51.  Derek Jeter ranks third at .324 and Paul O'Neill, who did not play on Thursday night, is ninth at .318.

52.  Derek Lowe, who did, gave up a home run to right to the first batter he faced, Lofton.

53.  DeGusta and his colleagues, in fact, did make a detailed comparative study, and they did it meticulously.

54.  Deion still wanted to play and did.

55.  Deiro, who was known as Lee, played the accordion and, though he did not give concerts, had an important influence on the accordion world.

56.  Delany said the show did not take a clear-cut position on the gun-control issue.

57.  Delaware, a reliable bellwether, was not; it went solidly for Gore; the country did not.

58.  DeLay advised O'Keefe that he did not want to see any job cuts at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

59.  DeLay continued to insist that he did not commit perjury "or pull a Clinton under oath."

60.  DeLay did not stop there.