It's been a year since October of last year and you should take a moment to think about it. On the last day of the season, the Yankees secured a wild card. In the game where Cole didn't make it through three pitches, they lost the game.
The most spoiled and toxic fan base in baseball demanded lofty demands after that. There were demands for marquee free agents, anger when they weren't signed, and calls to fire the manager.
They got off to a great start. They had a.742 winning percentage on June 15. People were wondering if they could beat the 2001 Mariners for most wins in a season. The Yankees were exactly where they were a year ago.
The Yankees are not doing well since the break. They will finish the season with the same record they had last year if they go 18-22 the rest of the way.
They won't find themselves exactly where they were last year because the game is no longer around. It seems like they will win the division as they are eight games in front of second place. Since there is no great team in the central, they will most likely finish with the second-best record in the American league.
It feels like the Yankees could move on if they don't win a single playoff series.
Their last month is mostly inexplicable. One could point to things like back-endReliever Michael King being out for the season, or a rejuvenated Matt Carpenter being out for the season, as reasons for their sudden drop-off. The team just got worse.
The best relief pitcher in the game at one point was ClayHolmes, who had a 0.46 earned run average. He blew a save and took the loss, but since then he has only recorded one save. Since that day, he's had a 9.39ERA.
There is a vanishing offense. Over the last 30 days, the Yankees have scored 21 runs. Judge has only hit four home runs in August. What is going on?
My best guess is that someone sneaked into the club and replaced the players contact lens with something else. It's not so different that it makes it hard to see the ball. Joey Gallo was more important than anyone thought. The first option is leaning more towards me.
I don't have a clue. Maybe it's just some regression to the mean. It won't be enough for Yankees fans unless they win the World Series. I don't want to put the word "worse" in the title because it's actually good. A lot of fans would be happy with that, but not this one.
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