1.   Although unspoken, the ghosts of past postseason failures hung over the Cal State Northridge softball team.

2.   Any nightmares will come because that very big victory was overshadowed by his puzzling postseason failures.

3.   Bret Boone, his postseason failures mounting, flied to center, and after Edgar Martinez followed with another flyout, Mussina strolled off the mound.

4.   Both have been maligned throughout their careers because of their postseason failures.

5.   But Karl is on the hot seat in Seattle after two consecutive postseason failures.

6.   Clemens has never admitted it, but those close to him know that his postseason failures have gnawed at him for more than a decade.

7.   Fans of the once-proud franchise constantly complain about high ticket prices and repeated postseason failures.

8.   Forget about the postseason failures that will always be the asterisk on the Atlanta resume.

9.   Johnson downplays the talk about his postseason failure, choosing to take it as a compliment.

10.   Not that he was anticipating another postseason failure, but Hunsicker candidly addressed the problem a few days before the Astros began their series with Atlanta.