Harold Reynolds' reaction to Yankee 8th inning after 4-3 loss-caller

Caller to Mike Francesa today tuned to MLB Network after the Yankee 4-3 loss last night and found Harold Reynolds quite upset. The Yankees entered the 8th inning with a lead, and lost it due to lack of a reliable set up man. Reynolds said they have the solution right under their nose and doesn't understand why they don't use it.

• That being Chamberlain.

My observation is the Yankee front office today is a jumbled rogues gallery of sometime relatives. Their priorities are

• first to sell tickets to the new stadium,

• 2nd to provide certain content to the YES Network to keep it in saleable shape (to attract future buyers),

• and third to assemble a championship-ready team.

Chamberlain as a starter answers points 1 and 2 for them. They've also expressed that he is an investment in the future, which is their privilege.

• There is no reason to ridicule people who correctly recognize that the Yankees can't win in the post season without a reliable 7th and 8th inning man who affects the outcome of several games a week and upwards of 60-70% of post season series. There is no one else on their roster or in the minor leagues that qualifies. Brian Bruney has proved unreliable both in terms of his health and candor.

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