My Thoughts on Some Twitter (X) Posts (7/8/24)

By Paul Semendinger

July 8, 2024

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MY THOUGHTS - The Yankees are paying a ton of money to not win World Series. If I were the Yankees owner, this would not be acceptable. At some point, the GM has to own his decisions. The rosters Brian Cashman have built have not been good enough to win the championship year-after-year-after-year.

The Yankees like to tout the fact that they've been over .500 for decades. That's nice. Good for them. The owner isn't paying for .500. At least if I were paying that kind of money I wouldn't be paying for .500. It simply isn't good enough. At all.

This is like paying Ritz Carlton prices for a Howard Johnson's motel. The HoJo's might be nice enough, but it sure isn't worth the price you're paying.

MY THOUGHTS - This is Aaron Boone defending the indefensible. There is a perception that Boone will not discipline his players. All followers of this team have seen numerous examples (for years) of players not hustling and still getting playing time - with no repercussions for their behaviors and lack of effort.

Boone defending Trent Grisham in this manner doesn't help Boone's reputation, fair or not. To me it's a bad look and it makes Boone look weak.

MY THOUGHTS - Think about all the great players who came up as Yankees, and Ben Rice is the first (and only) player to ever do this. Amazing. Good for him.

But, this does not mean that Rice is a star, or a future star, or anything. It means he had a great game. As fans, we tend to see a good game, or a good week, or a good month and then extrapolate that to mean bigger and better things. Many fans have said, "Well, Rice now owns first base for the rest of the year. That problem was solved." Let's not, yet, make any such claims.

Ben Rice might be an excellent hitter. He might be terrific. But, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Quick Quiz - What do Cody Ross, Cliff Johnson, Kevin Mench, Kevin Elster, and Aaron Boone have in common with Ben Rice?

Answer - They all hit three homers in a game. (Remarkably, Boone did it twice.)

MY THOUGHTS - This is amazing. What a photo!

MY THOUGHTS - The Yankees' play over the last few weeks demonstrates that this isn't just a team in a slump, it's a team that is lost. They get very little quality pitching. Except for rare days when the offense explodes, more often it is also lifeless. This is bad. There is no sugar coating it.

MY THOUGHTS - Does Brian Cashman and/or Hal Steinbrenner have the strength (or guts) to make the big splash and fire Boone? If they do, who legitimately could come in a "right" the ship?

I just wrote an article for the IBWAA with a review of every Yankees manager since Miller Huggins. No manger in Yankees history has managed more games without reaching a World Series than Aaron Boone. Ever. Since the beginning of the franchise... 1903.

MY THOUGHTS - It's not a good look... The obvious question to ask Mr. Boone is, "You keep saying the same thing, but what are you going to do differently to help turn this team around?"