LIKE THE YANKEES, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A SHORTSTOP TO FIELD A COMPLETE TEAM:

Octuplets born in California (Raquel Maria Dillon, 1/27/09, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Two of the newborns -- the world's second live-born set of octuplets -- were initially put on ventilators but their breathing tubes have been removed.

The mother, who was not identified, gave birth Monday to six boys and two girls weighing between 1.8 pounds and 3.4 pounds. The eighth baby was a surprise to the parents and doctors who had been expecting only seven children.