31.   His pitch count mounted quickly, he was having trouble throwing strikes, and the Fenway crowd booed him at every opportunity.

32.   His pitch count quickly mounted.

33.   His pitch count was low.

34.   I understood the pitch count tonight.

35.   In an era of pitch counts and pitcher pampering, Schilling is the square peg in the round hole.

36.   Instead, he will be on a pitch count and anti-inflammatories.

37.   It was his highest pitch count of the season.

38.   It would be no easy feat to pull off, but pitch counts could trigger a return to the unified strength umpires used to have.

39.   Joe Torre clearly seemed to be reluctant to call on Jeff Nelson or Mike Stanton Tuesday night when Hernandez was getting up in his pitch count.

40.   Joyce said he never really thought about pitch counts before receiving the e-mail message.