41. The Astros quietly exchanged high-fives on the field before a champagne-uncorking celebration in the visitors'clubhouse at Busch Stadium. 42. Before uncorking the champagne, consider this : Someone throwing darts at a newspaper's stock listings would have shown similarly sharp improvement. 43. On Thursday, Phillips joined them, uncorking a 28-foot-2 1 / 4-inch leap on his first attempt. 44. Ricky Bottalico ( 1-1 ) came on and walked the next two batters before uncorking a wild pitch that scored Vander Wal. 45. Uptight New Year's Eve celebrators intent on uncorking the Champagne at precisely the right millisecond of midnight may find themselves in a quandary. 46. Sanders shot himself in the foot by uncorking two wild pitches that gave Milwaukee another run and an 8-4 lead in the fifth inning. 47. Clemens believes in uncorking fastballs that will make batters move their feet, make them take a step back and think about leaning in too close. 48. Palmer also showed his arm strength, uncorking spirals and short touch passes, showing why the Bengals signed him to a $ 49 million deal. 49. "The New Asterix Has Arrived ! " headlined the daily Le Parisien, an unveiled reference to the annual uncorking of Beaujolais wine. 50. Cone departed with a 5-3 lead and one out in the seventh after uncorking 118 pitches and walking 6 in the chilly, damp conditions.
