11.   Lost starting pitchers.

12.   Losing pitcher Dennis Cook walked Casey and Ben Weber gave up successive singles to Austin Kearns and Aaron Boone.

13.   Only one team that has played in the World Series has lost four pitchers as free agents in the ensuing off-season.

14.   The Angels lost starting pitcher Chuck Finley to the Indians via free agency, leaving the team severely lacking in their rotation.

15.   The Mets had lost four pitchers, Rogers, Octavio Dotel, Orel Hershiser and Masato Yoshii, and seemed to have serious questions in their rotation.

16.   The Indians have lost starting pitchers Jack McDowell, Brian Anderson, and Chad Ogea to injury this season.

17.   This is not like losing a pitcher for a day.

18.   When the Dodgers lost starting pitchers Kevin Brown, Darren Dreifort and Andy Ashby to serious elbow injuries, the team never recovered emotionally.

19.   Payton followed with a single off losing pitcher Mike Timlin.

20.   Cleveland was hit with an injury, losing pitcher Willie Smith for the season with a ruptured ligament in his right elbow.