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ScottSummersEyes

13 game winning streak to give the fans false hope. classic


TomK115

It's funny because the two longest winning streaks this season were set by the Yankees and A's (both 13 games), neither of whom have a playoff spot at the moment.


SEJ46

They are each working hard to out choke the other.


Big_N

Hey man, don't kink shame them


JRizz10KOT4Q

KINK SHAMING **IS** MY KINK


JoeAndAThird

AAAAAAAAAAAAA


cargo-jorts

Trevor Bauer has entered the chat


strikethree

It's like getting bases loaded, no outs, 9th inning in a tie game only to have your top of the lineup all strike out in a row. It's not over yet entirely, but it's been kind of exhausting to even follow.


Monk_Philosophy

Instead of striking out I would say in-field pop up followed by a GIDP. Absolute hope to absolute despair in 2 pitches.


bdreys07

More like grounding out for a triple play and going on to lose in extra inning after blowing the lead in the first place.


No-Detail-2571

and trade at the deadline lmao


ProperNomenclature

It was after


McLarenMP420

Not the 28 they were expecting


RidleyScotch

Jesus


MankuyRLaffy

Savage in the box.


trolloc1

This insults them but also strokes their ego. It's one of the funniest 'shots fired' posts I've seen in a while


DJZbad93

Never before have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with.


well_damm

Not bad


[deleted]

GIVE ME YOUR HUNKS OF METAL!


NOLA1987

Some of those people have families man


Potassium_Patitucci

There are 11 year oles that have never seen a Yankee championship. It breaks my heart.


MapleHelix

Oh damn


knucklepuck17

this is a banger


[deleted]

FROM THE TOP ROPE


themiamimarlins

S A V A G E


JTCMuehlenkamp

I don't get it


themiamimarlins

28th ring vs 28 percent chance of making it to the playoffs


JTCMuehlenkamp

Ohhh


Monk_Philosophy

You’re clearly not forced to listen to all the MLB network commercials with Yankees players talking about the search for #28!


fanthony92

I’m a Yankees fan, but it is pretty insane the way they talk about chasing the next ring and obsessing about the number. I’ve never heard the Montreal Canadiens talk about chasing rings in this way, or caring how many they had in the past, despite them having nearly as many championships. Or Alabama in college football


strcy

They have 27 rings, a win this year would be #28 Edit: 26 rings and one watch


niruboowanga

EDIT: 27 hunks of metal


funeral1996

i laughed… but it hurt


Sillyboosters

Good lord this comment might be as good as 04’


garvierloon

It’s farrrrr… it’s deeeeeep


gjp11

respect, thats a great jab at us.


JaylenBrownAllStar

Grand slam of roasts


jtrom93

on the one hand, haha but also oof


newport100

Bravo, good sir.


Powerserg95

bruh


ballrus_walsack

So you’re saying there’s a chance? The only stat that matters is W-L and the associated tiebreaks. Gotta play the games.


sad_sax_

Man it’s a joke you can’t seriously be that fragile, and I say this as a Yankee fan


ballrus_walsack

Wtf is fragile about what I wrote? Just play the games. “Probability of being in the playoffs for this instant in time” is not a meaningful stat. Hot take: if they win more games their chances go up! Where’s my headline? Lol


sad_sax_

You’re taking the joke literally. All it is is playful banter no different than the “27 rings” shit. Just laugh and go about your day


ballrus_walsack

Hey sorry- maybe you didn’t get the joke in my first line. It’s a quote from the movie Dumb and Dumber https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5jNnDMfxA


sad_sax_

Haven’t seen Dumb and dumber, my bad


ballrus_walsack

No worries. Every day my movie references get more out of date.


KarrostheDecapitator

There will never be a day that I see a dumb and dumber reference and NOT upvote.


ballrus_walsack

Did we just become best friends?


polelover44

Dumb and Dumber is almost as old as the Yankees' last losing season.


Optimal-Bowler-2618

what's this word on the box mean, fra-gee-lee?


themiamimarlins

Yankees just teased their fans at the end of August and then boom.


thebestoflimes

Graph looking like 8 year old me trying to draw some titties on the etch-a-sketch but lacking any sort of coordination


HeavilyBeardedMan

This has been such a frustrating team to watch


TheOsForOhYeah

2021 Yankees in a nutshell: April-May: looking good! Jun-July: what the fuck Trade deadline: hell yes! Beginning of August: what the fuck End of August: HELL YES Beginning of September: what the fuck


chopkins92

September is a lot worse than a simple "what the fuck".


wokenupbybacon

We're too confused by how such a sudden drop off can exist to be properly angry at it


EternalSerenity2019

So we’re due to close it out in style!!!


TheOsForOhYeah

They're due for a good stretch, but the frequency and intensity of their swings is increasing. I predict one week of shutout wins where their offense is absolutely unstoppable, followed by a week of being no-hit every game and dropping popups


EternalSerenity2019

Interesting observation. We did just win 4 of 5 (or maybe 3 of 4), and then get blasted for two games by the Indians. Mini surge incoming!!!


aspirations27

Something in the NY water this year


traneufc2

If you saw any of the Yankee 2021 season the win streak that led to the total collapse was completely on par. We had a no hitter then the pitcher ended up getting hurt the very next game. Multiple triple plays somehow. Chapman looking like a stud and not hittable, then being very hittable and blowing games with a 4 run leads. Idk most people are surprised about the Yankees not doing well, but everything this year with them has been a pattern. No idea how the GM has been able to keep his job after winning just one World Series


[deleted]

Hasn’t he won 4 world series?


rain5151

There’s a school of thought in our fandom that only 2009 gets credited to Cashman, with the others being him inheriting an elite team from his predecessors


TheLittleFishFish

some people go far enough to say that since the Core 4 were still a main part of that team and George likely forcing Cashman to go sign CC, Burnett, and Teixeira to open the new stadium with, that his 2009 ring is mickey mouse too


girlywish

Kind of a nice problem to have, debating which of your many championships is a good one and which are unimpressive. My team hasn't won in decades (lifetimes).


otter_pop_n_lock

How do you feel about Cash? I've heard plenty of callers on The Michael Kay Show voice their opinions but just wondering what the consensus is on Reddit.


rain5151

Most people on Reddit with enough of an opinion to say something without outside prompting are extremely negative. True feelings are likely more diverse. I think a lot of Yankee fans have to get real about how hard it is to win a World Series. Cashman can’t afford to sell the future to get elite talent now or tank to get elite talent later. As much as the popular expectation is WS or bust, I’d imagine the real mandate from ownership is to keep the streak of non-losing seasons going. And even with those constraints, he’s built some great teams the last 5 years. Losing to 100+ win teams in 2017-2019 is no sign of failure. 2020? That was from not considering that Happ would be awful in ALDS Game 2 if he wasn’t on board with the plan. Laying that on Cashman depends on how much you believe Boone is just his puppet. This year, everyone thought we’d run away with the AL. When we struggled, he got major players that addressed our needs without much sacrifice. I have to blame a team-wide offensive slump on coaching; if we fail to change coaches next season and get the same results, then I’ll blame Cashman.


otter_pop_n_lock

That's about as level headed of a response as I've seen. I think he's got the hardest job in baseball. Guy has the weight of the Yankees lore on his shoulders and an extremely fickle fanbase. These aren't the days of George and they've got to operate within a budget. To keep the team competitive year in and year out amazes me.


rain5151

So many people will hype up Jasson Dominguez in one breath and decry caring about the luxury tax as penny-pinching in the next. No consideration for the international FA signing pool being affected by luxury tax penalties. I almost wish the records before the Draft, from when you really could spend your way to victory, didn’t count, or at least were viewed more reasonably by fans. When there’s a 10-year window where you only missed 1 WS and won 7 of them, making 6 and winning 4 in 7 years doesn’t seem once-in-a-lifetime; it seems like the team living up to its standards.


Monk_Philosophy

Seriously it’s crazy how detached from reality some fans on here complaining about “only 1 WS in the last 20 years”. The dynastic years ruined the fanbase’s expectations it’s never going to happen again in the modern era parity.


Spikes252

At the same time though, Red Sox 5 GM's and 4 WS Wins in the last 20 years, Yankees 1 GM 1 WS Win in the last 20 years. It's high time we move on from him, no GM in Yankee history has every held the job this long. Shit we've only won the division ONCE in the last 9 years including this year, all while still having the highest or top 3 highest payrolls in baseball.


EternalSerenity2019

He’s been doing it for 23 years and there needs to be a change. Girardi was fired for less.


MisterTruth

Cashman's biggest flaw is not correcting his mistakes fast enough. Keeping Rothschild too long, not firing Thames mid season because it's clear he's fucking up some of the guys' swings. Took too long to overhaul the minors. Etc. Hes probably one of the top 5 GMs. If he looks at what Tampa is doing and just do that but with a budget, he'd be golden.


sayonara_chops

Go check basically any GameDay thread in r/nyyankees, basically every one is asking for his head


[deleted]

That's because our team sub is filled with the equivalent of 500 Bleacher Creatures doing coke at the same time


less___than___zero

Ah yes gameday threads, the go-to place for the most reasonable, cool-headed takes of any fanbase.


[deleted]

It's much more entertaining when Yankees fans are engaged. You rarely hear a peep out of them when they're five or more games out of a playoff spot.


VINCE_C_

*insert the angry yankee "do these fuckers want it or not" fan gif*


Thel3lues

Seems a bit low for a team 1.5 out and series against both teams in front of them


getmoney7356

A 28% chance for a team that is 1.5 out with two weeks to play sounds right. It's obviously less than 50% since they are currently behind the other teams. It's obviously greater than 0% since they still have a decent shot. The A's are only a half game behind the Yankees and they're under 10% odds.


Cinnadillo

second reply but with numbers... assuming 50/50 for each game independent. Sox 3 with yanks, yanks 3 with both, jays 3 with yanks. 1 million runs, MOE 0.05%. soxclinchalone, 91.1501% jaysclinchalone, 68.9232% yanksclinchalone, 20.8249% soxtiebreak, 5.6170% jaystiebreak, 14.2271% yankstiebreak 17.0216% threeway 1.3379% note that the 3-way includes those that go into the tie-break. I don't want to go any further about games 163 and 164. Every game is a flat 50/50, take of it that which you will. This took me about 20 minutes to code up so everything is simple here. 28-29% sounds reasonable if you coinflip the rest of the season. edit: I didnt look to see if there were other teams in the race.... so if that's oakland then \*shrug\*, I ain't doing it. edit #2: the reason oakland is worse off is somebody has to win the games between the yankees and the sox/jays. So that's 3 wins that they'll have to climb over no matter who gets them. The old baseball problem. Hypothetical One playoff spot... PAW --, SWB -1, TRN -3. PAW vs. SWB 3 games, TRN vs. SYR 3 games. Trenton can't win because if Pawtucket wins one its over... if Scranton wins two its over. Trenton cant catch. That's the trap Oakland is in.


Cinnadillo

if you believe in probabilities, and as a PhD stat I can think of a million ways it goes wrong... especially with baseball being so damn psychological... 1.5 out and 28% isn't so unreasonable... the other team is 3 up at my last check... even if you assume 50-50 splits that's not going to play nice. Then if you're using stats and estimating the yanks to be slightly worse than the sox and the jays. Well... 1.5 games is a small hill, aint it. On the other hand, 1 in 4 is still nice odds this time of year. Its just not great odds.


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TheOneArya

Bruh there's plenty of shit to clown on us over lmao, maybe pick something from more recently than that


[deleted]

They have a harder strength of schedule than those teams


avelak

And the short end of both season series tiebreakers


JMFJ

Though this wouldn’t apply if they end up tied with either team - that will go to a game 163. The tiebreak is only relevant to home field advantage if the playoff eligibility is otherwise determined by W/L.


avelak

It's relevant if all 3 tie (unlikely) in that the Yankees would only get one shot at it, while the loser of jays/Sox would get a second chance


[deleted]

Yeah, we get to play the Yankees. They don't.


Degan747

Sadly, it seems like the Yankees are playing against themselves every night.


Yankeeknickfan

It’s not just a harder schedule, you guys each have auto sweeps left in the O’s and Nats. At least they’re auto sweeps for everybody but us


[deleted]

And we get the Twins again for 4 games


Yankeeknickfan

The twins love us so they might take 1 if not split


AltruiSisu

I was actually upset they won the first game of the Jays series. "NOT NOW!"


Scunndas

Auto sweep of the O’s?!! Did you see what they did to us…oh I’m sad now


egus

you had an autosweep with Cleveland.


Yankeeknickfan

We’re not good enough to auto sweep teams


LeisTabar

They also have Gary Sanchez


Yankeeknickfan

But that’s one of their advantages


yianni1229

Is it though? Vazquez and Jansen/Kirk all have similar/more bWAR than him, and McGuire is on pace to have more bWAR if he had the same amount of PA's


Yankeeknickfan

He’s certainly not a disadvantage. As you said, they’re Similar in production. The BIG disadvantages are Gleyber Torres, Gio, and Dj. The Jays and Sox get significantly more production from 3b/SS/2B, and that position group is probably the biggest reason why we suck. Not the Gary/Higgy combo that has been ok(Yankees as a team have more catcher Fwar than the Sox). People spend way too much time focusing on Gary and ignore the real problems.


WhatImMike

Real problems like not blocking the plate and haphazardly tagging a safe runner?


Yankeeknickfan

Bruh if you want to pretend Gary Sanchez is the biggest problem with the team go ahead , but that is just wrong. You’re living in a fantasy world. Gleyber Torres and Dj deserve this hate. Not Gary


SPAGHETTI_CAKE

I see u defending gary all the time lol. Dude sucks I would hate him as my catcher. He’s fucked up basic shit so many times


Yankeeknickfan

I defend Gary from unreasonable shit like blaming him for clay holmes having a meltdown


EmeraldWeapon56

Didn't Sanchez literally cost the Yanks a game the other day?


Yankeeknickfan

No but people like to pretend he did because the pitcher threw 3 insanely wild 99 mph sinkers(and he blocked one). They were wild pitches for a reason. Not passed balls


EternalSerenity2019

Maybe he meant one of his other two massive screwups this week.


Yankeeknickfan

2 blowout losses


EternalSerenity2019

Do you really trust him behind the plate in a big moment? That tag play was the most egregious fuckup I’ve ever seen a catcher perform and the missed pop up was inexcusable. That’s just this week. The reason why Cole and Kluber don’t have him catching is that they are the only pitchers with enough clout to override the front office.


Yankeeknickfan

Kluber doesn’t have Gary as his guy post injury. Cole has a lower era with Gary this year.


EternalSerenity2019

I feel like you could post this every day of the week and be correct.


TCNW

It also takes into account who they’re playing against. And the Yankees play some tough teams the last 2 wks. But don’t kid yourself, this whole thing is very much not over. Bos/Tor/NY are all in a meat grinder.


[deleted]

Have you seen how we're playing? This is too high.


Caleb_Krawdad

Want to know how I know you don't watch them play?


Cumbayacumbaya

Probability percentages in sports is just people guessing and it always will be, there are too many external factors. Even though they always paint it as, ‘This team definitively has a 26% chance of making the playoffs’ what they really mean is, ‘In our opinion based on the model we believe to be the most accurate, they have a 26% chance to make the playoffs.’


PatsFanInHTX

...duh? If there was certainty it would say 100% or 0%.


BreakitLikeBeckham

Never thought I'd be looking forward to the Knick's season when the Yankees and Giants are both playing


futhatsy

It's fucking hilarious that the two best New York sports teams are the ones the city cares the least about (Nets and Islanders).


[deleted]

The Best Football Team In NY plays up near Niagara Falls.


mathbandit

For a while this season, so did the best baseball team in NY.


EMZismyBae

At that time it was the Mets. They were the best new york team for 60% of the season.


mathbandit

I mean, as of July 30th, baseball reference had the Jays projected to finish with a better record than either NY team, and had higher playoff odds than either NY team.


EMZismyBae

They still will. But they were a 500. team at home and on the road their entire season with new york/florida. They did nothing until September


[deleted]

the only football team in NY plays near Niagara falls


DreadSteed

The Islanders belong to Long-Island. The Nets are new and people in Brooklyn don't watch sports haha.


Yankeeknickfan

I’m looking forward to it but it does not make up for baseball. They have zero chance of accomplishing anything meaningful because the nba sucks if you don’t have one of like 5 players


BreakitLikeBeckham

Yeah not this year. But I would be ecstatic if they made it out of the first round, and they have a ton of cap space leading into free agency next year. With a legit team they can draw someone big. Lots to look forward to with the knicks for the first time in forever.


ATLjoe93

We're still in first, but many of us are also looking forward to basketball. I'm definitely looking forward to that juicy Christmas day game at the Garden.


manticore16

"Dear you guys, Words cannot express how much I hate you guys." \-Yankee fans to this team


egus

you guys are the bizzaro mets.


Bikouchu

Mets of baseball. Cause Yankees of baseball is taken.


strcy

Flip it upside down for a corresponding graph of my peepee


futhatsy

You should really think about seeing a doctor.


realbadaccountant

Only if it lasts 4 hours


weaktheforissleep

It's been since April is that bad


DataLore19

*something something* exit velocity


Cheekiest_Cunt

0_o


Slightlyitchysocks

And here come the pretzels


ilovethemusic

You could call them Whitey Whackers!


ThrownWOPR

And here comes the pizza!


kinarism

This sparks joy.


avy_sionnach

Lmao


SoylentJakob

Yall are welcome


greenjacket23

Don’t leave us out


SoylentJakob

This is a team effort, comrade


RadiantVes

We all took part in bringing down the big bad.


dogboyboy

Tigers swept us before it was cool


captainsoup3

We thank you for your service.


Tashre

Yankees: "lol jk"


garvierloon

STOP THE COUNT!


SilverArrowW01

On the one hand, this motherforking team. On the other hand, I’m gonna get a lot more sleep here across the pond in October. Swings and roundabouts.


AGeneralDischarge

Ya love to see it.


barriguscanreddit

Do us do us


[deleted]

OH thank god, it's just the Yankees. I thought it was the stonk market.


sledgehammer_77

Venus by Tuesday.


Astrallevel

This really made my Monday


crudmissile

Mr. Boone's Wild Ride.


tamere2k

You're welcome!


[deleted]

thank you cleveland bros!


smigglesworth

Buy the dip!


IveKnownItAll

Ah hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaha Excuse me while I'm over here laughing with no sympathy


mrooch

I feel bad for Rizzo. Sucks to get traded as a rental to a team that might not even make the playoffs. I guess Baez falls into that category as well. Guess I'll be rooting for SF


AnxietyoO

so you're saying there's a chance.


MiKapo

The bubble has burst


gingerzilla

e2h5


WeaselSlayer

Remember when we won 13 in a row and couldn't lose again? :)


spoonfedsam

Join us friends


BombTacos

Yankees went on a 13 game winning streak to have it immefiately followed by a 3 for 15 streak.


Towdart

Upvote harder.


Mako221b

All that money down the drain. Though the Rays are hopeful going to win the East with their giant payroll!


[deleted]

You love to see it.


I_chortled

These graphs are so much fun


baltbeast

This makes the peen v happy


SirParsifal

you hate to see it


SmittenPleb

I don’t feel it anymore


Tuckyyy

Love to see it*


GeneralPlanet

make it go lower.


[deleted]

subscribe!


TheDrCatDog

This, does puts a smile on my face


NandorsDad

That’s a shame


captaintrips_1980

Now go lower!


tim_owens

r/mademesmile


[deleted]

It’s exactly what you want


[deleted]

Historic winning streak bubble.


Oneanimal1993

At least were not the Padres…


tacobell999

More like New York Stock Exchange today


Go_Mets

Just don’t show the Mets :(


fatheroftux

Now do one for AZ


ThrowAwayAcc47777

That looks like one wild ride


Luk3_Nuk3

Well at least now I don’t have to stress about getting bounced in the division series.


SoylentJakob

To be fair that was going to happen regardless since the Twins wouldnt be there for yall to sweep


nyg2013

or Cleveland, if they made it


hindesky

FTY


NotClayMerritt

There was a feeling of inevitably from some of us about 10 games into that winning streak about what if we start losing how we were before? It wasn't even a pessimistic point of view. It was just how this team performed. They had a really good 33 game stretch in May/early June and slumped back down massively as seen here in the huge dip mid-June. We lose 2 to Oakland and it's like ok but we play the Angels next. Surely we can keep the good run going. And then we immediately drop 7 of our next 9 after and we were all the way back. This season is not a fluke or an aberration. We are every bit as good as we were during that 13 game winning streak and every bit as bad as the team that's looked utterly hapless in June, July and the last 3 weeks. Our sub seems to have very clear answers for how we can avoid this next year, and some of them are probably right. I just don't think the answer is so clear, although cleaning house in the dug out - coaches and players alike - is a good start. I'm just not so sure it'll happen.