For greater than six weeks, Aaron Boone and the Yankees mostly have taken an “all is well!” approach, one which increasingly has develop into paying homage to Kevin Bacon’s character amid mounting hysteria within the cinematic comedy classic “Animal House.”
Still, their Good Ship Lollipop steadily has taken on water with a 16-24 record since June 13 — including Tuesday’s badly needed 7-5 win over the Rays behind ace Max Fried.
Over that 40-game segment, essentially 1 / 4 of the 162-game slate, the Yankees — a team with a payroll within the $300 million range — have been amongst MLB’s worst teams.
Through Monday, that they had been tied with the Nationals for essentially the most losses in baseball since that date, and their winning percentage only was higher over that span than those posted by the Nats, Twins, Rockies and Giants, in response to StatMuse.
For greater than six weeks, Aaron Boone and the Yankees mostly have taken an “all is well!” approach, one which increasingly has develop into paying homage to Kevin Bacon’s character amid mounting hysteria within the cinematic comedy classic “Animal House.”
Still, their Good Ship Lollipop steadily has taken on water with a 16-24 record since June 13 — including Tuesday’s badly needed 7-5 win over the Rays behind ace Max Fried.
Over that 40-game segment, essentially 1 / 4 of the 162-game slate, the Yankees — a team with a payroll within the $300 million range — have been amongst MLB’s worst teams.
Through Monday, that they had been tied with the Nationals for essentially the most losses in baseball since that date, and their winning percentage only was higher over that span than those posted by the Nats, Twins, Rockies and Giants, in response to StatMuse.
