it's been a helluva long time since that 1983 Series against the Phillies but I went back and looked up the pitching stats from that last series team to show what kind of depth in the staff is necessary to be a top echelon club playing .600 plus ball.

McGregor 18-7 3.12
Boddicker 16-8 2.77
Davis 13-7 3.59
Flanagan 12-4 3.30
Palmer 5-4 4.23

Stewart 9-4 3.62

Martinez 9-3 2.35 Svs 21