Brian Cashman has been the Yankees' general manager since 1998. And somehow, despite nearly two decades without a championship, the man continues to escape the accountability that would have buried executives in virtually any other high-expectation organization.
Yes, Cashman was the general manager during four World Series championships. Congratulations, Brian. Those were a long damn time ago.
What have you built lately? A collection of expensive rosters that repeatedly expose the same weaknesses when the games matter most.
Poor fundamentals. Inconsistent situational hitting. Defensive breakdowns. Questionable roster construction. A maddening dependence on the home run.
And when the Yankees lose?
It's always something. Injuries. Bad luck. A few missed opportunities. The other team played well.
At what point does someone in this organization acknowledge that the people assembling these rosters might actually be the problem?
Look at the record.
2018: Embarrassed by Boston in the ALDS, including a 16-1 humiliation at Yankee Stadium.
2019: Eliminated by Houston in the ALCS.
2020: Sent home by Tampa Bay in the ALDS.
2021: One-and-done against Boston in the Wild Card Game.
2022: Swept in four games by Houston in the ALCS.
2023: Missed the playoffs entirely.
2024: Lost the World Series to Los Angeles in five games.
2025: Eliminated by Toronto in four ALDS games.
2026: Swept in three games by Tampa Bay in the ALDS.
Nine seasons under Boone. Nine seasons without a championship. And Cashman's solution?
Keep the same manager. Keep selling the same philosophy. Keep telling the fans the organization is close. Close to what, Brian? Another embarrassing October? Cashman has become the living embodiment of everything wrong with this organization: an executive so comfortable in his position that failure no longer seems capable of threatening his employment.
At some point, longevity stops being an accomplishment.
It becomes evidence that nobody is being held accountable. I am sick and tired of hearing what a great guy Aaron Boone is. I'm sure he's a wonderful person. I'm sure his players love him.
BUT WHO CARES? Fans are fed up. This is the New York Yankees, not a summer camp. You're supposed to win championships.
Boone has a 790-565 regular-season record. Wonderful. He's 27-30 in the postseason, with one pennant and zero championships. Those number matter to fans. No fan cares about a winning season if Boone can't close.
His teams have repeatedly looked unprepared, fundamentally unsound and overwhelmed when facing disciplined postseason opponents. Remember the 2024 World Series? Game 5. Yankee Stadium.
A five-run lead against the Dodgers. And then one of the most disgraceful innings in World Series history. Aaron Judge drops a routine fly ball. Anthony Volpe makes a costly throwing error. Gerrit Cole fails to cover first base on a ground ball.
Five unearned runs. An entire season disintegrating because a professional baseball team couldn't execute the fundamentals that Little League coaches teach twelve-year-olds.
And the manager responsible for preparing that team?
Still employed.
In 2026, it happened again.
The Yankees were swept by Tampa Bay. They managed one hit in Game 1. They committed four errors in Game 2. They never held a lead in the entire series. ONE HIT. FOUR ERRORS. ZERO LEADS. THREE LOSSES.
That's not merely getting beaten. That's getting exposed. And we're supposed to believe Boone deserves a tenth season? What exactly has he demonstrated that suggests year ten will be different from years one through nine? The same mistakes keep happening. The same excuses keep coming. The same manager keeps returning.
I have watched enough. I will not pay a dime to go into that stadium. And the Fans? They are fools at this point. Change only happens when fans stop coming. Aaron Boone may be one of the most unsuccessful long-tenured managers in Yankee history when measured against the one standard that once defined this organization: championships.
And somehow, he's being rewarded with another opportunity. It's absurd.
And so, I say it again. Boycott the Yankees. Do it, and if enough people to... there will be change. Why? Cause the money stops pouring in. That's why.
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