1.  Any pitcher who throws to first more than three times while attempting to hold a runner on base will be shot.

2.  Any player who can't concentrate for 40 seconds at a stretch likely will find himself with all the time in the world to daydream.

3.  Any politically unpopular cut in the Livret A rate now would probably have to be followed by an increase some time next year.

4.  Defensive lineman Erik Gardner (knee) was in shoulder pads and shorts for the first time since being injured in the season opener against Boise State.

5.  Defensive players can try to strip the ball from Williams at any time in practice.

6.  Defensive tackle Bernard Riley and defensive back Darrell Rideaux are also guaranteed playing time.

7.  Defensively and at the plate, it was the first time we hit a real little lull, the whole team.

8.  Defensively, the Giants did allow 409 yards of total offense, but they were getting key stops at key times.

9.  Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz of Iraq and Secretary-General Kofi Annan had no time to celebrate.

10.  Denise Rao Monaghan and her husband, Jim, of Hopkinton, Mass., protested against Law for the first time since the scandal erupted.