11.   He deserves credit for handling the Padres pitching staff.

12.   Her son, the lefthanded ace of the Northeastern pitching staff, has nothing to hide.

13.   His deft juggling of a suspect pitching staff helped Colorado advance to the playoffs as a wild-card team.

14.   It should be noted that most of the Padres pitching staff has the flu, but the Yankees also are making them sweat.

15.   Right-hander Chad Ogea is regarded as the wild card on the Cleveland Indians pitching staff because of his ability to start or relieve.

16.   Questions about his pitching elbow and the added burden of carrying a revamped pitching staff apparently injected some playfulness into Los Angeles Dodgers ace Kevin Brown.

17.   Stay in the National League, have the best pitching staff in baseball.

18.   That was most of the Seattle offense, and it would be all that the Mariners pitching staff would need.

19.   The Big Man still thinks the Angels will straighten themselves out, even though their suspect pitching staff indicates otherwise.

20.   The Cleveland Indians made their league-best pitching staff even better by signing Jack McDowell.