Seattle isn’t the only city with streakers. A whole team of them just ran through Oakland.
Over the past three-plus seasons, the Yankees have had their way with the Athletics. Since 2008, the team has compiled a 24-4 (.857) record against the A’s, which, following the recent sweep at the Collisseum, now includes a current 10-game winning streak.
The last time the Yankees lost to the Athletics, a 4-2 defeat on April 22, 2010, the result was obscured by the on-field confrontation between Dallas Braden and Alex Rodriguez. However, ever since Braden showed New York how it was done “in the 209”, the Athletics haven’t even been in the same area code as the Yankees.
The Yankees’ dominance over the Athletics is not unlike the way the Bash Brother teams of the early 1990s used to manhandle the Bronx Bombers. At one point, Tony LaRussa’s powerhouse A’s reeled off 16 consecutive victories over the hapless Yankees, coming within one victory of the longest winning streak by one team against the franchise.
Yankees’ Longest Winning and Losing Streaks by Franchise
| vs. | W Strk | Years | vs. | L Strk | Years |
| Orioles | 21 | 1927 | Red Sox | 17 | 1911-12 |
| Athletics | 16 | 1919 | Athletics | 16 | 1989-91 |
| Indians | 13 | 1976-77 | Indians | 13 | 1908 |
| Twins | 13 | 2002-03 | Tigers | 12 | 1908 |
| Blue Jays | 13 | 1995-96 | Orioles | 11 | 1907-08 |
| Red Sox | 12 | 1936, 1952-53 | Blue Jays | 10 | 1992 |
| Royals | 12 | 1997-98 | Twins | 9 | 1912 |
| Tigers | 11 | 1942 | White Sox | 8 | 1967, 1972-73 |
| Rays | 11 | 1998-1999 | Brewers | 7 | 1972-73 |
| White Sox | 10 | 1944-45, 1964 | Rangers | 7 | 1990 |
| Rangers | 10 | 1961-1962 | Angels | 5 | Several |
| Mariners | 8 | 1999, 2007-08 | Royals | 5 | 1978, 1990 |
| Angels | 7 | 1980-81 | Mariners | 5 | Several |
| Brewers | 7 | 1971-72 | Rays | 4 | 2005 |
| Mets | 7 | 2002-03 | Mets | 3 | Several |
Note: Only includes teams against which the Yankees have played at least 25 games.
Source: Baseball-reference.com
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