Last night the Yankees paired the best closer of all time with the best closer in baseball last year. Only one other team has a comparable one-two punch: the Red Sox.
I’d also add the Tigers to this best bullpen in the game discussion with their addition of Joaquin Benoit, who posted a 1.34 ERA for the Rays last season.
| Yankees | Red Sox | Tigers |
| Mariano Rivera | Jonathan Papelbon | Jose Valverde |
| Rafael Soriano | Daniel Bard | Joaquin Benoit |
| David Robertson | Dan Wheeler | Joel Zumaya |
| Pedro Feliciano | Hideki Okajima | Daniel Schlereth |
| Joba Chamberlain | Bobby Jenks | Ryan Perry |
