If I'm a Red Sox fan I sure wouldn't relish the thought of Manny Delcarmen, Lenny DiNardo, or Jon Papelbon coming into the game in the seventh inning to face Alex Rodriguez or Gary Sheffield with a couple of men on base.
It's all relative. Here are our top arms (non-starters) this weekend:
Lenny DiNardo
Mike Timlin
Jonathan Papelbon
Manny Delcarmen
Mike Myers
Chad Bradford
And the Yanks' arms:
Mariano Rivera
Tom Gordon
Tanyon Sturtze
Félix Rodríguez
Wayne Franklin
Al Leiter
That's not any big mismatch. It's top-heavy at closer. And that's it. Papelbon vs. Gordon? I'll take Pap. DiNardo or Delcarmen vs. Sturtze? I'll take DiNardo or Delcarmen. Those last three Yankee names are total garbage.