Don’t worry, Yankee fans.
Sure, your team may have just lost the first three of four in a crucial American League East series to the division-leading Boston Red Sox, find themselves 8.5 games in second place behind a juggernaut, and have looked anemic offensively since their MVP broke his wrist on July 26.
Despite all that and the fact that the AL East battle is likely over, don’t worry. Let’s use a history lesson to get you to step back from that ledge.
Forty years ago, the Red Sox came into the Bronx on Aug. 2 with a 6.