Things Are Looking Up for the Yankees’ Thumbs Down Guy

Chase Headley gave his Yankees teammates the team’s new rallying symbol after reaching second base in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night in New York.In an age when people seek fame by making the most noise, Gary Dunaier found his without making a sound.

Dunaier, now known as the Thumbs Down Guy, is the most accidental of internet sensations.

Had Hurricane Irma not wreaked havoc on the west coast of Florida, forcing the Tampa Bay Rays to find a new home for their regular-season series against the Yankees, things would have been different. For one, the Sept. 11 game at which Dunaier made his Roman Colosseum gesture in response to Todd Frazier’s three-run home…