11.  Meanwhile, the Braves, who played uncharacteristically poor defense throughout the postseason, suffered another World Series failure.

12.  Not all of the cases involved questions of poor defense work.

13.  Poor defense cost the Cardinals.

14.  Poor defense?

15.  Poor defense, particulary against the run, was the main culprit.

16.  Poor defense.

17.  Thanks, Mr. Sheffield, for your poor defense, pivotal in the victory the day before the All-Star Game break.

18.  The poor defense puts more pressure on a pitching staff that cannot overcome the burden of dealing with extra outs.

19.  The team, plagued by poor defense, unreliable goaltending, and injuries to key players like Adam Oates and Kyle McLaren, keeps falling into slipshod ways.

20.  Thursday night the lapse du jour was poor defense.