EVEN YANKEE LEGENDS BURY BOONE IN CRITICISM!

When former Yankees turn on Aaron Boone, you know it's bad. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez no longer wear pinstripes, but their opinions about the state of the team still matter. Beyond that.... they are also true. It's one thing when we as fans share our opinions, but when they share the same sentiments, it can't be overlooked.

Two pivotal Yankee players are just as unsatisfied with the state of this team as we are. ARod and Jeter did not mince words; you can check out what they had to say on Saturday night’s Speedway Classic HERE. It's about time that players who know the expectations finally echo the same sentiments we have. 

"They make way too many mistakes," Jeter said. "And you can't get away with making that number of mistakes against great teams. It just doesn't happen. They had baserunning mistakes today – you saw [Trent Grisham] getting thrown out at home plate. You can't continue to do it. You have to clean it up."

Fundamentals are non-existent with this team. We saw it with Jazz Chisholm Jr and Austin Wells again in embarrassing fashion. Obviously, the coaches don't reinforce fundamentals during Spring Training and the players can't retain them or don't seem to care. Honestly, by this point these guys should have fundamentals, they shouldn't have to be taught from scratch. At the same time, the coaches should recognize their weaknesses and be able to help coach players through these moments and get them back to standard.... but they can't. The players can't execute, and the coaches can't teach. It's an epic failure no matter how you look at it.

And when there's a pattern, the manager needs to step in and fix it. He needs to hold his players accountable and that's what ARod was saying, "If any one of us made a mistake, we would be sitting our butt right on the bench," Rodriguez said. "I see mistake after mistake, and there's no consequences."

And we all know he's not wrong. Baboonie coddles his players, and we just have Deja vu moments constantly. We've had them for EIGHT years now. His so-called management style doesn't work, but he is of course ready to try and run defense after hearing what ARod and Jeter had to say.

"I would disagree a little bit with the accountability factor, but the reality is, we're focused every day on being the best we can be," Boone said. "That's how we have to do it. But I understand when it doesn't happen, or we don't have the record that I think we should have, or certainly people think we should have – that comes with the territory."

There's something else that USED to come with the territory too....and that was getting canned when a manager failed. Billy Martin was fired and rehired FIVE times by George Steinbrenner. Baboonie has been here for too long, and the writing is on the wall that his leadership is not bringing a championship back to the Bronx. 

ARod and Jeter can see it. WE see it, but as long as Hal Steinbrenner makes a profit, he's not gonna care. He's still making money. So, what's it going to take to get rid of this clown?

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj