Yankees: Rays’ Brett Phillips laughing at NSFW fan insults makes NYY look worse

No matter where you look, no matter what’s going on, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips will be smiling.

During the YES broadcast for the New York Yankees’ latest loss on Sunday, random camera action caught Phillips smirking in right field for … no reason at all. He was just enjoying playing baseball and living life, it seems.

Nothing can shake the man. We wouldn’t be surprised if he’s still experiencing a high from his heroics in Game 4 of the 2020 World Series.

That was obvious after the Rays swept the Yanks. When Tampa shut the door in the bottom of the ninth, Phillips waved goodbye to the fans in the Bronx with a jubilant look on his face as they were hurling NSFW insults his way.

It truly doesn’t get any worse than this for the Yankees. Wait … actually it does. If we are to step back and look at this team’s performance in totality, many would argue that their record should be worse!

Losing games is totally fine. It happens. But losing them in this manner and having your rivals stomp on your grave is embarrassing for a supposed title contender.

Yankees fans should be embarrassed after Brett Phillips picked them apart.

“And … scene!” Honestly, it’s a picture-perfect ending to this weekend series. The Bombers are now 1-5 against the Rays in 2021 and managed to string together just 11 hits across their latest three games. Eleven! That’s … fewer than four PER GAME! And the Yankees are completely healthy with the exception of Luke Voit!

Yankees fans are lost and unhinged right now. The saddest part? We can’t even blame them. Their team has brought the same energy into 2021 as they ended 2020 — flat, uninspired and unmotivated. And they’re STILL getting punked by a team with a fraction of the payroll.

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It’d be nice to have someone with Phillips’ energy on the Yankees roster, but apparently that’s too much to ask. Instead, New York has a bunch of robots and by-the-book diplomats who refuse to hold one another accountable or express displeasure amid a stretch of performances that have been widely deemed pathetic.

The Bombers have until mid-May to prepare themselves for the Rays once more. If they can wipe that smirk of Phillips’ face, that’d be a start. But much more needs to be done beyond that.

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