11.   And David Weathers and Brian Boehringer were disasters as starting pitchers during the season.

12.   And for the second day, the Cubs received a strong performance from a starting pitcher.

13.   And Irabu was the better of the starting pitchers.

14.   And he liked the way that his starting pitchers had produced in the spring.

15.   And no one not even the Yankees has a trio of starting pitchers better than Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz.

16.   And Salmon, who has struggled all season, hit two home runs in support of starting pitcher Scott Schoeneweis.

17.   And starting pitcher Tim Belcher departed via free agency.

18.   And then there is the corps of young starting pitchers, without whom the Angels would be looking down the barrel of another disappointing season.

19.   Angels general manager Bill Stoneman seems to willing to listen, having just been turned down by Colorado when he offered Edmonds for a starting pitcher.

20.   And, mostly, he wanted to prove to himself that he still has what it takes to be a successful major-league starting pitcher.