ELIMINATED! GUESS WHAT BOONE, "IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!"

The stench of failure.... it's right in front of us! It's been there for months, but yesterday it became official. There's a week left in the regular season and then the Yankees can watch contenders from their couch until another team wins the World Series. Harsh reality.... it's right in front of us.

But yet, I think back to this here:

We all remember Aaron Boone's little temper tantrum where he slammed his hand on the table. The Yankees could fix it, but they had to play better! The Yankees story wasn't written YET and there was still time. The pen was in his hand, and they just needed to write their ending and "run away with it" blah blah blah....

Well, the story just ended, and the ending wasn't written by Boone or the Yankees. Hopefully Hal Steinbrenner has a major epiphany and realizes that someone needs to be held accountable for this. Ultimately, we want it to be Brian Cashman, but it appears he has a lifetime appointment so he's safe. Someone has to take the fall so let's really write this ending and make Aaron Boone take the fall.

My ears bleed every time I hear Boone speak. Does the beginning of that press conference really inspire anyone? Newsflash, everyone.... he thought Carlos Rodon was "good. I thought he pitched which was good to see." He sounds like he never knows what to say because he is genuinely void of any understanding of what happens in games. He pitched which was good to see.... you know what would be better to see next season? A different Yankee manager.

I'd like Hal to take that pen that Boone held up in his press conference from August and start making some major changes by signing some pink slips. This team has far too many deficiencies to fix in hopes to be competitive again in the future. Making a few changes isn't enough, it's just a band aid fix.

There was a lot that went wrong this season, and we have months to talk about it. Failure is right in front of us....and I hope the END of Aaron Boone as the Yankees manager is next.

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj