"A part of me is impressed that the Yankees even continued as a going concern following the 2004 ALCS, in which they succumbed to an epically embarrassing collapse the likes of which we will never see again in the history of professional sports. They probably should've folded up shop right there on the spot after the final out of that series, knowing that they sullied their once proud name for good,"
"On the very first pitch of the last postseason game ever played at Yankee Stadium, Chien-Ming Wang gave up a leadoff home run to Grady Sizemore. The totally lifeless Bronx "Bombers" would eventually fall into a 6-1 hole and fail to ever look competitive. The next year, in the final baseball season that would ever be played in one of the most historic venues in global sports, the Yankees would fail to make the playoffs for the first time in 13 years."
"This is actually the only postseason game I've ever attended in person. And it was boring as hell! Because the Yankees couldn't manage to get a single baserunner to third base the entire night! Impotently embarrassing! The Yankees entered Game 6 with a 3-2 lead in the series and Luis Severino and CC Sabathia scheduled to close it out. They blew it, losing the next two games by a combined score of 11-1."
The Yankees suffered an epically embarrassing collapse in the 2004 ALCS that severely damaged their reputation. The team continued to compete but produced a string of postseason flame-outs that were often humiliating. In the final postseason game at Yankee Stadium, Chien-Ming Wang allowed a leadoff home run and the club fell into a 6-1 hole without looking competitive. The following season the Yankees missed the playoffs for the first time in 13 years. The team also produced painfully dull postseason performances with few baserunners advancing to third, and blew a 3-2 series lead in Game 6 when Luis Severino and CC Sabathia failed to close it out, losing the next two games by a combined 11-1. Gerrit Cole finished second in the 2021 Cy Young voting.
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