When you were watching the late-‘90s/early-‘00s era Yankees dynasty teams, every game you went to or turned on the television for felt like it was going to be a win. However, that’s not how baseball works at all. Even the 1998 team lost 50 games between the regular season and playoffs.

On this day 25 years ago, the Yankees really did not win.

August 6: Yankees 1, Mariners 11 (box score)

Record: 59-47 (3.5 GA in AL East)

Orlando Hernández got the start for the Yankees on the mound, making his first appearance since returning from an injury, but this would not be his finest day. One-time Yankee up-and-comer Stan Javier led off the game with a single, and future Yankee Alex Rodriguez added another two batters later. Yankee killer Edgar Martínez then brought them both home with a three-run

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