It has effected thier ERA's.
Take Buehrle's last outing, prior to tonight, mark went back out there in the 8th, gave up three straight singles, Ozzie pulls him and Broussard puts the next pitch from MJ in the seats... That f***in hurt Marks ERA.. I don't care abuot ERA's though, and I don't think the starters do either -- THey just want to win..
I don't even worry about the pitch counts, at least not with Buehrle, Loaiza, Galand, and Garcia. Those guys have proven that they can handle the load. Their arms have built up thte strength to handle the long grind of the season. My one concern was Schoeneweis' ability to hold up for the long haul, he hasn't started in two seasons, and has already surpassed his Innings Pitched total of the last two years. We still need another arm as an insurance policy.