1.   But he would have earned even more praise if he had not started the whole mess in the first place.

2.   But the psyched-out Indians are so worried about Martinez, they started the mess by hitting Offerman.

3.   Hours later, the Nasdaq bosses sprang to life and made decisions that cost some traders lots of money but helped the very person whose error started the mess.

4.   Soriano started the mess by sending a drive toward the Yankee bullpen leading off.

5.   Who started this mess?

6.   But he later blamed them for starting a mess he had to clean up and challenged journalists outside the debate to prove he is unpopular.