1.   Assistant coach Doug Jarvis would not bite the other day when asked about possible ramifications of a series loss by the Stars.

2.   Belfour, in fact, earned even more respect from his teammates when he made an emotional speech to the team after the series loss.

3.   It is the first series loss the Mariners have absorbed at The Ballpark in Arlington.

4.   It was the first series loss for the Angels since the season-opening series vs. the New York Yankees.

5.   Some Philadelphia fans were so distraught over the series loss that Williams had death threats.

6.   The Braves have lost back-to-back series, after starting this road trip without a series loss on the season.

7.   This is not to blame Moog for this playoff series loss.

8.   With victories in the final two games of the three-game series, the Rockies handed the Astros their second consecutive series loss.

9.   He missed the recent series loss in India.

10.   His sides lost four consecutive tests to New Zealand, including a home series loss.