BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 27: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on during the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 27, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
“But the 2009 New York Yankees were 38-32 through their first 70 games and dropped their first eight matchups against the Boston Red Sox.”
Yup, that sure is true. But that 2009 team wasn’t losing games because of consistent futility and lack of energy and/or gumption. The problem with the 2021 team is its identity, its DNA.