Sometimes you need to leave the fool behind. That's exactly what the Yankees did last night. A huge home run night for the Yankees as they try their hardest to dig out of their Boone mess to try and at least secure the Wild Card spot. It won't be easy... Boone falls over himself to put them in bad spots. Last night the homers did the job. But just to be clear, home runs only? They don't last forever. You need solid pitching from your starters and you need to play alittle small ball and be smart on the bases too. Oh yea, and don't make so many errors... you know, fix everything the Yankees haven't been able to do all season.
The Yankees didn’t just beat the Rays Tuesday night — they embarrassed them with a nine-homer circus act. Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger each went deep twice, Aaron Judge smacked No. 40, Jose Caballero decided to introduce himself with a two-homer welcome back party, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ben Rice added the exclamation points. Final damage: Yankees 13, Rays 3, and Tampa left wondering if they’d wandered into a Home Run Derby by mistake.
The first inning alone was savage. Judge, Stanton, and Bellinger went back-to-back-to-back before Rays fans could even finish their soggy nachos after a two-hour rain delay. Four batters in, it was already 3-0. Game over.
Sure, ESPN Research will tell you the Yankees are now the first team in history to have two nine-homer games in one season. But let’s be honest — Yankee fans couldn’t care less about record-book trivia right now. The only thing that matters is winning, every night, because this team is hanging on for dear life in the standings.
And that brings us to Aaron Boone — master of nonsense, king of bad messaging, and apparently, the last guy in the building to know what’s actually happening with his own superstar. Just hours earlier, Boone stood in front of reporters and basically announced Judge might not be around for a while. Then Judge shows up, not only in the lineup but mashing his 40th homer of the year, and casually lets the world know Boone was full of shit. Think about that: the captain and the manager are literally on opposite planets when it comes to communication to the media and the fans. That’s not just a bad look — it’s embarrassing.
Boone’s word salad might play cute in press conferences, but when your best player has to step in and contradict you publicly, you’re no longer managing — you’re just filling air time. Maybe that’s why the Yankees keep winning in spite of him.
So yes, Tuesday was a massive win. Nine bombs, a statement game, a reminder that this offense can bury anyone when it’s locked in. But the bigger headline? Aaron Judge isn’t going anywhere — except, apparently, to the plate to make his manager look clueless.
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