New York Yankees Eighth Straight Loss Ties 28-Year Old Record
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 20: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on from the dugout during the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on August 20, 2023 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
It’s been 28 years since the Yankees last lost eight straight games. That changed Sunday when the Bronx Bombers suffered a crushing 6-5 defeat to the Boston Red Sox. Boston swept the Yankees for the second time this year, and are 8-1 against their hated rivals.
The loss which was highlighted by a controversial reversal of a Isiah Kiner-Flaefa slide into home plate, under the tag of catcher Alex Verdugo loomed large, and left the Yankees with more questions than answers.
Now New York sits at 60-64 with an uncertain future. The franchise hasn’t finished a season under .500 since 1992. And the way things are going, it looks like the Yankees are destined to match that feat.
HOW IT HAPPENED
In the eighth inning with the game knotted up at five, Anthony Volpe, who had a great day with the bat, lined a base hit to left with Isiah Kiner-Falefa running off of first base.
Red Sox left fielder Rob Refsynder slipped as he made the throw toward the infield. As Falefa rounded third and slid toward home, the relay throw from shortstop Trevor Story came in, and catcher Alex Verdugo applied the tag.
However, it appeared in live-action that Falefa slid into the home before the tag, under the legs of Verdugo. The initial ruling was that Falefa was safe.
The Red Sox challenged, and replay determined that Falefa was instead out at home plate.
The controversial moment proved to be fatal for the Yankees. In the top of the ninth inning, Justin Turner — who crushed a three-run homer earlier in the day, lined a RBI double to right, chasing home the lead run for Boston.
“We need to get a win,” manager Aaron Boone said afterward when asked about the big picture. The Yankees’ first crack at ending this skid is Tuesday night against the Nationals.
Robert De Niro's 5 Best Movies Ranked
Robert Anthony De Niro became famous for his portrayals of gritty characters at the beginning of his career. Once the New York native hit the comedic spotlight in the 2000s with Meet The Parents playing the part of a cranky old man, De Niro managed to keep a healthy balance of comedy and drama in his filmography. His next film will be Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon; the two have made ten feature films together since 1973’s Mean Streets.
De Niro’s parents divorced when he was just two years old after his father, Robert De Niro Sr., announced he was gay. His mother, Virginia Admiral, raised De Niro in Manhattan’s Little Italy. Robert took an interest in acting at age 10, playing the role of the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz at the Dramatic Workshop. Marlon Brando attended the same drama school and later became an inspiration for De Niro. As a way to relieve his shyness, De Niro became fascinated by cinema. By age 16, he dropped out of high school to pursue a professional career in acting. He later said in his biography De Niro: A Life, “When I was around 18, I was looking at a TV show, and I said, ‘If these actors are making a living at it, and they’re not really that good, I can’t do any worse than them.'”
Early Work
De Niro had minor film roles in the late 60s before landing a major role in Brian De Palma’s Greetings (1968), a satirical film about men avoiding the Vietnam War draft. With seven movies and two more De Palma collaborations, De Niro starred in two theater performances. He then returned to the big screen with 1973’s Bang the Drum Slowly, which received critical acclaim and helped De Niro gain further recognition. In 1973, De Niro began collaborating with Martin Scorsese in the crime film Mean Streets, co-starring Harvey Keitel. The following year, De Niro landed a pivotal role in Francis Ford Coppola’s crime epic The Godfather Part II (1974), winning an Academy Award for his portrayal of the young Vito Corleone.
Take a look below at our top 5 picks of Robert De Niro’s best films. With over 135 acting credits and 67 awards, it is tough to pick out De Niro’s best of the best, but we did our best.
Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.
