[Invincibly Ignorant]

Two starting pitchers, not matter how awesome, cannot carry a team through a seven-game series without relief.

Yo east. Last time I checked when starters go the entire 9 innings there's no relief needed.

[eastsider]

Steven! Good hearing from you. See my 3716 to al_c. You can't ask the starters to pitch nine innings (which they wouldn't have done if there had been any reliable backup) and come back out of rotation to do the same. No way.