THE SAME GUY BOONE HAD NO FAITH IN ON FRIDAY TELLS BOONE TO "SHOVE IT" ON SATURDAY

 Yes, I say "shove it" with actions not words... and good for Billy McKinney.

Friday the Yankees lost because of Aaron Boone. Read LAST NIGHT WAS PROOF THAT CLUELESS BOONE CAN'T LEAD THE YANKEES for my rant on that Friday game and everything our inexperienced manager did wrong. In a nutshell, with a man on second, Boone decided to pull red hot McKinney for ice cold Donaldson, only to see Donaldson strike out. The Yankees would eventually lose.

Yesterday, with the Yankees just not being offensively strong at all, and Boone sitting guys that probably should have been playing like LeMahieu, Billy McKinney just did what we are so happy about... producing at the plate.  Yesterday, he was allowed to stay in the lineup and crushed a homer to put the Yankees in the lead.  That would be the decider.  Yanks would win 1-0 against the Rangers.

But it's what Boone says to the media that is so freaking embarrassing. The New York Post writes:

"Did he ever anticipate that the outfielder would become as significant as he has?

“I did not, honestly,” Boone said after the Yankees’ 1-0 win over the Rangers on Saturday in The Bronx. “To me, he’s a much better player now than the player I’ve seen in previous years or even spring training.”

Think about that... I DID NOT, HONESTLY. In other words, subliminally, "I really don't have much faith in this kid, but he keeps doing great things at the plate."  

Now I am paraphrasing, but let's call it what it is... McKinney's own manager doubts him.  That would make a ton of sense when it comes to Friday's game, and McKinney was able to shove it up his ass in Saturday's game.

Billy McKinney has done everything right.  He should be out there every game... because he's one of the few actually making stuff happen for the Yankees.  You know who shouldn't be there? Aaron Boone, the guy who "feels" like playing IKF over DJ LeMahieu yesterday in hopes of finding a "spark".  It's garbage like that that is really hurting this Yankee club.

Without leadership, a group will fail.  I'm not sure how many different ways I have to say it.  

For now, it was McKinney who gave Boone the signal that he belongs in the lineup every day.  Hopefully Boone recognizes it... but I strongly doubt it. He misses cues all the time.