The Yankees are a popular source of entertainment on Twitter these days. Here’s a collection to keep you awake during the game tonight.
The Yankees are always a source of fodder on Twitter, but in recent days it’s been kicked up a notch given the teams cascading drop into ruin.
Here’s a sample for you of facts and opinions about the team’s struggle.
Yankees haters will love it, while Yankees fans will cringe, and yet hold on believing as the players do – Hey, it ain’t over til it’s over.
Marly Rivera ESPN Writer
“We’re frustrated, and the guys are pissed off. We have to put in a little bit more pressure to get going here.” —Aaron Boone on the Yankees dropping 3 out of 4 to the Orioles, and having lost 13 of their last 18 games.
Marly Rivera ESPN Writer
Chris Dixon @cdixon25
@BryanHoch
@BryanHoch
Since winning 16 of their first 22 games, the #Yankees have lost 10 of 14.
@jonmorosi
@snyyankees
@NewsBronx
Buster Olney@Buster_ESPN
Marly Rivera: Could the Yankees miss the playoffs? New York needs to regroup — and soon espn.com/mlb/story/_/id… 12h
Marly Rivera – ESPN
The Yankees score only 1 run and lose their first series vs. the Orioles since their first three games of the 2019 season. Since then, the Yankees had won 6 consecutive series vs Baltimore, and 19 straight games until Friday.
Yankees: A Team On The Run
Well, there you have it – the good, bad, and the mostly ugly state of a Yankees team in freefall.
No doubt, Aaron Boone and players like Brett Gardner are quietly making the rounds through the Yankees clubhouse with a strong but very clear message – Hey guys, the time is now.
The good thing about baseball, even in this shortened season of 60 games, is there is always a chance to wipe the slate clean, saying to yourself – our record is 0-0 and all we can do is keep suiting up to play the game on our schedule tonight.
Yankees Mental Struggles Will Continue – But…
Yes, it’s a mind game, but baseball is built on failure and a mental struggle to overcome, no matter what the odds are before you.
The Yankees aren’t dead, but they’re sure hiding themselves well, and waiting to welcome in a revival of last season when The Replacements showed up to carry the team to 103 wins.
The Yankees only need thirteen wins over their final twenty games to bring their record to a respectable 34-26. This will not be enough to head off the Tampa Bay that leads the American League in winning percentage, but it will place the team in better standing for the seeded playoffs.
Yankees: A Time To Sow And A Time To Reap – Now!
As a long-time fan of the Yankees dating back to the days of the M & M boys and the glory of the 1961 Championship team, this season is hard to take.
Contrary to the dreams of Aaron Boone, there is no reason to count on Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton to sweep in from their injuries to save the season. If it happens, wonderful.
But Like Boone, there is every reason to believe that the guys in the Yankees clubhouse, like Aaron Hicks, Gleyber Torres, Brett Gardner (especially), Mike Tauchman, and who knows – maybe even the now demoted Yankees catcher, Gary Sanchez.
But to repeat what I’ve said in my last two columns – well actually Mike Lupica said it – “if the Yankees don’t start now – then when?”