The New York Yankees can’t seem to shake off the drought—and this has been the story since 2009, hasn’t it? Plenty of playoff appearances, but rings? None. And this time, it’s even worse, given there is even a doubt as to whether they can even make it to October, let alone play in the World Series! And honestly, time is not their friend, given that just a little over a month is left in the regular season.

Also, 15 teams are fighting for the 12 spots, and the Yankees are falling flat. The player miscues, the front office errors—everything seems to be a mess. The Boston Red Sox series they played—that’s proof. They lost three games on their home turf, and that last win of the four games feels more like a consolation prize.

What makes it worse is that the Yanks had momentum when Boston came

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