MLB · Week of Aug 24–30

New York Yankees

4-3 this week · 78-59 overall · vs HOU, vs BOS

52

Misery Index · Meh · ▲ from 34

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Tue, Aug 25L 7-9vs HOU55
  • Wed, Aug 26W 9-3vs HOU44
  • Thu, Aug 27L 1-5vs HOU76
  • Fri, Aug 28W 1-0vs BOS10
  • Sat, Aug 29L 0-6vs BOS87
  • Sat, Aug 29W 9-2vs BOS40
  • Sun, Aug 30W 16-1vs BOS52

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

050100MonTueWedThuFriSatSunLWLWLWW

What fans said

  • “It's a 6 run game, it wasn't over. They're so used to giving up they don't understand that it ain't over till it's over.”

    u/Recognition_Tricky▲ 509rage

  • “zero awareness from both Rosario and the third base coach. honestly might be the worst send I have ever seen in my life.”

    u/bluedj88▲ 162rage

  • “boston fans will get on the internet and earnestly try to tell you that one arguably ambiguous call forced their pitchers to give up 16 runs to a cold offense and fail to score off our #7 starter for 7 innings”

    u/NuclearNarwhal7▲ 141rage

  • “It's unfathomable, and the grief and pain do not leave quickly, if ever.”

    u/TheGoldfisherman▲ 137despair

  • “Might as well get the surgery and come back 2028.”

    u/Talkin19▲ 137despair

  • “What the actual fuck is Caballero doing on this play”

    u/lmerg36▲ 133rage

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