If the Mets are to leap from last place into contention, they need much better pitching.

The team finished with a 69-93 record, with weak hitting but slightly better pitching.

Teams that strike out often can be exploited by better pitching in October.

In the postseason, of course, the Yankees will face far better pitching than they saw Sunday.

And if you're the Yankees, you do it no matter how desperate you are for better pitching.

And the Yankees have been getting better pitching than maybe even they expected.

But they will need better pitching than they received from Witasick.

This year we have better pitching, a little more speed, not as much power and we have kids.

It was more spacious, demanding better pitching and tighter defense.

In recent years, the Yankees almost always had the better pitching in the postseason.