From the SandJ Archives:

June 30, 1996: "As a player gets older and gains more experience, the 32-year-old McGwire added, he gets smarter."

October 7, 2001: ''The thing that's strange is you figured it would stand for a long time after McGwire broke it and got 70,'' the Yankees' Paul O'Neill said.

October 21, 2000: The difference, Pettitte is sure, is rooted in the training that he and Roger Clemens did together in the off-season in Texas, where the pitchers live about 30 minutes apart; they have continued that training throughout this season.

March 4, 2001: McNamee's life seems to revolve around the conditioning of Roger Clemens.  ''Roger Clemens's commitment to personal conditioning is unmatched by anyone I've ever known in this business.''

April 24, 2001: Spring training can serve as a laboratory, so when Mike Stanton noticed Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte working out in the back fields of the Yankees' complex in Tampa, Fla., a year ago, he wandered over. ''What are you doing?'' Stanton said to Brian McNamee, then the team's new assistant strength and conditioning coach.