WE'RE ONLY 9 GAMES BACK! THAT'S WHY CARLOS RODON IS BLOWING KISSES AT YOU!

Sure, the Yankees stink, but even they will tell you that.  

In fact, that's what Carlos Rodon told us Yankee fans tonight. When he blew his kiss, it wasn't a "F you" to us fans. It was more of an understanding of our frustrations. Don't try and make Rodon the enemy, he's not. He gets it.

Carlos Rodon blows kisses to Yankees fans after giving up 4 runs in the first 2 innings @short_porch @StoolBaseball pic.twitter.com/BuP0ytuPpk

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 19, 2023

Put it this way; Rodon is still trying to get into the swing of things.  The last few starts have not been great, but he just got to us the beginning of July after being hurt. The dude's not gonna be perfect right outside the gate.  In fact, he's still working through it. It is what it is.

You want to blame anyone it's Boone and the offense, not Rodon. He's the least of our problems.  And let's take it further. Yankee Twitter is a freaking sewer right now.  You guys are all pulling your hair out, cursing at the television, saying that "it's over" and the "Yankees suck" and now the Jomboy dude is telling everyone that the Yankees are selling.  What world do we live in that Yankee fans expect us to win 162 games a season and commentators who have airtime on YES can make stupid theories on a team that pays them?  How about whatever. Way to give up. 

First off, can we stop for a second? The New York Yankees are 9 games out. NINE.  By tomorrow, maybe it's 10... who knows.  But that's not a bad season. Yes, the Yankees are playing horrible, but we're in it gang... believe it or not we are IN IT. 

Also, it's July 19th.  Are you looking at the standings or the games back because it is NOT the end of the world, not yet at least. In fact, we might sell a few guys, but we're gonna definitely look to pick up some hitters to help us shake the funk as well.

So look... stop making Rodon the enemy.  How about you give it a second, get a set of balls and root for your team?  How about look at the big picture? How about I remind you about the biggest issue this team has right now is hitting and a bad manager that has been exposed because now with the Yankees skidding... Boone actually HAS to work.  

I've been saying this for 3 years now when it comes to Aaron Boone.  Anyone can manage a team that does what they're supposed to do.  Now try managing a team when nothing is working.  That's where we are at with Boone.  He is in over his head, he's not qualified, and he is not what a leader in the Bronx is supposed to be.

I'm glad Rodon blew us all a kiss tonight.  Maybe we as true Yankee fans need to think before we bitch and moan.  We all need to give this a few more weeks... we need to root for this club like our lives depended on it and we need to stop acting like the New York Yankees are 30 games out of first place.  We're not... in fact, we have plenty of time to climb up in the division.  We just need something to click.  Maybe it will, maybe it won't but as a fan, you can't just throw up your hands just 9 games out of first place.

Trust me... have faith.  Stop bitching. It CAN get better.

Oh... and Hal? Mr. Steinbrenner. It's time. Fire Aaron Boone.  The experiment is over.  Bad leadership sinks teams.  This is now evident.