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March 18, 2008

Missing Stanton, Nelson & Lloyd (Part II)

Using the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia to identify the best seasons by a Yankees "set-up" man (in the bullpen), I was able to work up the following "best of" list:

	       YEAR	RSAA	G	SV    BR/9 IP   NW 
                                              Vs. Lge Av.  
Bob Wickman	1994	10	53	6	3.00	 6 
Chris Hammond	2003	10	62	1	1.72	 3 
Graeme Lloyd	1998	12	50	0	5.10	 3 
Jay Howell	1984	12	61	7	2.07	 8 
Jeff Nelson	2000	20	73	0	1.96	10 
Jeff Nelson	1997	13	77	2	2.53	 7 
John Habyan	1991	19	66	2	3.07	 4 
Mariano Rivera	1996	35	61	5	4.76	 9 
Mike Stanton	2002	12	79	6	1.18	 5 
Mike Stanton	2001	17	76	0	0.27    10 
Mike Stanton	1997	13	64	3	1.54	 5 
Ron Davis	1980	15	53	7	1.80	 8 
Tom Gordon	2005	17	79	2	2.81	 7 
Tom Gordon	2004	22	80	4	5.12	10

Once again, here, we see just how important Stanton, Nelson & Lloyd were to the Yankees (during their prime).

It will be interesting to see if Joba Chamberlain can crack this "best of" list with his 2008 season.

Posted by WW Staff at March 18, 2008 02:29 PM

Comments

The Yanks probably miss Ruth, Meusel, and Gehrig too.

Stanton, Lloyd, and Nelson have been gone for a bit, grief counselors might suggest it's time to move on.

Posted by: Basura [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 18, 2008 03:46 PM

Tom Gordon was extremely valuable for the Yankees, he was just overused.

Posted by: Rich [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 18, 2008 04:01 PM

The problem was Tom Gordon was not good in the post season maybe it was the overruse but if the Yankees can't find another set-up man then Joba more important in the pen in the postseason.

Posted by: Moyboy22 [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 18, 2008 11:50 PM