who has the better bullpen??

[K_GUN]

RED SOX


or

YANKEES


yanks reloaded..but so did the sox..they just signed swilly (swilliamson) for this year...to set up foulke

reminds me of the rivera-wetteland combo in 96

[dooch]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

As a Yankee fan, this is their best pen since the Stanton-Mendoza-Rivera days (late 90's). Gordon and Quantrill and possibly Karsay, with White and Heredia from the left side is pretty good. The Sox pen is good as well, but you have to give the edge to the Yanks because of Rivera.

[dooch]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

As a Yankee fan, this is their best pen since the Stanton-Mendoza-Rivera days (late 90's). Gordon and Quantrill and possibly Karsay, with White and Heredia from the left side is pretty good. The Sox pen is good as well, but you have to give the edge to the Yanks because of Rivera.

[dooch]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

As a Yankee fan, this is their best pen since the Stanton-Mendoza-Rivera days (late 90's). Gordon and Quantrill and possibly Karsay, with White and Heredia from the left side is pretty good. The Sox pen is good as well, but you have to give the edge to the Yanks because of Rivera.

[fgreco]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

yeah the yankees have to have the edge in the bullpen but, as for starting pitching the bosoxs are bettter. Shilling

[fgreco]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

yeah the yankees have to have the edge in the bullpen but, as for starting pitching the bosoxs are bettter. Shilling

[fgreco]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

yeah the yankees have to have the edge in the bullpen but, as for starting pitching the bosoxs are bettter. Shilling

[Stoud]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

I'd give the yanks the edge in the BP, but not by much. The Sox still have Timlin incase things get out of control, and Foulke is a nice matchup against Rivera, you can't deny that. You can make Mariano out to be a God all you went, but you've gotta admit that if someone were going to bring a closer in to challenge him, it would have to be a closer the likes of...hmmm...KEITH FOULKE.

Gordon, Quantrill, and Heredia are the back breakers for me, not Rivera. These guys are amazing relief pitchers, and the Yanks will succeed alot because of them. Tom might give you some trouble, but I have enough faith in Paul and Felix to know that the job can and in most cases, WILL get done. However, the Yankees have Jon Lieber and Jose Contreras for #4 and 5's, and the Sox have Tim Wakefield and Byung Hyun Kim. call me crazy, but I take the Sox over the youngin' and the guy that just got back from TJ.

So like everyone is saying:

Yanks = Better Bullpen
Sox = Better Rotation

they'll really be duking it out next season.

[Stoud]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

I'd give the yanks the edge in the BP, but not by much. The Sox still have Timlin incase things get out of control, and Foulke is a nice matchup against Rivera, you can't deny that. You can make Mariano out to be a God all you went, but you've gotta admit that if someone were going to bring a closer in to challenge him, it would have to be a closer the likes of...hmmm...KEITH FOULKE.

Gordon, Quantrill, and Heredia are the back breakers for me, not Rivera. These guys are amazing relief pitchers, and the Yanks will succeed alot because of them. Tom might give you some trouble, but I have enough faith in Paul and Felix to know that the job can and in most cases, WILL get done. However, the Yankees have Jon Lieber and Jose Contreras for #4 and 5's, and the Sox have Tim Wakefield and Byung Hyun Kim. call me crazy, but I take the Sox over the youngin' and the guy that just got back from TJ.

So like everyone is saying:

Yanks = Better Bullpen
Sox = Better Rotation

they'll really be duking it out next season.

[Stoud]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

I'd give the yanks the edge in the BP, but not by much. The Sox still have Timlin incase things get out of control, and Foulke is a nice matchup against Rivera, you can't deny that. You can make Mariano out to be a God all you went, but you've gotta admit that if someone were going to bring a closer in to challenge him, it would have to be a closer the likes of...hmmm...KEITH FOULKE.

Gordon, Quantrill, and Heredia are the back breakers for me, not Rivera. These guys are amazing relief pitchers, and the Yanks will succeed alot because of them. Tom might give you some trouble, but I have enough faith in Paul and Felix to know that the job can and in most cases, WILL get done. However, the Yankees have Jon Lieber and Jose Contreras for #4 and 5's, and the Sox have Tim Wakefield and Byung Hyun Kim. call me crazy, but I take the Sox over the youngin' and the guy that just got back from TJ.

So like everyone is saying:

Yanks = Better Bullpen
Sox = Better Rotation

they'll really be duking it out next season.

[cub]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

Between those two, I'd take the Sox. Williamson setting up Foulke sounds pretty good to me.

But I'd put the Cubs pen against any of them.

[cub]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

Between those two, I'd take the Sox. Williamson setting up Foulke sounds pretty good to me.

But I'd put the Cubs pen against any of them.

[cub]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

Between those two, I'd take the Sox. Williamson setting up Foulke sounds pretty good to me.

But I'd put the Cubs pen against any of them.

[rsox]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

I think the two pens are even, with the exception that the Yankees have two deent lefties in there pen, and the Sox have one and one unproven, Foulke had more saves than Rivera last year, but Rivera has been a better Closer over the years, but, at times did not look like the Rivera we all know, teams were scoring off him, and he was allowing more baserunners, we'll see if he is back to normal this season, the Bullpens should look like:

Boston
RHP Bronson Arroyo
LHP Alan Embree
RHP Keith Foulke
LHP Mark Malaska
RHP Ramiro Mendoza
RHP Mike Timlin
RHP Scott Williamson

New York
RHP Tom Gordon
LHP Felix Heredia
RHP Steve Karsay
RHP Paul Quantrill
RHP Mariano Rivera
LHP Gabe White

Both these Bullpens match up well, it's going to be a great year to watch this rivalry.

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cub said:
Between those two, I'd take the Sox. Williamson setting up Foulke sounds pretty good to me.

But I'd put the Cubs pen against any of them.

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The Cubs Bullpen is also pretty good, so we'll give them honorable mention.

Cubs pen
RHP Joe Borowski
RHP Kyle Farnsworth
RHP Gary Glover
RHP LaTroy Hawkins
LHP Kent Mercker
LHP Mike Remlinger

[rsox]

Re: who has the better bullpen??

I think the two pens are even, with the exception that the Yankees have two deent lefties in there pen, and the Sox have one and one unproven, Foulke had more saves than Rivera last year, but Rivera has been a better Closer over the years, but, at times did not look like the Rivera we all know, teams were scoring off him, and he was allowing more baserunners, we'll see if he is back to normal this season, the Bullpens should look like:

Boston
RHP Bronson Arroyo
LHP Alan Embree
RHP Keith Foulke
LHP Mark Malaska
RHP Ramiro Mendoza
RHP Mike Timlin
RHP Scott Williamson

New York
RHP Tom Gordon
LHP Felix Heredia
RHP Steve Karsay
RHP Paul Quantrill
RHP Mariano Rivera
LHP Gabe White

Both these Bullpens match up well, it's going to be a great year to watch this rivalry.

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cub said:
Between those two, I'd take the Sox. Williamson setting up Foulke sounds pretty good to me.

But I'd put the Cubs pen against any of them.

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The Cubs Bullpen is also pretty good, so we'll give them honorable mention.

Cubs pen
RHP Joe Borowski
RHP Kyle Farnsworth
RHP Gary Glover
RHP LaTroy Hawkins
LHP Kent Mercker
LHP Mike Remlinger