I've been reading Bleeding Yankee Blue more than normally lately. I blame the time zone difference, because I can't get a new IIH post until mid-afternoon.
Anyway, they had this great and hysterical graphic on their blog, and while you could say something similar about Peraza and Jorbit, they aren't being pushed and defended constantly by Boone and the front office.
One interesting thing they noted is the increased and sudden media attention to the fact that Boone is a terrible manager. It's taken the nattering nabobs a damn long time to open their mewling, knee-bending little mouths about it, but it's pretty much out in the open now that our dear leader is a bumbling, clueless ding dong when it comes to his job. The only thing he's good at is getting thrown out of games by arguing pitches and defending the players when they fuck up.
The Yanks lack basic fundamentals way too many times, and it's getting worse instead of better. I can't blame Boonie for the left side of the infield. Cashman's incompetence resulted in that. But wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall after a game like Wednesday's, with four--count 'em, four!--errors that sunk any chance of a win? Did he privately go ballistic in the clubhouse? Did he call guilty parties on the carpet and give them a merciless verbal lashing?
We all know what probably happened, with 99% certainty. Like Mr. Cleaver, he probably just said, "I'm disappointed in you, son. You should know better."
But how would they know better? No accountability, poor coaching, worse managing...these guys should be told and helped to straighten up and fly right, with alacrity.
Yesterday was Amelia Earhart Day, if you didn't know, but it's Boone and Cashman who seem lost.
Posts
8 comments:
Wasn't Fred Noonan her navigator? How come nobody ever lies awake and thinks of old Fred? How come there's no Fred Noonan day at Yankee Stadium, like they used to have at Shea? Where are the banners? Where are the yellow ribbons? WHERE ARE THE TEARS? Can't we send Boone on a one-way flight to the SW Pacific?
I was thinking pretty much the same thing but since it was just past 4:30 am and my mind was awash in the currents of the vast overnight I figured that I’d let it fade…..NOW Noonan might just make a guest appearance in today’s game thread….
Tony Orlando has the yellow ribbons. He uses them to tie up Dawn.
Watch out for that vast overnight, AA. It can kill you...
Tony: You must untie the Dawn !
Dawn is in the dishwasher. Johnny's in the basement.
Part of the awareness of Boone's inadequacy and ineptitude stems from the teams inability to win big games, where the spotlight shines brightest. and the role he plays in that.
The Nestor Cortez decision in the WS was the first time the media said, "WTF." This year has proven that it was no aberration.
As Groucho once said, "He may look like an idiot and sound like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot."
I've always loved Groucho. And I didn't realize he knew Boone.
Post a Comment