The Yankees of the nineties spoiled fans and set unrealistic expectations for the team year in and year out. For the longest time, it seemed like it was World Series or bust. People took a team for granted that was perennially good and competing. Making the playoffs was an afterthought, and it was what they did in the playoffs that measured their success. Now? Things are different.
In 2013 and 2014, Yankees fans had to deal with watching a bad team for the first time in a long time. The Yankees missed the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in two decades.