Evan watched the Yankees three-game series against the Orioles, and has heard the reaction from the New York fanbase after the O’s took two of three in the Bronx.
He has been stunned by how defeated the Yankee fan seems to be after losing five of the first seven against Baltimore, as he sees two teams that are fairly evenly matched.
“Everybody’s gotta calm down,” Evan said. “They’ve played seven games in the regular season, including the last three, and there are some Yankee fans walking around like the Orioles proved to them that they’re better. That the Orioles proved that they’re your daddies. Like the Orioles proved they’re the Houston Astros. That has not been proven.
“We have basically played half a season. And whatever metric you want to look at…here’s the conclusion I’ve drawn, and if we’re being fair about it, we all should draw. They’re evenly matched. They’re both very good. Do the Orioles have issues? They do. Do the Yankees have issues? Yes. But the idea that, because they lost two out of three and Luis Gil got bombed yesterday…calm down.”
The Yanks took the series opener on Tuesday, and came up just short in an extra-innings loss without Aaron Judge on Wednesday night. Evan is not minimizing the potency of the Orioles roster, but the trade deadline is still on the horizon, giving the Yankees a chance to improve, and while Thursday was a drubbing, the rest of the series seemed evenly matched.
“The Orioles are not scared of the Yankees. They’re not scared of anybody,” Evan said. “But there’s also not a big enough track record from Orioles/Yankees to put them anywhere near the Astros, or anywhere near anybody. They’re a good team.
“Where did this loser mentality come from? Are you hanging out with too many Mets fans?”
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