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VIDEO: John Flaherty jinxes Yankees on Sunday

The Yankees blew two different leads on Sunday before losing to the Rockies in extra innings, and it might have been more than a simple bullpen meltdown.

The YES Network had former Yankees John “Flash” Flaherty and Jeff Nelson on the call. Flaherty, normally an analyst and not play-by-play man, should change his nickname to “Mush” after this call:

found it pic.twitter.com/XcmFAQELx3 https://t.co/QSN5LehjCv

— jack (@Jolly_Olive) July 16, 2023

It’s a tale as old as time. John Flaherty mentions Alan Trejo hasn’t hit a home run all year, and the young infielder gets a Coors Field Special from Ron Marinaccio.