31.   Banished to the bullpen after his first three starts, Gooden worked with the pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre to shorten his delivery.

32.   Before Nomar Garciaparra reached the plate, pitching coach Rick Adair went to the mound for a conference with Florie and catcher Joe Siddall.

33.   Before the game and for the past several days, pitching coach Joe Kerrigan had worked with Rose on his mechanics.

34.   Belcher will return home to Mt. Gilead, Ohio, for now, but expects to return to baseball in the future, possibly as a pitching coach.

35.   Bere was skipped once in the rotation last week and pitched a simulated game Saturday in San Diego as pitching coach Don Gullett tinkered with his mechanics.

36.   Because pitching coaches are finally leaving him alone, he says.

37.   Before the game, manager Bobby Valentine and pitching coach Bob Apodaca both spoke of the progress Mlicki had been making with each start.

38.   Bill Fischer, who was my pitching coach, used to tell me to throw strikes.

39.   Bob Apodaca, the pitching coach who had been negotiating with Valentine as a team, is expected to receive a multiyear contract as well.

40.   Bob Apodaca, the pitching coach, is a lock to stay because he came with Valentine.