11.   Cone would have made a difference for the Yankees on Monday night only if he had pitched a shutout.

12.   For the second straight game, Mike Vernon pitched a shutout in goal the first two periods, but was removed for Kelly Hrudey in the third.

13.   He became only the fifth pitcher in history to pitch a shutout in a division series.

14.   He has pitched a shutout in the seventh game of the World Series.

15.   He did not pitch a shutout.

16.   He pitched six shutouts innings and won for the second time in as many starts.

17.   He won more games than Niekro, had a better earned-run average, pitched more shutouts, struck out more batters.

18.   If he pitches a shutout against Brazil on Sunday in Yokohama, Japan, he will set a tournament record for parsimony.

19.   If he pitches a shutout, Pettitte does not attribute this to an act of God.

20.   In fact, only four other pitchers in the wide world struck out more, only nine more pitched more shutouts.