DECEMBER 6: Boone, who was introduced today, is promised $4MM in the deal, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post (via Twitter).
DECEMBER 4: The Yankees formally announced the hiring of Boone today. Boone signed a three-year contract that runs through the 2020 season and contains a club option for the 2021 campaign. A press conference has been set for Wednesday at noon ET.
“I firmly believe that Aaron possesses the attributes needed to follow in the tradition of great Yankees managers,” said Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner in the press release announcing the move. “From all accounts, he is a polished communicator who possesses the ability to cultivate and grow relationships. Aaron has also spent a lifetime immersed in baseball, affording him a unique and intimate understanding of what fosters team success. Aaron’s name is already etched into Yankees history, and my family and I are excited to welcome him back to this franchise. This opportunity will allow him to continue to make a positive impact on this organization in distinctly new and meaningful ways.”
“Over the past several weeks, our baseball operations department sat down with a number of managerial candidates, all of whom brought a diverse array of baseball knowledge and experience,” GM Brian Cashman said of the interview process. “Each interview led to insightful and thoughtful discussions, and I am grateful to the candidates for their preparation, interest and commitment to our extensive interview process. When we had the opportunity to speak with Aaron and share concepts and ideas, he was able to showcase a variety of traits that we believe will strongly benefit this franchise as we move forward, including an astute mind for the game and a progressive approach to evolving strategies. We also believe Aaron’s interpersonal skills and baseball pedigree will allow him to blend well with the systems we have in place, our baseball operations staff and the 25-man roster. On a personal level, I look forward to collaborating with him over the coming years and offering him the support and resources needed to get the most out of our players.”
DECEMBER 1: Aaron Boone has been selected as the next manager of the Yankees, according to veteran sportswriter Bill Madden (via Twitter). The move, of course, is not yet official, though Ken Davidoff of the New York Post tweets that an agreement is in place.
Boone will take over for the departing Joe Girardi, whose contract was not renewed after a ten-year run at the helm of the organization. Though he was an experienced hand who had quite a bit of success, Girardi was not seen by the front office or ownership as the right man to take a youthful roster to the next level.
While his very candidacy came as a surprise, Boone evidently impressed the Yanks enough to be handed the keys to a talented ballclub that will enter 2018 with sky-high expectations. A long-time big leaguer, Boone has been best known in his post-playing days as a television commentator with ESPN. He has not coached or managed since hanging up his spikes.
Boone does, of course, have a lifetime in and around the game, including a dozen seasons in the majors and a brief stint with the Yankees. His time with the Yankees as a player would be little more than a footnote were it not for his famous walkoff home run in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.
As it stands, Boone now has a chance to make an even deeper impression on the game’s most legendary organization. He’ll need to hit the ground running, as camp opens in just ten weeks. There might be room for a grace period in some other situations, but Boone is entering a situation where immediate results will be demanded.
Terrible move. Just awful.
You’re awful
But everything is awesome!
“would be little more than a footnote were it not for” could be said about most sports heroes
#Aaronbn.fo life
respect others opinion I don’t like the move either I prefer Beltran over him
Never wanted Beltran especially after he knocked Y
im willing to say the yankees organization knows more than you, considering they actually interviewed him
… Good luck …
Although it is true that Aaron Boone is an exception …. there is some reason/logic that (basically) every other manager in the history of baseball has had to show he could run a club at some level before running an MLB team ..
Not true
Andy green
Managed in The minors
Matheny
Ventura
Just when you thought the Yankees couldn’t get any more insufferable.
The best part about this is they get his nasally monotone voice out of the booth. Plus I think it will be a disaster too. Should have hired his brother he was way better and more fun.
Yes and his brother kept with a Yankees tradition of steroid use.
That said, seems like a poor move. Is Aaron Boone a leader? I have a tough time seeing it.
Seems like the Yanks are following a trend toward younger managers; yet I’m not convinced they made themselves a lick better.
No surprises Dimitri since you are from LA and continue living through an endless drought.
Would have went with Beltran
I agree. Odiferous decision.
Should’ve been swisher
Swisher is a clown.
But he’s got a hot wife!
They all have hot wives.
Not Miss October 1998!
Gary Gaetti*
Wait I’m lost…is he married to Swisher or Gaetti. If Boone and Gaetti are married I’ve got a really inappropriate joke to make.
how long until he benches judge?
Until Cashman tells him to.
haaaaaa, lol …good one
WALLS
Wonder if Tim Wakefield got a notification on his mobile phone about this
I see what you did there
No wakefield didn’t. However Robbie Cano received a text about the potential signing of otahnie. “Mariners are losers with him or without. Losing streak will continue”
Thanks for contributing your invaluable comments
Yankees totally played themselves. Girardi is who should be managing the Yankees. Made no sense to hire someone with 0 coaching experience and expect him to win the World Series. Girardi helped them go from rebuild to the ALCS in just 1 year.
Sorta agree
Yeahhh me too , girardi made one (pretty big) mistake but he’s still an excellent manager
An excellent manager?
Way off man he won nothing. Below average at best.
He won 2009…
He constantly made a competitive team out of overpaid over the hill former stars. Hes an above average manager at worst
Girardi was good but things do get stale after a while.
Girardi wanted more $$$, yankees didn’t feel the same way
Is that what you think happened?
Can’t see any other reason for him to be let go afterleading a rebuilding team to the ALCS, not to mention his ten years at the helm, his knowledge of this roster, knowing the ins and outs of the players on his roster. Truthfully letting girardi go now is foolish, if they were going to let him go it should’ve been last offseason. Then as soon as they see some serious success, Girardi probably asked for a well deserved raise that the Yankees weren’t willing to give. Boone is a lot cheaper then JG.
Well I hear he is still paying off his braces. So seems legit
It’s the Yankees. I don’t think money was the issue.
It wasn’t a rebuild. Nobody seems to know what a rebuild means.
For Yankees standards it was a rebuild
I agree. Most of current talent was already there. They just restructured the lineup and added premium minor league talent.
Young new talent. Needed to shake things up that’s all
NEVER shoulda fired Joe ! On the heels of something special, like their dynasty run,, perfect blend of vets/youth, farm system flush w/talent, and money too burn….cash-man had to win the pissing contest, Boonie doesn’t finish yr 3 and that’s after he uses up ALL his “new” manager goodwill bein .500 team after 2 yrs. As lifetime yankee hater and closet O’s fan….It Truly Is A Merry Festivus !!!!
Joes time was up. He had his run. The job of baby sitting a veteran squad was over and his regimented ways didn’t play with some of the young kids.
You live and die by the sword as a manager and Joe fell on it for not developing Sanchez who’s defense regressed. As a former catcher it shows that he has communications problems with younger generation players.
Sure Sam. Lots of hope for your team this coming year. I look forward to the celebration next fall for Jeffrey Mayer at Camden Yards. I’ve got you a special role in the ceremony—looking up to watch him steal the HR from your right fielder.
they were in rebuild mode for like 2 months of 2016
Hey walker. Check out the MLB executive of the year and give him the credit that experts have.
Truth be told, Gerardi was perfect for veteran team. However he had zero control over Sanchez and is responsible, catcher to catcher for his regression on defense. Shame on Joe. His time is over. Managing is a younger mans job.
Bada bing bada Boone
Finally! I was waiting for the Yankees to announce Stanton as their manager.
Upset
Here’s why I think this was an Upset victory.
Boone’s unproven. Rob Thompson spent 30 years serving your organization. Should’ve been him if you’re hiring from within. Even Beltran (in my opinion) would’ve been a better choice if you’re going for unproven manager with 0 track record.
If Aaron Boone wins more than 1 championship in 10 years, and makes the playoffs more than 6/10 times, like Girardi, then technically, he’s statistically more successful manager than Girardi, regardless of regular season W-L records.
That is to say… Boone making it 10 years as Yankees manager is a remarkable feat in itself (for him or anybody)
“Here’s why I think this was an Upset victory.”
Ah. OK. From your earlier comment it appeared that you were upset at this selection. But you’re right about this being an obscure choice. Closest comp in Yanqui history I can come up with is Yogi (the first time). This is likely to either be a spectacular success or an unmitigated disaster.
Edit to add: It appears that the last time the Yanks did something similar was in 1986 when they named Lou Pinella manager after having served as their batting coach. It didn’t go well.
Either do your opinions FLAW. Time to pony up to facts, not conjecture.
Why?
Well on the surface Flaw what does something from 1986 have to do with 2018?
I’m sure that you can enjoy games on a black and white TV, it’s just that most others here like 4K HD resolution which could affect poor comparisons caused by an ax to grind.
Amazing they found someone more boring than Girardi.
Disaster. Boone was not a good player, and he was a terrible analyst. I’m already looking forward to his firing. My only hope is that the players don’t regress under him.
You’re a disaster
Nah, I’m a delight
Nah, a good manager does not maketh a good analyst
… you’re trash
To be fair, most managers were bad players.
That’s a negative Ghost Rider
If it’s a negative then prove him wrong.
I mean…you have a Yankees avatar and don’t immediately think of former MVP Joe Torre?!
I think you need to look up what the word Most means. Joe Torre was a good ballplayer, yes, but he specifically said Most managers were bad players. Most is the exact opposite of None/Few, and you just named 1 manager which would fall in between None and Few.
Hello Joe Torre?
Duh?
I don’t think people will ever appreciate who the manager. I think it’s interesting he’s lived nothing but baseball his whole life.
Gotta say I’m surprised they went with Boone over BamBam
What why? If anyone Meulens should have been the pick
Aaron FN Boone
In their eventual announcement Yankees should be required to state that Boone has absolutely no coaching or management experience whatsoever. Otherwise they can spin it any way they want.
Where in the rule book does it state this requirement ?
I don’t watch ESPN. Fill me in on this guy. Is he smart at all? Does he ever cite RBIs when talking?
I wouldn’t say he has a great baseball IQ based on his commentating. Very happy he won’t be on ESPN anymore.
Wait, ESPN covers baseball??
Lol they won’t be for long
Say goodbye to Ohtani. He’s not gonna want a rookie manager I would think.
What a great hire!!! Boone prefers to run a laid back clubhouse and encourages pick up basketball games between players to boost moral.
Well played
A religious site might be a better place for your intended boosting…that is unless you regard Y Stadium as a holy site.
That’s correct Mish. Perhaps you’ve never been?
history repeats itself. girardi became showalter and boone just became torre.
The only connection there is they are the yankees managers in order.
How is this history repeating itself? Joe tore managed a lot years prior to the yanks.
Awesome Move!
I love it!
He’s a puppet for the front office anyway
best point.
Aren’t most managers essentially puppets for ownership/management? How many organizations encourage their employees to freelance?
I would imagine guys like Bochy and Maddon probably call their own shots
I’d expect that even Bochy and Maddon, particularly the latter, coordinate with their GMs to a large extent. Difficult to believe that any team with an analytics department, which means pretty much everybody these days, would simply hand a $100M roster to any manager to deploy as he sees fit. Just to use a convenient example, do you think Girardi really wanted to play Ellsbury or did that order come from above?
Of course they consult, but they have different jobs. The GM might build the roster, but the manager is going to decide who plays, and who doesn’t without interference from the FO if he’s amy sort of baseball man.
Showalter respectively disagrees.
And showalter works for a puppet GM.
Cash rebuilt this team on the fly. No layovers in last place. Girardi’s work with the kids was flawed. End of discussion.
Here’s a thought, how about everyone gives the guy a chance before you start burying him.
That not the Yankee fans way lol
Yah Ryan get real
Enjoy sack lunch
Guy was a good player was good in his post playing days but I don’t know about his managing. Guess we will see. I can say that while Girardi made mistakes (all managers make mistakes) he was still a damn good manager in my opinion but good luck to you, Aaron, hope you have a successful career as a manager.
Logged in to comment and say that it should have been Meulens. Over/under on his eventual firing? (2 years?)
Over. Yankees fans will call for him to be fired in the first 3-4 months. However so long as he doesn’t try to go to war with Cash or Hal, he will be there for over 2 years. The second he tries to think for himself, he will be let go.
Good point
… you’re trash
Not a Yankee’s fan so like what ever… but so glad I won’t have to listen to this hack anymore on espn. Damn he was an awful analyst.
Jessica Mendoza would have been a better pick.
She knows Clayton Kershaw throws a curveball and Aaron Judge is good. Yup sounds qualified to be an analyst thanks to ESPN standards
yep the yankees love to analyze, they have a whole department for that. they think they can lead a team by a TV analyst lol. maybe we should tell them that you work with real people
She’s actually good.
i’ll respectfully disagree, but to each their own
She will be the hitting coach, knows everything, just ask her
As a fan of another team and a bit of a Yankees hater I’m incredibly amused by all these events. It’ll be interesting to see if Boone can get them back to the ALCS and beyond because if he can’t the N.Y. media and fans will be livid.
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Good job Nuck. Reports have surfaced he’s interested in the position.
For that reason, and that reason alone; I changed my downvote to upvote.
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you all need to listen to nuck
Lol I never authorized my comment to be re-used to say “I told you so”
But yeah, few called it or took Boone seriously, me included. You called it before Boone’s interest was even reported by the media, but nobody expected Boone to win it. I personally didn’t expect him to get an Interview like John Flaherty or David Cone lol
Half the suggestions In the thread were joke suggestions anyway, which probably hurt your cause, if you were serious.
Nuck that!
Aaron Boone isn’t that bad a choice. He could be a motivating catalyst for the players, which is the primary job for a manager. Like any manager, success hinges on how you manage pitching changes and the bullpen. Baseball isn’t rocket science. The toughest part is knowing how to manage the bullpen.
Easy, don’t leave in your tired starter way too long, especially in game 7 of the ALCS.
Yeah and don’t take out Clayton Kershaw, one of the greatest pitchers of all time, with a 7-4 lead with two outs in the 5th of game 5 of the World Series either.
Aaron Bleeping Boone! Everyone is being negative about the lack of managerial experience but everyone from Bochy to Mattingly to Roberts had to get a chance.
Bochy, Roberts and Mattingly did their time as coaches.
Although, to be fair, Boone is the son of a major league manager and has been surrounded by the major-league game his whole life. He’s been in more clubhouses in different capacities than a lot of managers who worked their way into the job.
Can’t wait to see Brett Boone’s reaction towards the losing candidates via his social media ..
Knew it, when they narrowed them down, I knew it’d be Boone.
I’m guessing Cashman will talk into a walkie-talkie and tell him what to say
He will have an antenna under his hat like that spongebob episode.
I prefer Beltran over Boone
All because “LeBron” Judge and “Pitbull” Sanchez couldn’t get along with Girardi and care more about endorsements, Instagram, “bling bling”, pinky rings, and money than they do about being part of a team.
Truly unfortunate having somebody that can communicate with the “kids” is more important than the winning attitude Girardi brought over a decade.
I remember when the White Sox hired a former player with no managerial/coaching experience to run a team with several talented players. His name was Robin something. I think it went pretty well too.
Ventura, & it was a disaster
This came out of nowhere didn’t know know he was being considered, let alone being interviewed.
Sorry, but this absolutely did not come out of nowhere. It had been reported for sometime that Boone was interviewed and was under consideration. Where have you been? Under some rock somewhere off the grid?
It was news to me. I regularly watch MLB network. And never saw his name pop up or mentioned. Carlos Beltran was the leading candidate.
Buster Olney was the first to mention Boone as a candidate for the Yankee;s job on November 9th.
twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/928813110613471233
I Usually try to avoid ESPN.
Encamping under a gridless rock seems a better upgrade than swallowing yankee propaganda while perched on the grid.
I’m not a Yankee fan, I live on the west coast, and I had been hearing about Boone for at least several days before this. I won’t argue that being under a gridless rock is probably preferable to being exposed to much that all of us are, but I am shocked that this was out of the blue for anyone. It was a surprise to me that they chose Boone, but it was certainly old news that he was a consideration.
Lol.. man that home run left a lasting impression! Gets him the job 15 years later!! Anyone else think Aaron walked in with the bat and just laid it on the table???
No. Everyone else is informed.
Pretty sure the biggest factor was finding someone who’ll do whatever Cashman tells them too. Blah.
What are they thinking
Wow they got rid of Girardi for Boone.
Now this is comical
God Aaron Boone is a joke. Glad the Yankees would do something so foolish with their young core.
Thanks for sharing your nonsense, Nonsense.
I loooove this hiring!
To be chosen from such a sparkling array of stellar candidates is itself overwhelming for Boone, I’m sure.
All because “LeBron” Judge and “Pitbull” Sanchez couldn’t get along with Girardi and care more about endorsements, Insta, “bling bling”, and pinky rings than they do about being part of a team.
Truly unfortunate having somebody that can communicate with the “kids” is more important than the winning attitude Girardi brought over a decade.
Headline should be: “Unqualified White Guy Selected Over More Qualified Minority… Again.” Yes, the hiring of minorities has been getting better (Washington and Boston), but when this crap happens, it seems like any excuse to not hire a minority. Geez, at least hire Thomson or Wedge. Bob Boone would’ve been a more qualified choice.
Dumbest move since the Padres hired Green despite the fact that Dave Roberts was a coach for them the previous year.
The fact you are citing Green over Roberts shows you are just race baiting. Roberts was leaving the Padres no matter what. Green has worked out well for them too. Also this hire is just bad in general. Mulens would have been just as bad.
Sigh, why does everything have to be about race? You know what articles I found to be most annoying about the Red Sox signing Cora? The whole how great it is they signed a Latino. What’s wrong with the fact that he’s from a baseball family, considered to be an excellent communicator with players about analytics, energetic, good with the media, and just recently sat at the feet of the WS winning manager. All of those traits seem to be more relevant than “he’s Latino.”
I won’t claim Boone was the best option out there but I serious doubt anyone thought the yankees should hire him because he’s white..
You understand within the context of the game how important it was for Boston to make that hire, right?
Of all the candidates who interviewed for this position, I can’t believe the Yankees hired him.
What exactly in his resume shows any aptitude to lead at the major league level?
Minor league coach? No
Major league coach? No
Hit a HR against the Red Sox in a key situation in the playoffs for the Yankees? YES
Minor league manager? No
Major league manager? No
Wasn’t one of hundreds of people fired by ESPN in the last 12 months? YES
Looks good on TV? Yes
Speaks Spanish? Doubtful
Tested positive for Steroids? Yes
Showed an ability to improve performance in MLB players? No
Showed an ability to talk to them for 30 second snippets and not ask anything important? YES
I can understand if Hensley Meulens somehow is the worst interview on the planet, but otherwise I have no idea how “Silver” Boone got this job. So dedicated to his craft his nuked his next season after he was a Yankee hero he decided to go play basketball and literally void his contract when he got hurt.
It really is just amazing. Was Cashman absent during this whole process?
Tell me he’s the bench coach. Tell me he’s the manager in waiting. So underqualified during a growth time in NY…..
In Tennessee they would get a Twitter campaign started, paint some rocks and get him ousted.
So when did Boone test positive for Roids? Any proof?
I think he confused his Boones. Bret Boone juiced tho idk offhand if he was caught
All those Boones look alike to Paul
Oh how horrible to think the Yankees hired a manager that grew up in baseball and was the son of a major league manager, was one of their former players who only gave 100% each time he played, never got into trouble on or off the field and was a valuable member of the clubhouse. And besides all this he is actually pretty intelligent and knows how to deal with the media. what a horrible hire!!
His grandfather was a fine player & manager. His brother… never mind.
Ray Boone was never a manager. Bob Boone, his father, was. But his father was also catcher, which valuable experience for a manager when it comes to pitching and the pen.
And he’s never coached one minute in his life. This is a ridiculous hire. Cashman has already sent him out to be fitted for his strings.
No need Charles…a boone had previously been fitted with ESPN strings. .Interchangeable.
Aaron Boone is a third-generation big leaguer. He has been around Major League clubhouses since he was born. I’m not sure if he was the best candidate, but to say he is not qualified isn’t entirely fair. I think a lot of Yankees fans are going to be pleasantly surprised.
This is a real head scratching move.
Why is experience considered to be incredibly important despite a candidate showing that they have the right aptitude, communication skills, insight and knowledge of the sport needed to succeed? Look at the NBA and how coaches like Doc Rivers, Jason Kidd and Steve Kerr were able to succeed without prior coaching experience. Yes, it’s a different sport, but one in which coaches are arguably more important than in baseball.
You gotta work on your basketball analogies. Jason Kidd and Doc Rivers are both terrible coaches.
Beg to differ with the Jason Kidd comment. He’s turned around a bad Bucks team around of course with the help of talent. Interesting to see what Boone does with the Yankees and I’m no Yankees fan.
Good point. Baseball is changing and managing is becoming more like coaching in the NBA. Managing personalities is the most important element in the job description. Then working with Front Office.Then handling media.
The only explanation for this is Cashman wanted a puppet. Seems to be the new way of baseball. Gm’s and their saber nerds filling out the lineup cards.
Well, that seems to be working, doesn’t it? The Astros front office is filled with “saber nerds”
Very disappointed. Would have thought they had a plan when they let Girardi go. Obviously not. Cashman will go next after this silly exercise fails.
He might not be too bad nobody mentioned but his father was a decent manager.
Woof
Next year they hire Showalter after his contract ends in 2018, ensuring that Machado signs with Yankees. Wonderful.
I don’t quite get it other than the Yanks value getting along with the youngsters above all else. The only time I can remember a hire from the broadcast booth was when the D’backs hired Brenly. Of course Brenly was a catcher so he had some knowledge of the pitching game, and he had been a coach under Roger Craig. I’m fine with the Boone hire though because the Giants were grooming Meulens as Bochy’s replacement, and as a Giants fan I would hate to see him go.
Damn… thought Danny Tartabull would’ve been under consideration !
Who’s the best candidate for the job? Joe Girardi. But Aaron Boone is, from personal interaction, an entirely competent, friendly, and potentially progressive coach. I’m extremely excited to see where this goes. Please don’t judge the man yet. He’s more able than you can imagine.
How soon till he names idiot mouthy roid-boy brother to his staff…..?
This is the same reaction as when Joe Torre was hired and Joe Girardi. Have to give him a chance. It seems the front office and the analytics department dictates what happens on the field, therefore, a good communicator and a guy with a good reputation and ability to connect with younger players is what is now needed.
The reaction might be the same, but the situation is very different. Both Torre and Girardi had managerial experience compared to zero for Boone. Torre managed for 15 years before he was hired by the Yanks. The difference between Torre and Boone is like day and night. Girardi had only 1 year of experience, but that’s still 1 more than Boone. One year at least gives a clue as to whether a guy knows what he’s doing or not. Maybe Boone could be a good manager, but it’s a total shot in the dark.
Joe Girardi won Manager of the Year, in that 1 year experience (2006) before getting hired by the Yankees, which is more than what we can say for Aaron Boone…
All I can say is GOOD LUCK Aaron Boone. Great guy.
I recall how the last SNB commentator Bobby Valentine / turned manager did.
And he had prior managerial experience. We’ll see.
I assume Girardi will be upper management, likely a GM, with the Marlins.
What about Girardi tells you that he is GM material?? And you say he will be GM of the Marlins? Why because you think Jeter is going to just pick a Yankee friend for the job if they were looking for a GM which they are not
I mean all Jeter has done so far is pick yankee friends. He already poached a few.
Trust the brand. It’s a wining organization. Cash exec of the year. Come on guys. Who are we to judge.
What a joke! Basically Cashman just named himself as the manager. Boone is a puppet!
And the Yankees can say goodbye to Ohtani as well now.
And you know this HOW?
My opinion Ohtani will not be coming to play for Aaron Boone a puppet manager who has zero experience. He wants someone who with a track record of development and putting him in the right situations
Also he wants to play as a regular and pitch as you know as well he needs a manager who he believes in can utilize and manuever that delicate balance. That will not be Aaron Boone
I’ve always liked Aaron Boone, but this is God Awful.
Girardi is going to MLB. He wants to be commish.
He has the credentials. He would be a good one after Manfred.
I honestly would’ve rated Boone in lower half of all the candidates, maybe even the least qualified…..it is at this point GREAT news for AL East teams….just cause you thought he was insightful and witty while callin game doesn’t mean he can manage…..it’s gonna be interesting, what happened to NYY odds in Vegas for next season a minute after Boonie was announced…..?
Feeling allot better about Cora now!! Huge step backwards for the Yankees. The Steinbrenner brain trust hits another homer!! Well at least now Cashman has a flunky who will do whatever he says. Does Boone speak Japanese? Maybe that’s how he qualifies for the job?
excellent choice, now can meulens coach a real team. only trade didi for me to another team
Maybe someone can help me understand this, because I’m having a bit of trouble registering the logic. Why would you get rid of a manager who has been with you for 8 years, has won you a WS, who as a MOTY award under his belt, who was well liked and respected in your clubhouse? And why then not hire a loyal, 30-year Yankee coach, who is also well liked it the clubhouse and has had something to do with your last FIVE WS titles? Or why then not hire a 3-time WS winning batting coach who speaks five languages including but not limited to Japanese which not only could have possibly helped entice Otani (the Japanese Babe Ruth btw) but also could have made a connection between him and Tanaka one that managers and players should have, not through a translator? Why not hire a two time international (I think it was international) MOTY who helped grow the likes of Judge and Severino? Why hire a broadcaster with no managerial experience, who’s only claim to fame was a walk off HR in a game he wasn’t even deemed good enough to start in and who’s legacy was ruined by his own stupidity? Why? Fellow Yankee fans please help me understand. Now I don’t think like some people that the Yankees are screwed because Boone would have to be pretty damn bad to ruin what the Yankees have going for them. But still why? Was it really just for the name and the headline and the nostalgia? Really? Did he really just wow that much in the interviews with no credibility compared to the others? I just can’t wrap my head around this
Because experience is overrated. Especially for managing a baseball team. Hell, Pete Rose, Joe Torre and Frank Robinson all managed their first teams while they were still playing the sport. It’s a leadership position first and foremost, and perhaps they thought that Boone had most of the qualities that they were looking for. The truth is that no one knows what happened during the interview, except for Brian Cashman and the 10 or so other people in the room with him and each of the other candidates.
Also Bam Bam Meulens barely speaks any Japanese. He just knows certain baseball phrases and can’t speak fluently. He wouldn’t have been able to speak to Tanaka (or Ohtani) without a translator.
Are you the same ihatepants from 411mania?
Experience is only overrated by fools like you.
Boone is a joke. Have fun Yankee fans! Everyone is laughing at this move and Aaron Boone will not prove us wrong.
Enjoy Boone, who hey I heard hit a big home run for the Yankees once upon a time. Hey make him the manager then!! Haha
Dude you’re such a troll it’s not funny.
For starters, it seems that Girardi and his style of managing did not make him a popular guy in the clubhouse, as you mentioned. Just this year alone there were issues with Chapman, Sanchez, and Betances. My guess with Thompson is that he subscribes to the same old school, hard-nose style of managing Girardi employed. Seems like the Yankees front office wants a fresh face in the dugout. Remember, the Joe Torre hiring was highly criticized, and look how that turned out. Was Boone or any of the six they interviewed my top choice? No, but I’m willing to see what Boone can do.
@BronxBombers14
OMG did you just compare Boone to Joe Torre!!
You Yankee fans are so delusional. Wow. Boone and Torre in the same sentence!
Yankee fan base is a joke. They talk out of all sides of their mouth and never think or have an opinion unless the Yankee front office tells them.
Ok … whatever you say …. Boone is the next Joe Torre.
Hey Genius you realize that it took Joe Torre over 20-25 years and numerous times being fired as manager before he became “Joe Torre”. Wow. How does that Yankee Kool-Aid taste?
But sure Boone is Torre. Good Luck with the puppet manager! Yankees are a joke
They should have hired Big Papi or Schilling.
No need Charles…a boone had previously been fitted with ESPN strings. .Interchangeable.
Boone….. where is my calzone Boone! It’s lunch time, I need my calzone
Nothing but empty calories and male curiosity , eh Georgie boy?
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As a fan of the [baseball team other than the Yankees], I am really looking forward to seeing how this plays out. It will probably be quite entertaining.
The founding member of boones farm cheap wine is more qualified than Aaron Boone. This would be like the Braves hiring Chip Carey. A decent announcer but manager? Promote your triple A guy instead.
I think George Costanza was behind this hiring.
It had to be Boone.
I think the talent on team brought the 91 surprise wins not Girardis masterful managerial skills. Cashman has the talent and now he needed a players coach to hold reigns and let horses run as Torre did. Lucky spot for Boone to start his managing career. He won’t make them worse, that all depends on young guys continue to develop or slump. He has a very good pitching coach that will guide him with pitchers.
So you admit 91 wins was a surprise but it had nothing to do with the manager?
Typical Yankee fan spouting the company line. I bet you never said it before he was fired.
He finished what … third in manager of the year voting .., oh it must be the talent. So manager is useless then. So as long as A GM gives his manager talent no team ever under achieves since its the talent. Anyone can manage then? Well guess what you are now stuck with Aaron Boone! Haha enjoy!!
I knew it. When Girardi was hired several years ago, I said, whenever it is that his time as Yankees’ manager comes to an end, Aarson Boone is the next logical choice.
@berteuthis
You are full of it. You never said anything about Boone. Nice try. Even now you allege you thought he may be a choice. You called nothing pal. How many other choices did you say were logical over the years.
You are a joke like all these other Yankee fans I see on various blogs all claiming to have “called it” on Boone. Just B. S.
Yankee fans seem to have this need to try to impress people with their B. S. Just like you.
Not impressed with them and not impresses by your made up story
Ok they got their manager now sign their Japanese star and let’s get the ball rolling.
The last few years, the Yankees have surprised me. I can never predict their next move. But, hey, I’m just a mere mortal.
Aaron Boone is a descendant of Daniel Boone and represents the third generation of Boone family who played MLB. Ray Boone then Bob Boone then Bret and Aaron. He was part of the Cincinnati Reds “two sets of brothers infield” of Bret and Aaron playing with Barry and Stephen Larkin, The Yankees rented him the end of 2003 and he famously hit that pennant winning HR. After the season, Yankee fans felt betrayed when Boone signed with the Indians then celebrated their luck when he missed the entire season. I also remember him having open heart surgery late in his career…. and I think he’s married to a Playboy Bunny. Congratulations Yankees fans.
Why are Yankee fans still so in love with that ALCS homerun? All it does is remind me that we lost to the Marlins in the WS.
I know, what could be less interesting than hitting a walk-off home run to send your team to the World Series in the 11th inning of Game 7?
Because the Yankee fan base may be the least knowledgeable fan base in MLB.
Hey there, pal. One who makes such an asinine comment seems to be the ironically more dim-witted fan to me.
It’s just baseball. The Yankees will go on if Aaron Boone fails. So overly dramatic about this.
That’s not the point, it’s that if Aaron Boone is a terrible manager it can set the team back and be a waste of talent.
So all of you Boone haters are from the future and know exactly how it’s going to turn out? The Yankees obviously were looking for a personality change. Let’s wait until midseason at least…geesch!
Cashman doesn’t make bad decisions. Never has, never will. Boone will be manager of the year within this contract.
For the record, this is exactly what the Pittsburgh Penguins said when they hired their color commentator at the time, Ed Olczyk, to be their head coach in 2003. Great communicator, people person, knows the room, etc.
For the record, the Penguins did it to tank and they finished with the worst record.
Why the Yankees are trying this experiment with a WS team…?
Smack smack sugar smack
For the record, ALL managers were rookie managers at one point in their careers with no experience.
Exactly. Sure some manage in the minors, World Baseball classic, winter leagues or heck, even little league…. but having never done it at any of those levels doesn’t matter.
Not all Managers step out of the commentary box, with zero management experience at any level, and straight into the Yankees job.
So what is your point Brucewayne? What does that have to do with being a first timer in the big leagues since hardly any big league manager started managing with zero coaching or managing experience. Only Robin Ventura. How did that work out
Because Robin Ventura is the first guy to get a managing job with essentially no experience
Opinions are like….
…everyone has one and you don’t want to hear people describe theirs in any detail at all
I’m not sure why he got the job but the Yankees usually get this stuff right
They usually “get this stuff right”?? What stuff? They hired a novice to manage before?
Firing joe was an awful move. U can a guy for taking a team that far and was well received by the players. Now u bring in Boone who is gonna be the next robin ventura.
It’s a gamble. There are many factors in play. The Yankees are one of the premier sports teams in all the world. They have earned the right to take this chance. Having said that and not being on the inside I would have chosen CB
What happened to bringing in someone who speaks Spanish- fail
Haha
I hear he has face.
what a head scratcher! They have a mostly young team, one that would benefit from an experienced manager, so they picked someone with no experience? dumb
I agree, 100%
I want Girardi in the booth calling EPSN SNB (AKA Red Sox v Yankee show).
Good thing he didn’t play any basketball games before he signed the contract
Al Campanis said in 1987 that experience WAS the reason why there were no minority managers in baseball at the time. Since then, there have been several men who are minorities that received both fair and unfair shots at a chance to manage a ball club, but is the process really fair?
The Yankees introduced a man with no coaching or managing experience as their manager. He’s not the first such man to have such a privilege. The most recent examples are Brad Ausmus, A.J. Hinch (in Arizona before Houston), and Craig Counsell. In addition to Boone, anybody notice that there is no minority? Alex Cora comes close, but he had to coach one year before getting his shot. Good thing he chose wisely in 2017 by working for the eventual world champions.
Now, on the other side, we have three minority mangers in baseball. Dave Martinez was recently hired after waiting ten years. Ten years as the right hand man to one of the best managers in baseball, and he had to take a back seat to guys like Andy Green, Walt Weiss, and Kevin Cash, Joe Madden’s successor in Tampa? Kudos by the way to the Washington Nationals (and former Montreal Expos) for giving more minorities opportunities in the manager’s chair than most teams. Dave Roberts coached five years for the Padres before getting a manager’s job. Apparently he was good enough to manage the Dodgers in 2016 but not good enough to manage the Padres. Go figure. Then, of course, there’s Cora who did not have the long wait these other men had… thankfully, but it’s still more than the guy in the other dugout during those Yankees-Red Sox games.
I brought this up a few days ago, and the predictable pot shots came. Social Justice Warrior. That’s funny and probably the first and last time I’ll ever be called that. Trying to talk about a moral issue in a forum such as this can sometimes be like keeping a floor clean in a room of monkeys flinging feces.
And I get it. Color should not matter. I agree. However, it seems to matter in these managerial hires, and I can’t bury my head in the sand and pretend like the process is 100% fair to all men qualified to be candidates for a managerial job in Major League Baseball.
What’s even more galling is that many of these prominent columnists in the baseball world had no problem tweeting about race concerning last year’s election, and yet they range from the curiously quiet to openly celebrating this case of white privilege with the Boone hiring.
This rant is nothing against the Boone family. I rooted for Aaron’s father growing up and remember Aaron and his brother following their dad around at Spring Training games.
And, I don’t blame the Yankees for a problem that is the responsibility of all thirty clubs. Had they hired though Rob Thomson or Eric Wedge though, you could at least call them credible hires, maybe not amongst all Yankees fans but objectively speaking.
What’s more frustrating is that Hensley Meulens has been doing his time as a coach since 2003 and has been on the staff of one of the best managers in baseball, Bruce Bochy, since 2010. In addition, he speaks five languages, which is important in a diverse clubhouse. I’m sure he’ll get a shot one day, but I don’t understand why he has to wait longer than Boone and why Boone didn’t have to do his time like many other former players did in order to become managers.
So is the hiring process fair? I clearly don’t think so. I think most managers hired are credible hires, and I can see the justification for their teams selecting them. However, when I see men like Boone, Hinch, Counsell or Ausmus get an opportunity that Torii Hunter to date has not received or that Martinez and Roberts had to wait a long time to earn, it makes me question the fairness of the hiring process even in those cases where the hire seemed credible.
Joe girardi: Makes it to alcs in a year the yankees are rebuilding taking out the previous ws team and almost taking out the team that won the ws. But they fire him. I honestly believe the yankees took a fat L. He took a team that wasnt even expected to be in the playoff picture and almost got them to the series, and he is fired and replaced by a guy who will probably be the next kevin cash lmao. Have fun ny
Stupid Yankees trying to save money. Smarter move would have been to bring him in as bench coach last year or extend Girardi for a year or two for him to learn. Don’t they plan longer term?
They are looking for a change, why would they want the new guy to mentor under manager they don’t want? They don’t care what they spend on a manager because it doesn’t count towards luxury tax. Front office is clearly in on most moves so Cashman needs a good people manager more than a strategist. They will supply him with all the analytical info he will need for decisions he makes