71.   But after a conference with pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre, he struck out Jay Buhner and got Paul Sorrento to pop to short to end it.

72.   But after Isringhausen issued a pair of walks to open the sixth, the pitching coach, Bob Apodaca, made a visit to the mound.

73.   Burkett credited pitching coach Dick Bosman with an alteration in his delivery from the stretch for the recent improvement.

74.   But at the recommendation of pitching coach Jim Colborn, Ishii began throwing it again in spring training.

75.   But Brown also had hard-case pitching coach Dave Stewart behind him in San Diego as a stern ally.

76.   But Dave Wallace is the pitching coach.

77.   But Giants general manager Brian Sabean felt that Ron Perranoski, who has had a long record of success as a pitching coach, could do even better.

78.   But Gooden is so perplexed that he requested a meeting with pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre and Torre last Wednesday.

79.   But he appeared to have some sharp exchanges with Mel Stottlemyre, the pitching coach, in the dugout, once throwing a cup of water angrily.

80.   But he still is being watched by Scioscia and pitching coach Bud Black.