Wһy Yаnkees sһould fіre Aаron Boone аfter World Serіes һumіlіаtіon

New York’s lack of fundamentals were on full display against the Dodgers, from sending the slow-motion Giancarlo Stanton home from second base on a shallow hit to left in Game 4 to the fifth-inning meltdown in Game 5. That reflects badly on the coaching staff.

However, scouts criticized two of Boone’s biggest blunders in Game 5, via the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.

“1) Not bringing in closer Luke Weaver to start the eighth (with the bottom of the order up, Boone presumably figured Tommy Kahnle, who’d been very solid, could suffice, but Kahnle allowed all three Dodgers to reach before Weaver was called upon),” Heyman said.

Weaver had been lights-out for two months, recording a 1.50 ERA in September and a 1.76 mark in October. The 31-year-old was the unquestioned closer at that point, and the man to bring in with the season on the line. Instead, Boone brought in Kahnle, an admirable setup man, but not the right option to bring in with a one-run lead and six outs to go facing elimination.

“2) Eschewing a mound visit during the fifth-inning, five-run debacle that lasted 21 minutes. ‘How the [heck] was there no visit to the mound in — 36 pitches, three errors (actually two plus the failure of Anthony Rizzo or Gerrit Cole to get to first base)?’”  Heyman continued.

Cole still managed to stop the bleeding on his own after New York’s defensive meltdown, no thanks to Boone. The ace pitcher is simply a special talent, and stepped up in the biggest of moments, minus his mental lapse of not covering first base on Mookie Betts’ grounder.

This essentially summarizes Boone’s managerial tenure with the Yankees. The 2003 All-Star has been carried by the likes of Cole, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and now Juan Soto, all future Hall-of-Famers. However, he has an endless history of bad decision-making, while presiding over a team that doesn’t play cleanly defensively or on the base paths.

The Yankees, an organization that used to accept nothing less than championships, would benefit from a manager that has better baseball sense. When will enough be enough?