MIDDLE RELIEF!!!!!

I admit it, getting excited about setup men is about as appealing as hearing about an encounter between Jim Norton and a Brazilian hooker in some back alley. Unsettling at best. Yet, the parallels between Boston's Daniel Bard and NY's David Robertson are there, and well, about as intriguing as Jim Norton and a Brazilian hooker. A quick look at the ace relievers:

	Age	Salary	W	L	G	IP	ERA	K/9	BABIP	fWAR	rWAR
Robertson	26	$460,450	3	0	47	43.2	1.44	14.0	.315	1.8	2.1
Bard	26	$505,000	1	5	51	52.1	2.41	8.6	.212	1.0	1.6

Robertson has clearly been the more valuable pitcher this year, but Bard has been no slouch. A number to keep an eye on is BABIP, where Robertson is over .100 points higher than Bard, suggesting that he could come crashing back to Earth very soon.