1.  And only in NASCAR would a major brand like Excedrin want a marginal player like Houston to be its spokesman.

2.  But a sign-and-trade deal may produce a marginal player or a draft pick.

3.  But he says marginal players such as Gateway could be gone in two years.

4.  But he threw it away last summer to join a Swiss bank with a reputation as little more than a marginal player on Wall Street.

5.  But marginal players have been forced out of the industry as demand for mortgages has shrunk over the last two years.

6.  But taking a marginal player in the first year or two helps build a relationship with coaches, and may prove beneficial in other ways.

7.  Foreigners are still the marginal players.

8.  In recent years, an increasing number of veteran or otherwise marginal players have failed to find jobs in the major leagues.

9.  It was painfully obvious that he would never be more than a marginal player.

10.  Luxemburgo was also accused of accepting payments for naming marginal players to the national team to increase their resale value abroad.