The dress rehearsal for Hideki Irabu's much-anticipated debut at Yankee Stadium tomorrow night took place before 57,545 empty blue seats yesterday morning.

Before he caught three touchdown passes in his much-anticipated debut with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Terrell Owens nearly pulled his own version of Pascual Perez.

Already blessed with one of the N.B.A.'s best perimeter players in Richard Jefferson, the Nets welcomed Carter for his much-anticipated debut with them Monday night.

So, unless survival counts for something, the Knicks showed little in their much-anticipated debut.

But for now she remains on maternity leave, even as she prepares physically for her much-anticipated debut in the new Women's National Basketball Association.

They were here to see Matsui's much-anticipated debut in a Mets uniform, delayed because he split the tip of his right middle finger in a workout on Feb. 29.

Finally, on November 3, 2009, Kessel made his much-anticipated debut as a Leaf against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

In his much-anticipated regular-season debut with the Cowboys, Owens caught 6 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown, displaying the power and elusiveness that made him one of football's best receivers.

Chevrolet's extended-range electric vehicle, the Volt, made its much-anticipated debut this year.

The Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid that approaches 100 mpg while in electric mode, makes its much-anticipated debut.