Above and beyond all the necessary requirements regarding pitching performance, that also should be included as Hall of Fame ability.

And it was loaded with symbolism, as disastrous defense undermined a desperately needed quality pitching performance.

Though the data is still in its nascent stages and pitching performance has a big variation from year to year, patterns are starting to emerge.

Once again, the Phillies got a strong starting pitching performance that went for naught.

Mussina, who has given the Yankees a split-personality type of pitching performance for their $88.5 million, presented the good Mussina last night.

With another superb postseason pitching performance, Hernandez had given the Yankees their hope back.

"It is just a shame to waste that kind of pitching performance," Davey Johnson said in the debris.

It was accomplished, though, with that most regular of occurences, a remarkable Met pitching performance.

In each game, they have had a new lineup, an abbreviated starting pitching performance and difficulty hitting with runners in scoring position.

Worse, it came on a night when they received an exceptional - and rare - pitching performance from one of their starters.