FREE FALLING BOONE CAN'T WAKE UP HIS YANKEE CLUB

You want to know why? Because he's not a true leader. 

A lot of fallout still over last night's Yankee loss to the Dodgers.  A lot of different opinions about it.  Opinions matter in baseball, it's what makes being a fan significant.  In essence, no one's wrong, but everyone has to say something.

First off let me say that the best comments about Boone mismanaging the Yankee pitching last night comes from Derek Jeter who said this so perfectly.

"Gerrit Cole was dominating this game... And if you take him out after 88 pitches for I don't know what reason, it's a domino effect on not only this game tonight, tomorrow's game, and the rest of this series." - Derek Jeter on Aaron Boone's decisionpic.twitter.com/DpfEYNmFpu

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 26, 2024

So, what he was saying without saying it was that Aaron Boone made a major mistake.  That mistake ended up with us relying on relievers way early. And we did.  Yesterday we worked our pen and for what? The Yankee lost the game. Oh yeah and it was only Game 1.  

And so now, you as the New York Yankees have to turn the page.  Yankee fans will have a much harder time turning the page, I know I did.  I was killing Boone last night. The loss was on him. And tonight, it didn't get much better, but this time it's a true group effort.

Besides the Yankees not hitting and losing Game 2, the starting pitching tonight wasn't good.  Carlos Rodon couldn't get out of the 4th and already Boone went to his regular bullpen guys again. Cousins, again. Holmes, again.   The point is if the Dodgers see these guys every time, they'll become very familiar with them and it's just a bad habit to get into as a manager.  It goes back to what I've been saying all year long. Boone is inexperienced and now on MLB's biggest stage, he has been exposed.  He's a hack, plain and simple. The Yankees have 13 pitchers with this roster, he needs to mix and match much better.

The Yankees had a huge opportunity in the 9th tonight.  Soto did what needed to be done, Stanton gets on, Jazz gets on, Rizzo gets hit by a pitch, but they stall once again. Anthony Volpe's inexperience was obvious and then I have to question Boone again.  Why did the Yankees put Trevino in for Wells? 

Why not put Jasson Dominguez out there? He's got the power. Trevino is just not a professional hitter. He hits, but it's just like the other Yankees right now, the chances aren't great.

Wasn't easy, but nothing worth having is, and, in the end, Vesia and the Dodgers got it done and that's all that matters.

Trevino wanted no part of Vesia's breaking ball, he tried to ambush a fastball and he almost did, but he didn't. #dodgers pic.twitter.com/uwjK4xMCU2

— Dodgers Daily (@dodger_daily) October 27, 2024

Sure, you can say the same about Dominguez, but the kid doesn't overthink, he just swings to hit dingers. I would have tried it. You literally have nothing to lose.

Look, there is nothing great about being down 0-2 against the mighty Dodgers, they are good.  But at least we head home to the Bronx and it will be vital that us fans make Yankee stadium the greatest welcome home party for our Yankees.  

Day off coming and then Monday night in the Bronx.  The fans need to rally now... and the Yankees and Aaron Judge needs to break out!

Let's Go Yanks!