

32.  Against Arizona, Drew Bledsoe and his receiving corps had success with the long ball, which highlighted the efforts of Shawn Jefferson and Terry Glenn.

33.  Brown said she asked the team about their winning strategy and was told it involved strong pitching and hitting the long ball.

34.  But Atlanta, although known primarily for the strength of its starting pitching, has relied heavily on the long ball throughout the season.

35.  But even if the Braves have had better luck with the long ball to left field, they will win this series making the most of what they get.

36.  But even though Bell is no match for McGwire on the long ball, he shares a distinction with him.

37.  But in order to be a playoff team, the Dodgers must do more than hit the long ball at pivotal times.

38.  But it was grounders, not long balls, that wrote the early chapters.

39.  But it is the long ball on which Incaviglia built his reputation.

40.  But the long ball has been sporadic lately and their playoff death march had been in full stride.