21.   It was his first postseason appearance.

22.   It was their first postseason appearance in eight years and they went in with a seven-game winning streak.

23.   Kansas City and Seattle failed to make the playoffs, and coaches Dick Vermeil and Mike Holmgren believe their trades for starting quarterbacks could help them make postseason appearances.

24.   Kreuter and Fetters were both used to being starters when they led Pepperdine to postseason appearances.

25.   Maddux, making his first career postseason appearance in a relief role, struck out Vaughn and got Quilvio Veras to ground out.

26.   Moments later it was clear the game was out of hand when Bennett and Sean Rooks took the court for rare postseason appearances.

27.   Much is expected of the Rangers, whom Oates led to their first postseason appearance last year.

28.   Nen slammed the door on the Giants in the final two games, and allowed no earned runs in seven of his eight postseason appearances.

29.   Pittsburgh is the only other team in the Big East with enough wins to qualify for a postseason appearance.

30.   Smoltz got the save in his first career postseason appearance out of the bullpen.