It’s no surprise the Yanks are gone this year — not since 1958 have they won the World Series under a GOP president. 2/
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) October 23, 2017
George Steinbrenner bought the team in 1973. A year later, he pleaded guilty to a felony for illegal donations to Nixon’s reelection bid. 4/
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) October 23, 2017
He avoided jail time, but was suspended from baseball for fifteen months. And a curse was born. 5/
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) October 23, 2017
From then on, the Yankees would win the World Series only under Democratic presidents. (1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009) 6/
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) October 23, 2017