His 1.24 earned run average is the lowest among A.L. relief pitchers, and his 28 holds rank second.
It's no surprise that McQueen holds rank as one of the 15 top-earning dead celebrities.
Scores of others who held ranks just beneath Mr. Shannon's have left.
Senate Republican leaders could not hold rank-and-file members against beginning floor debate, especially as Democrats signaled willingness to compromise on disputed provisions.
The secret of success in medieval battle was to hold ranks, so that comrades on either side would still be protecting your flanks.
So the Rev. Jerry Falwell and other leaders were putting out word that it was time to hold ranks, maintain discipline and help Mr. Bush win.
Manpower issues are also looming at the top of the department, where more than 100 supervisors who held ranks from captain to deputy chief have retired this year.
Why, given that the Democrats, if they hold ranks on a crucial issue, need only a handful of Republican defectors to carry the day?
The increasingly vocal opposition from high-profile Democrats forced Obama to open a debate with longtime allies as he scrambled to try to hold ranks.
The fathers of all six sons in last June's academy class held ranks of captain or higher.
