Notebook

By Harriet Barovick, Michelle Derrow, Tam Gray, Daniel Levy, Lina Lofaro, David Spitz, Flora Tartakovsky and Chris Taylor

WINNERS & LOSERS

[WINNERS]

FIDEL CASTRO His boys beat the Orioles hollow! Yankees may want to play ball! Plus, only one person defected

AL GORE Strikes right note on Littleton; polls rise. Barred from subbing for Larry King, but job front rosy

NINETY-YEAR-OLDS Nearly 4% of nonagenarians still work, says study. Their college loans are almost paid

[LOSERS]

MICHAEL EISNER Trial reveals Disney boss derided Katzenberg as "the little midget." Little Mermaid wants blood

KENNETH STARR His prosecution of obscure Monicagate figure ends in hung jury. Paging Pepperdine...

BOB DOLE His campaign owes $4 million. Upside: he won't be the only guy working into his 90s