If you’re a member of the New York Yankees millennial fanbase, you have seen a level of success unparalleled since 1936-1962. In those 26 years, the Yankees won 16 championships. Now, we’ve won considerably fewer championships, but you can’t deny 21 postseasons in 24 years, 7 wild cards, 14 American League East titles, 7 pennants, and 5 championships is an impressive feat.
But the Yankees have had difficulty finding long-lasting success in October since the last championship run of 2009. 2010 through 2012 saw them getting bounced from October by the Detroit Tigers, resulting in Derek Jeter’s ankle-breaking in the 2012 sweep by the Tigers.