This past weekend couldn’t have gone much worse for baseball fans in New York. The Mets dropped three of four to their NL East rival Atlanta Braves (outscored 34-3 in the three losses) and somehow didn’t come away with New York’s worst loss of the weekend.
That unfortunate distinction belonged to the New York Yankees.
The Yankees had a chance to win their series against the Marlins on Sunday and went into the ninth inning with a comfortable four-run lead. In fact, no Yankees team had lost after holding a four-plus run lead in the ninth inning since 2021 against Houston. It looked like they were in for a happy flight to Atlanta, but then the wheels fell off. The Marlins put together a rally with four hits, two walks and a massive error to win, 8-7.
When Jake Burger’s walk-off single to left completed the comeback, Yankees announcer Michael Kay summed up the embarrassing loss to perfection.
"A brutal, gut-wrenching loss for the New York Yankees, as the Marlins win 8-7. Improbable, unbelievable, inconceivable, and absolutely devastating."- Michael Kay
"You can't make this up… This is a terrible loss for the New York Yankees."- Paul O'Neill ⚾️🎙️ pic.twitter.com/BbyqJI4j7w
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 13, 2023
And let’s be honest: That loss deserved all the criticism from the Yankees’ own broadcast booth. The Orioles should take notes.
They have baseball’s No. 2 payroll (behind the Mets) and are in last place in the AL East.
Fans appreciated Kay’s willingness to call the Yankees out after such a terrible defeat.