Which is the best 1 - 2 bullpen punch in the AL?
| Cordero - Otsuka |  1 (0.53%) |
| Foulke - Timlin | 1 (0.53%) |
| Jenks - Cotts | 2 (1.06%) |
| Nathan - Rincon | 28 (14.81%) |
| Ray - Hawkins | 1 (0.53%) |
| Rivera - Farnsworth | 36 (19.05%) |
| Rodriguez - Shields | 65 (34.39%) |
| Ryan - Speier | 34 (17.99%) |
| Street - Duchscherer | 21 (11.11%) |
| Wickman - Cabrera | 0 (0.00%) |
189 votes | 12 featured comments
With apologies to Eddie Guardado, who just didn't have a good enough dance partner.
K-Rod/Shields is my pick.
Then if you wanted a 1-2-3 Punch, Donnally fits in perfectly.
Then if you wanted a 1-2-3 Punch, Donnally fits in perfectly.
Nathan and Rincon are, in my opinion, the best in the business. What they do better than anyone else is prevent hits and record outs; to me, late in games that's the most important factor in choking rallies.
Ray - Hawkins
Should I feel inadequate as a baseball fan because I:
a) had no clue who the hell "Ray" was, and
b) didn't remember that Hawkins was traded?
In my defense, it is the Orioles, who have "The Freshest Name in Nuts" and that's about it. The current 0-for-79 voting record that Ray/Hawkins have has can only be in my favour.
Other: Betancourt - Cabrera. Forced to choose from the list, I like Nathan - Rincon.
Rob, I'm holding (a) against you. Know your enemy! Joe Sheehan and Kevin Goldstein think they're better than the Jays! Granted, with Sheehan it's just a matter of the latest domino in a long string he's set up, getting ever further from what originally may have been a solid point.
I confess. My first thought when seeing "Ray-Hawkins" was "Blue Jay prospect Robert Ray/80s Padre starter Andy Hawkins?", and no, the only trip I've been on today has been to the bank.
By the way, Jonny, the Sheehan/Goldstein link didn't work for me.
By the way, Jonny, the Sheehan/Goldstein link didn't work for me.
It won't work for you after reading it either, Mike.
Just trying to do my bit to increase Box traffic... This link should take you to BP.
Ah, sorry. I thought it was an article. The significant differences between the authors' Cy choices and the 50% PECOTA forecasts are interesting. Forecasting pitching, at least, seems to have a significant artistic element to it.
With apologies to Eddie Guardado, who just didn't have a good enough dance partner.
Rafael Soriano would beg to differ. Add him and Guardado to the pole and i'll have to change my vote. I for one am really excited to see Soriano back this year. He'll be scary in '07 when he's given the closer's role...
Have to go with Rivera. I don't care who the set-up guy is. maybe except Sturze, but Farnsworth is pretty good, he just ges it done.