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New York Yankees: Top 5 worst moments in team history

By Michael Pallas

4 Nov 2001: Craig Counsell #4, Luis Gonzalez #20, Curt Schilling #38 and David Dellucci #36 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate defeating the New York Yankees to win game seven of the Major League Baseball World Series at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Stockman/ALLSPORT
4 Nov 2001: Craig Counsell #4, Luis Gonzalez #20, Curt Schilling #38 and David Dellucci #36 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate defeating the New York Yankees to win game seven of the Major League Baseball World Series at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Stockman/ALLSPORT /
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NEW YORK – OCTOBER 20: The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees 10-3 to win game seven of the American League Championship Series on October 20, 2004 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 20: The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees 10-3 to win game seven of the American League Championship Series on October 20, 2004 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

3. The first collapse

The Yankees were the first wild card team in American League history. Despite the 79-65 record, the Yankees took a 2-0 series lead after the first two games were played at Yankee Stadium. The series would then shift to Seattle.

The Yankees would fail to close the series in Game 3, and then history would be made. The Yankees would now lay claim to being the fourth team in MLB history to lose a five-game series in which they had a 2-0 lead.

2. The epic collapse

On Dec. 26, 1919, the Red Sox sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, and that would begin nearly a century of futility. It was dubbed the “Curse of the Bambino.” Fittingly talk of the “curse” would end, and do so in the most historic fashion.

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The Yankees held a 3-0 series lead and a 4-3 lead going into the ninth inning at Fenway Park and Red Sox fans had to have that “here we go again feeling,” but the winds were about to change. Not only would the Red Sox tie the game, but they’d win it in extra innings. In Game 5, they’d have yet another late-inning surge and win in extra innings.

In what is now known as the “Bloody Sock Game,” Curt Schilling would put on a masterful performance and Boston wouldn’t need an epic late inning surge as they’d win 4-1. Then they’d win in a laugher in Game 7, 10-3, completing the 3-0 comeback, fittingly at Yankee Stadium.

Frankly, the reason this is No. 2 on the list, despite being against the Red Sox, is because it happened in the ALCS. No. 1 happened in the World Series.

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