The Yankees’ season reached a nadir Wednesday night. With their second half off to a 1-5 start (including two particularly brutal extra-inning debacles), the Bombers dropped to 50-47, only three games over .500 for the first time since May 11th. To make matters worse, their 7-3 loss to the Angels that night nearly enabled the Halos to leapfrog them in the Wild Card standings. Even one game ahead of Los Angeles, they’re still four games out of a playoff spot; the only race they’re winning at the moment is to the bottom of the AL East.
Needless to say, the Yanks are in need of a palette cleanser.