David Bednar's Got Balls & I Dig It!

The Yankees have a crappy manager. The Yankees also have a crappy “closer” in Devin Williams. They haven’t been able to fix Williams and honestly, that’s a lost cause now. We all know that except Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman. Confidence has been at a season low, until Wednesday night.

David Bednar carried the team on his back. This team has needed miracles and we got one. Yeah, yeah I remember the game against the Marlins was not good but I’m calling it newcomer nerves because the rest of his season he has been reliable. We can’t say the same for Williams aka the new Clay Holmes as far as I am concerned.

Our bullpen has been a sore spot, and he came in and threw 42 pitches over 1 2/3 innings….25 of those were strikes by the way. I hope Williams took some notes there. It looked as though he was gassed after 35 pitches, when he put two men on base with two outs in the ninth. I thought he was too, considering he hasn’t thrown that many pitches in an appearance since 2022 but he convinced Baboonie to let him face Adolis Garcia and it paid off with a strikeout after a seven pitch at bat. 

THIS is the guy I want to see Baboonie using in a save situation, and Luke Weaver too. Hell I thought Weaver earned a closer role last season but here we are….still using Williams who blows leads. In Baboonie’s words he’s gonna “keep running him out there,” read more HERE. He has no plans to hide Williams, who has proven he can’t handle it in New York. It’s the Baboonie logic that just doesn’t make sense “if he’s pitching like he’s capable of, he’s got a chance to be massively successful.”

Isn’t that just so insightful?! More Baboonie dribble. It’s so ingenious. You mean…..if Williams pitches well he will be successful? What a major epiphany! All is right with the baseball world. Gee, I wonder if he would also say that if he’s not pitching well he’s not going to be successful? Someone get Baboonie on the phone and ask him to give some more insightful words.

The smart thing would’ve been to trade Williams at the deadline and get something decent back for him. I do think he is a talented pitcher and would do well outside of New York. He’s not cut out for it here. He’s a free agent at the end of the season and he’s not coming back. A contending team would’ve given something decent back for him….and something decent is better than nothing for a guy who’s not hacking it here, especially since the market was seriously lacking closer roles. Cashman missed the boat….AGAIN.

I know some people are saying not to get too excited about Bednar’s outing. Get excited after consistent appearances. Most years I would agree, but this year we need guys with guts and balls, We need guys that will rise to the occasion and be the difference maker. We are seriously lacking guys like him…..we need this if we have any hope of clawing our way into the postseason.

Bednar’s got balls….and he delivered. Baboonie and Williams don’t have balls or brains…..it’s that simple.