The 1904 Yankees

 

The New York Highlanders arrived on the scene in 1903 from Baltimore in the new American League. They finished fourth with a record of 72-62.

The following year, the Highlanders -- referred to as some in the media as the Yankees -- won 92 games. They were in a tight pennant race with Boston -- the Americans (Red Sox) -- until the last weekend of the season when Jack Chesbro launched a wild spitball that scored the go-ahead run. Chesbro won an astounding 41 games that year but Boston won the pennant.

There were a lot of other years of mediocrity and downright bad baseball until a kid arrived from Boston named Babe Ruth.

So, given mediocrity is to be celebrated, and that I love throwback jerseys, I think it's time for the Yankees to wear the jerseys of the 1904 team. 

I mean, hey, why not? They won 92 games and lost the pennant on a wild pitch!

One hundred years later they would have been at least a wild card team!

So, yes, I'm all in.

I mean, it's cool for the Mets, right?

(You had to know we were going to arrive here eventually)

Wear a jersey that celebrates a couple of playoff appearances and a World Series loss to the definition of the Hellmouth!

But, honestly, congrats Mets fans. You do you.

And I'm going to get to work on making #OldEnglishIsAYankeesFont a realty!