Among the reliable starters are pristine oysters on the half shell and sweet marinated herring with onions.

In this expansion age, most teams have only one or two reliable starters.

How long can the Yankees survive with two reliable starters?

Piniella has had so much trouble finding reliable starters, he has used the most in the league, even more than the hapless Detroit Tigers.

But Rick Reed, one of the team's most reliable starters, is struggling, and that's trouble for a team trying to reach the post-season.

He has been one of the more reliable starters, going 12-6 with a 3.92 earned run average this season.

At least with Glavine, the Mets have one of their two reliable starters pitching Tuesday night.

Both were reliable starters and dependable back ups.

Moyer has been one of the major leagues' most reliable starters over the past six seasons, posting a .692 winning percentage.

As for pitching, the American League East is a weak division anyway with no team able to count on more than two reliable starters.