The Yankees celebrate George Costanza Night by spectacularly blowing a sure thing

Maybe instead of hosting a George Costanza bobblehead night next year the New York Yankees should do the opposite.

That would probably help them avoid another embarrassing meltdown in the ninth inning like Friday night, when the Yankees saw a 3-1 lead with two outs become a 5-3 extra innings victory for the Boston Red Sox instead.

It happened exactly how you’d imagine. Clay Holmes came on in the ninth to close out the win and promptly sat down Rafael Devers and Connor Wong when Dom Smith was called upon to pinch hit. A single brought up Masataka Yoshida, who saw seven pitches before launching a sinker 405 feet to right field to tie the game.

MASATAKA YOSHIDA TIES IT UP pic.twitter.com/b41ikeT66W

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Ceddanne Rafaela opened the top of the 10th inning with a two-run homer and the Yankees were left wondering how it all went so wrong as Kenley Jansen closed out the frame for Boston.

You could applaud the commitment to Costanza bit of ruining a sure thing, but the vibes in New York clubhouse beg to differ now that the Yankees are 5-15 in their last 20 games with four straight losses.

“It’s a difficult time and we’ve got to dig down and quick turnaround tomorrow, get ready to play and find out what we’re made of a little bit,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters. “You’re going to be tested all the time with tough spots in the season. which clearly we are right now.”

The Yankees are giving out George Costanza bobbleheads for tonight's game.

What's your favorite George Coztanza moment?

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It might be time to dig out those cotton uniforms in The Bronx to see if they can’t turn this slump around.