Parcells once called Martin a "one-game wonder" after his splashy debut in the league, challenging him to reach for much more.

Bogar made a splashy debut when he hit the first pitch thrown to him by John Wetteland for a home run.

Michael's son Cameron makes a splashy acting debut as 21-year-old Asher, the older of Alex's two sons.

Sir Richard Lewis, the 8-5 favorite off a splashy debut at Belmont on June 29, ran a dull fifth.

The 22-year-old Rivera has struggled since the Yankees optioned him to Columbus on June 15 after a splashy debut in the majors.

No splashy debut by Frank Viola, pitching four-hit ball and breaking the gloom.

The race came two weeks after he made a splashy debut by breaking Lure's track record for five furlongs and winning by 6 1/2 lengths.

"I guess I don't really believe it's happening," she said of her splashy debut during a recent interview in New York.

But the magazine's editors, preoccupied with making a splashy debut with the test issue, didn't always respond to his punctiliousness with enthusiasm.

Born July 10, the youngest Beckham is only about a month old, but she's already made her splashy pictorial debut.