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http://0rz.tw/873M1 Which teams have the best bullpens? Red Sox, Padres and Indians look to have top relief in 2008 By Tom Singer / MLB.com Bullpens have to be baseball's most contradictory element. Start with the fact they define the modern game, yet where do you find the last of that relic, the rotary telephone? In bullpens, of course. Bullpens put out fires -- or start them in the stomachs of managers and fans. Teams can squander a good bullpen -- the Yankees' Mariano Rivera had only six save opportunities the first two months of last season -- or overcome a weak one -- the Phillies rallied to the 2007 National League East title with the Majors' 24th "best" relief ERA (4.50). Most significant, bullpens are like underwear. You are going to have to change them often. As noted in MLB.com's Around the Horn series last month, teams on average went through 17 relievers last season. So picking the best bullpens is a little like picking the nicest clouds; blink, and it's all changed. But let's move past the disclaimers ... with all Major League teams averaging about the same 5 2/3 innings per start, bullpens are difference-makers. The ratings that follow are based on two factors: How bullpens performed in 2007 and how they were altered in the offseason. However, even past performance is a suspect indicator. As pointed out by Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro, whose bullpen has blown hot-and-cold for years, even past 'pens tend to be unpredictable because the grind of a successful season can take a toll on the ensuing season. Also bear in mind, these ratings reflect one opinion of the best bullpens, not the most improved. So the Reds, who snapped up Francisco Cordero's 44 saves, and the White Sox, who invested heavily in relief help in Octavio Dotel and Scott Linebrink, moved in the right direction, but from too far back in the pack to register. Red Sox: It starts -- or, rather, ends -- with Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon. It took manager Terry Francona a while to realize what he had in the left-hander from Japan, who snuck into town in Daisuke Matsuzaka's shadow, then it was lights out. In games in which Okajima and Papelbon both appeared, the Red Sox were 28-5. But when they worked back to back, something that didn't happen until Okajima was given his first eighth-inning setup assignment on May 6, Boston was 22-1. If last season was an aberration and Javier Lopez reverts to his career trend, he can be an effective mid-game matchup lefty. Manny Delcarmen (41 strikeouts in 44 innings, opponents' average of .183) is ready for more important roles. With young guns having taken his spot-starter's role, Julian Tavarez, always more effective as a reliever anyway, can share the old man's (42-year-old Mike Timlin's) burden. -- 2007 MLB 另類傳奇年度最佳中繼紅襪出賽最多投手投球不看補手手套讓每個播報的MLB主播嘖嘖稱奇XD 國家體育場→Baseball棒球→MLB→ →球員工會→Okajima版岡島秀樹網站 http://w9.loxa.com.tw/kim2kim2 部落格 http://bloguide.ettoday.com/dicek -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.120.107.154