How the New Jersey Devils Are Better Run than the New York Yankees
Devils Have Better Coaching Than the Yankees
A strong team needs good coaching. The Yankees have a bad one in Aaron Boone. Boone was a hero in 2003 when he helped the Yankees beat the Red Sox in Game 7 of that year’s ALCS by hitting a walk-off homerun and sending them to the World Series that year. Boone was also an analyst at ESPN before he got hired as Yankees manager.
Boone has been the manager of the Yankees for five years. This season is proving to be the worst season he’s ever managed. While he isn’t the main issue, what he does and says most days are inexcusable for any manager in any sport.
When it comes to decision-making, he makes head-scratching decisions. He’ll take out pitchers with low pitch counts when they are thriving. Boone won’t put guys like Judge in must-win games. Worst of all is his postgame press conferences, where instead of taking accountability for his actions and the players screwing up, he’ll focus on the positives and throw the issues over the head as if nothing happened. Defending his team used to be something Yankees fans loved. Now, it’s just old.
Aaron Boone on the offense: "Outside of the strikeouts, I thought at-bats were building off of last night. I thought we grinded out really well. We made it really tough on Kremer. We couldn't finish off."
— Gary Phillips (@GaryHPhillips) July 31, 2023
The #Yankees struck out 18 times. There are 27 outs in a regulation game.
While Lindy Ruff may not be one of the best coaches in the NHL, he at least understands how to use the talent around him. The fanbase also respects Lindy; after last season’s home opener, when they asked to fire him later in the season, they responded by saying sorry. Ruff was nominated for the Jack Adams Award this year but lost it to Jim Montgomery. He doesn’t try to say anything wrong in the postgame press conferences afterward. While Ruff’s stay with the organization might determine how they play next year, at the very least, we’re excited to see how he coaches the team this year.