Can this Yankees bullpen be as good as the championship pens?

When the Yankees won three consecutive World Championships at the end of the last decade, their bullpen was a big key to their success. Ramiro Mendoza, Mike Stanton(notes), Mariano Rivera(notes) and Jeff Nelson(notes) (clockwise) played pestilence, famine, war and death on the Yankees' opponents from 1998-2000.* Over those three title runs, the Yankees played 44 playoff games and those four relievers made 74 appearances and went 7-1 with a collective 1.94 ERA. They collected 13 holds, 19 saves, and zero blown saves. Rivera's brilliance has been justly heralded —he had a 0.65 ERA in 41 1/3 innings over those three years, and 18 of the 19 saves — but it has also overshadowed the work of his terrific setup men.*Mendoza missed the 2000 playoffs due to injury.As the Yankees prepare to get back into World Series form, it's worth wondering if the current group of Phil Hughes(notes), Phil Coke(notes), Joba Chamberlain(notes) and Rivera can match the performance of t...