BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF SPIN DOCTOR BOONE, LET'S SPINOFF TO OTHER NEWS

Source: NY Daily News

I going to say it. I am sick and tired of Aaron Boone and his utter nonsense. He's a spin doctor, which is a term/role notably used in politics to interpret events favorably for the media. The problem here is that no one believes him, hence he's often referred to by fans as a buffoon. So, I have decided to move onto a more philanthropic topic that involves the Yankees. 

“We deeply appreciate that the Yankees have graciously allowed us to play at Steinbrenner Field for the 2025 season,’’ Rays owner Stu Sternberg said in the statement. “The hurricane damage to Tropicana Field has forced us to take some extraordinary steps,” reported The Athletic. We all watched as Hurricane Milton lifted the roof off of the Tropicana Field in October. The location was set up as a respite for hurricane service facilitators, but instead it perished in the storm. Structurally it is not fit for use, so Steinbrenner Field became one of a few fields the Rays considered as their home for the 2025 season. But there's more.

Source: The News-Press

According to the Business Observer, "The Yankees, who are coming of a World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, are a rival and having to play in their smaller, training ballpark seems akin to a younger brother getting an older brother’s hand me downs." Oof... I mean there is no love lost between the Yankees and the Rays for sure. And the Yankees have never been successful at the Trop, often getting lost in the structure, which never was pleasant to look at and clearly not a crowd pleaser, with home attendance abysmal for the Rays. This all leads to another interesting twist. 

"There is another possibility: A new stadium may never be built and the Rays may never play in St. Petersburg again.. Just a couple of days after announcing the move to Steinbrenner Field, Sternberg told the Tampa Bay Times that a decision to postpone a vote to approve bonds to fund the ballpark threatened to derail the deal. He told the paper that the delay “sent a clear message that we had lost the county as a partner” and the “future of baseball in Tampa Bay became less certain after that vote,” reports the Observer.

So, Boone is a one big piece of drama, but at least the Yankees have a home, have support, and have fans who love them despite their woes. Wow that made me feel better. Thanks for listening- carry on with the Boone and free agency news. 

--Suzie Pinstripe
BYB Senior Managing Editor
Twitter: @suzieprof