1.   Both Wolcott and pitching coach Bobby Cuellar attributed a back-to-basics approach to the performance.

2.   All of them met with Jerry Narron and pitching coach Oscar Acosta before moving over to the minor-league facility.

3.   Buhler and pitching coach Dave Wallace said they were aware Nomo had cracked the nail two weeks ago, but it was considered so inconsequential Lasorda was never informed.

4.   But Angels manager Marcel Lachemann and pitching coach Chuck Hernandez felt he exhibited considerable promise.

5.   But daily work with junior-college coach J.J. Johnson and pitching coach Dallas Kullman at South Mountain expanded her talents.

6.   But he worked with pitching coach Dick Pole and bullpen coach Joe Coleman on Thursday and altered his delivery motion.

7.   But Manager Bobby Valentine and pitching coach Bob Apodaca will proceed under the assumption that they must win or lose with the pitchers they have.

8.   But then Sox manager Jimy Williams and pitching coach Joe Kerrigan started thinking too hard.

9.   Cone, like Torre and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, underscore the obvious when they talk about the intelligence of Girardi, a graduate of Northwestern University.

10.   He said he and pitching coach Dick Bosman have discussed several options, including using a four-man rotation until the All-Star break.