61.   They make up the entire pitching rotation and five-eighths of the starting lineup.

62.   They share places in the same pitching rotation.

63.   They were made in an attempt to stabilize the back end of a pitching rotation that has looked shakier and shakier as the spring has progressed.

64.   This was, after all, an organization so thin that when Eric Gagne faltered in the back of the pitching rotation, the only answer was Carlos Perez.

65.   Torre, too, looked forward, announcing his pitching rotation for the immediate future, an alignment that will presumably carry over into the postseason.

66.   Torre can now set his pitching rotation any way he pleases and customize it according to whomever the Yankees play.

67.   What do you do with the pitching rotation, especially considering the up-and-down bullpen performances?

68.   When the reek of Champagne is purged from the catacombs of Yankee Stadium in a day or two, Torre will need a pitching rotation for the World Series.

69.   Williams also did it with a pitching rotation that usually consisted of Pedro Martinez and a dartboard.

70.   While the Sox have struggled to cobble together a pitching rotation beyond Pedro Martinez, the Indians have methodically trotted their starters to the mound.