Okay. So last night, the ‘Field of Dreams game’, had a little of everything. The great entrance, the Yankees leading, losing then coming back, Aaron Judge hit 2 home runs. But. It also showed the Yankees biggest flaw, more often than not, they can’t close games.
Yes, the comeback was great. Judge, did his thing, even Giancarlo Stanton had a go-ahead homerun. As a Yankee fan, you thought ‘no way, they might actually’, the Zach Britton happened.
The Yankees last night, had two pitchers, where every one of their outings is a misguided adventure.
First Andrew Heaney, he’s just…ehh. Inconsistent and a fly ball pitcher, and when he misses his spots, he pays….dearly, the ball usually lands 400+ feet in the stands.
Then, Zach Britton. A sinker ball pitcher. Let me say that again for emphasis, a one pitch pitcher, with control issues. See the problem is, no matter who they go to, Britton, Chapman, Chad Green, they are expected with winning, and they are all inconsistent.
The Yankees need to fix this and quickly. They are running out of time, excuses, and room for error. They need to stop looking longingly at the mound in the 9th for Mariano Rivera and work out the kinks with who they have. Lastly, Chapman better be healthy and right when he gets back, or they will be watching the Red Sox in the Wild Card game.