Forget the comparisons to the 1998 Yankees.
If the 2022 Yankees aren’t careful, they may be remembered in the same way the 2004 Yankees are: the authors of one of the biggest collapses in sports history.
After another brutal loss to a bad Angels team in Anaheim, the Yankees find themselves just six games ahead of the Rays — and just five in the loss column — as the two teams prepare to meet six times in the next 10 days, starting Friday at Tropicana Field.
What seemed like a foregone conclusion by the middle of June, a Yankees division title, is now in jeopardy. Their 15 ¹/₂-game lead on July 8 has been cut in half — and then some.
The last time they had such a slim advantage, June 3, the Yankees were in the midst of a seven-game winning streak and a stretch in which they won 16 of 17 games.
At this moment, they’re coming off their worst month since the miserable 1991 season, when they finished under .500 for a third straight year.
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