51.   And he did by consistently staying ahead of the Bruins batters with an excellent breaking ball.

52.   And he did it by simply being great.

53.   And he is doing well by them these days.

54.   And he has done it by investing in better service and employee morale, instead of single-mindedly cutting costs.

55.   And Ivan G. Seidenberg, the chairman of Nynex, made it clear in a recent interview that improving customer service is something Nynex must do all by itself.

56.   And he says time will show he did well by Selma.

57.   And he does it by just being himself.

58.   And she did it by pushing herself to the limit and daring Butyrskaya and Irina Slutskaya to match her.

59.   And he did it by holding on through a furious Ducks rally in the final two minutes and by cleaning up an assortment of Stars mistakes before that.

60.   And he does it by not being overly extreme or abrasive.