The New York Yankees haven’t won a World Series since 2009.
Fans are very much aware of that.
However, there is no denying that they have been a successful club that shows profits every years, sells a lot of tickets and merchandise, and makes the postseason almost every year.
Winning in the regular season is much more indicative of a team’s true talent level because it is tested over a long sample size.
Playoff baseball involves a bit more randomness and fluky trends.
During regular season play, the Yankees have been outstanding since MLB’s latest expansion in 1998.
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— YES Network (@YESNetwork) February 6, 2023
This amazing chart shows a different way to assess success (or failure) in baseball: run differential.
It’s often the most accurate way to determine whether a team is good or bad, and how good (or bad).
Since 1998, the Yankees have scored 3,166 more runs than they have allowed, which is frankly very impressive.
That’s almost 1,000 more runs than the second-placed team over the last 25 years, the Boston Red Sox.
And yes, the Yanks haven’t lifted the World Series trophy since 2009, but they were very successful in the 1998-2009 period with four Fall Classic victories and two losses.
Since that year, they have had stars such as Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Jorge Posada, Robinson Cano, Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Gerrit Cole, and many more.
Some of them are Hall of Famers, others were strong candidates, and others are on the way.
Yes, the organization is going through a dry spell at the moment when it comes to titles, but they somehow manage to compete every single year.
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