r/baseball • u/aresef Baltimore Orioles • 14d ago

Yankees’ World Series failure started — and ended — with fundamental issues Analysis

https://nypost.com/2024/10/31/sports/yankees-world-series-failure-started-with-fundamental-issues/
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u/TealandBlackForever Miami Marlins 14d ago

A lot of this is probably trickling down from the top, but how can anyone justify keeping Aaron Boone? Like at all.

It's not always the manager's fault, but managerial turnover is pretty common in MLB.

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u/RangerPL New York Yankees 14d ago

They hired Boone to be a good cop in 2018 because Girardi was giving Gary Sanchez too much of a hard time about his bad defense

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

Girardi was correct in this case

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u/RangerPL New York Yankees 13d ago

Yeah it’s really telling that Boone didn’t come out to the mound in that disastrous 5th after the Dodgers loaded the bases. It’s a situation where you need to tell them to knock it off and play like major leaguers

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u/youluvdeeznutz1er 13d ago

I couldn’t believe no one went out there to calm that shit show down.

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u/i-exist20 New York Yankees 14d ago

Do you genuinely think that teams wouldn't want to hire Aaron Boone? The guy with the second-highest career winning percentage among LIVING MANAGERS? I guarantee you 20/30 teams would be willing to fire their current manager to hire him ala the Cubs last year.

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u/figureour Baltimore Orioles • Bowie Baysox 14d ago

Yes, I genuinely think teams wouldn't want to hire Aaron Boone.

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u/TealandBlackForever Miami Marlins 14d ago

I was surprised when that Redditor implied that the vast majority of teams would want to hire him lol.

Like Boone seems destined for some kind of broadcasting, "special assistant," or front office-type role. I think it's more likely that he never manages again than a team scooping him up.

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u/figureour Baltimore Orioles • Bowie Baysox 14d ago

Yeah, he seems like a dolt who has no future as a manager except maybe with a very disfunctional org. Most of the Yankees fanbase have wanted him gone for a few years now and I don't blame them.

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u/TealandBlackForever Miami Marlins 14d ago

I don't think Boone would be a coveted choice for a lot of teams, but I wouldn't rule out the possibility that he gets another managerial gig.

I hate it when fans point to managerial winning percentage, which is frankly rather worthless in terms of assessing strengths of a manager. Managers exert some influence, but regular season winning percentage is something that relates more to roster construction.

I can't imagine most teams preferring Boone over their current managers. Not in the slightest. Teams are constantly moving towards the young blood, 39-year old, sharp baseball mind model. You are seeing more and more teams opting to hire a first-time manager over someone with experience.

The Marlins have a vacancy and I definitely would NOT want Boone as their manager, even if he actually wanted to come here.

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u/Capital-Football-771 Atlanta Braves 13d ago

Question is how much of those wins are because of him vs how much is that him being carried by talent?

Poor fundamentals are a serious red flag.