Then there was the Marlins pitcher who might have otherwise been sent to an early shower because of ineffectiveness, but who stayed on, and on, and on.

On the mound Tuesday, Almonte wore his cap tilted to the side like Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis.

Marlins pitchers are blowing everybody away.

As for his own wish list, Steinbrenner seemed unenthusiastic about Kevin Brown, the Marlins pitcher the team was believed to be hotly pursuing.

A trio of Marlins pitchers managed to keep the Yankees in check.

Willis's 14 wins was the most ever for a Marlins pitcher in his rookie season.

The Mets managed just five hits against four Marlins pitchers.

His 11-strikeout performance against Pittsburgh was the most by any of the Marlins pitchers in 2006.

Willis, the only Marlins pitcher to win 20 games in a season, is eligible for salary arbitration.

Burnett wound up striking out four batters that inning, and Marlins pitchers struck out 14 Mets over all.