![]() Bench coach Josh Bard, a graduate of Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado (a suburb of Denver), served as Yankees manager against his once-hometown Rockies.īoone’s words aside, this has been a memorable week for the Bronx Savages. Since the brim of Boone’s cap touched the brim of home plate umpire Brennan Miller’s cap during the post-ejection rant (seriously?), he was suspended for one game and served it last night against the Colorado Rockies. I think the ‘next man up’ mentality of the 2019 Yankees is fueled by Boone’s leadership style. He is an excellent leader and he has the full respect and command of the clubhouse. However, Thursday’s tirade showed the World that Aaron Boone has his players’ backs. It didn’t take his words this week to prove he had gotten better, it’s been on display for weeks, perhaps months. But as this season has progressed, the growth in Boone as a manager has been evident. ![]() Boone’s mistakes last season were magnified, thanks to the New York media, and many fans were unforgiving. Joe Torre had his own early bumps with the Mets when he first started his managerial career. I knew there would be a learning curve for Boone. I liked Joe Girardi but I never once pined for his return after the decision was made to let him go upon the expiration of his contract following the 2017 season. I think at the time, my top choice had been San Francisco Giants bench coach Hensley Meulens but when the Yankees named Boone as the manager, I was on board with the choice. I’ve been a Boone supporter since the day he was hired. The words, certain to become 2019’s rallying cry for the Yankees, almost immediately began showing up on t-shirts as they went viral thanks to social media. That guy is a good pitcher, but our guys are fucking savages in that box, our guys are fucking savages in the fucking box, tighten it up right now.” I feel bad for you, but fucking get better. “My guys are fucking savages in that fucking box and you’re having a piece of shit start to this game. Thanks to noted podcaster of Talkin’ Yanks, the words of Yankees manager Aaron Boone to young home plate umpire Brennan Miller were immortalized on Thursday afternoon.
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