ALE as of right now

[TheKilo]

I hope the Yanks do exactly that - like I said in the other thread the best move the Yankees could make right now is to swap CMW and Hughes.

[yankees228]

I agree. However I don't expect that Yankees to do that. I was only refuting the claim about the bullpens.

[example1]

I have to disagree with this. Don't get me wrong, I think the Red Sox are a better team, but not because of the bullpen. Right now, for the most part, I actually feel pretty good about the Yankees bullpen. For most of the season all they had going for them was Mariano Rivera at the end of games, Alfredo Aceves, and, at times, Phil Coke. That is not good. However, right now, the bullpen could not be more different. If Brian Bruney stays healthy he can be very valuable to this team in the 8th, and the guy who is probably the best out of the group is Phil Hughes. Personally, I think the Yanks plan to keep Hughes in the bullpen for awhile.

 

So...

 

Closer: Mariano Rivera

Setup: Brian Bruney

Setup: Phil Hughes

MR: Alfredo Aceves

 

The Yankees have a lot of problems, but for the first time this year, the bullpen is not one of the bigger problems.

 

Hopefully for you you will feel this confident when the Sox have the highly paid SP out in the 5 inning and have guys on 2nd and 3rd with nobody out and Drew, Youkilis, Bay and Ortiz coming up.

 

I would much rather have the Sox pen than the Yankees pen. It isn't really even close.

[yankees228]

I never said the Yankees bullpen was as good as the Sox. However, right now, it's not nearly as bad as people seem to think. Also, do I really sound that confident?

[yankees228]

And, in the situation you presented, I wouldn't be confident no matter who I had in my bullpen.

[example1]

And' date=' in the situation you presented, I wouldn't be confident no matter who I had in my bullpen.[/quote']

 

You might be if you had Bard, Masterson, Oki, Ramirez, Saito, Delcarmen and Papelbon.

[yankees228]

If your starter doesn't make it through five innings, and the bullpen has to enter with second and third, nobody out, and one of the best 2-5 in baseball coming up? No, I wouldn't.

[CrespoBlows]

Wow. Bruney, Aceves, and Hughes?

 

Sounds like s***.