The trade deadline isn’t providing easy gratification for the Yankees.
The YES Network broadcast crew watched in disbelief because the Bombers surrendered 6-0, 9-4 and 12-10 leads on Friday to the Marlins. Miami pulled off a virtually improbable three-run ninth-inning rally to provide the Yankees a 13-12 defeat.
As Marlins infielder Xavier Edwards tied the rating within the ninth with a success, assisted by an error in right field from latest Yankee José Caballero, the YES broadcast of Michael Kay and Paul O’Neill voiced their shock.
“Michael, you get to a degree where you only can’t make this up … it’s like a Little League game happening out here,” O’Neill said.
“This whole game, Paul, sort of has the texture of you’re having a nasty dream and you can’t get up,” Kay replied.
The sport was especially rough for most of the latest acquisitions that the Yankees added leading as much as the deadline.
Reliever Camilo Doval blew the save and was tagged with the loss in the underside of the ninth.
Jake Bird only recorded one out and allowed 4 earned runs.
David Bednar allowed two earned runs.
And Caballero’s blunder was effectively the nail within the coffin, because the Marlins won on an infield dribbler moments later.
The Yankees are all the way down to 60-50 on the season and three 1/2 games out of first place within the AL East.
The Marlins are as much as 53-55, seven games out of the ultimate NL wild-card spot.
