Arizona (28-21), a second-year team, now has a better record than the Mets (27-21).

I really believe that a lot of eyes have been opened and people realize that we are not what you would expect of a second-year team.

The game finished in an 8-8 tie, a moral victory for the Bloomers, a second-year team that has yet to win a game.

In a reserve role with the second-year team, Piersall played briefly under manager Casey Stengel.

Skiles's jumper in the lane gave the second-year team a 98-96 lead and two free throws by Smith put the Magic ahead by 4 points.

They were only a second-year team.

The six-time All-Star, a free agent, signed a three-year contract that will give him an opportunity to become the focal point of the second-year team.

It was also one of their best, an 8-1 pounding of the second-year team in Canada's capital city.

The Fever, a second-year team that plays an up-tempo defensive game similar to the Liberty's, forced 17 turnovers.

With such a collective failure against the Texans, a second-year team, how much of the blame lies with the head coach, someone asked.