If there was ever any doubt that Don Mattingly was cursed, those doubts evaporated in August of 1994.
With just more than a month left in the ’94 season, Mattingly and the Yankees were in cruise control. After play ended on August 11th, the Bombers sat atop the American League with a 70-43 record. The ’94 Yankees averaged 5.9 runs per game, second best in baseball, and the pitching staff had the fourth best ERA in the AL. For the first time in a long time, there was a real buzz in the Bronx. The Yankees were finally on their way to the postseason.