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Bob Nightengale and Gabe Lacques look at what the Yankees need to do going forward if they actually want to compete for a World Series.
Bob Nightengale and Gabe Lacques look at what the Yankees need to do going forward if they actually want to compete for a World Series.
Boone was fired up.
The Yankees and Royals had themselves a wild one on Monday with New York blowing a lead four times in the seventh inning or later. It still ended in an 8-6 Yankees win, but manager Aaron Boone wasn’t around to see much of that action.
Boone was ejected in the seventh inning after home plate umpire Pat Hoberg called Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga for a balk — a call that was definitely missed. Loaisiga had already thrown away a pick-off attempt, which let Jarrod Dyson advance to second. Then, when Loaisiga stepped off the rubber, Hoberg immediately called a balk.
Boone understandably lost it. The call was awful. And thanks to another great breakdown video from Jomboy Media, we have an idea of what was said during the tirade. (Warning: NSFW language).
Boone gets ejected after ticky-tacky balk call, a breakdown pic.twitter.com/diKHyBNUfF
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) August 10, 2021
Hoberg seemed to think that Loaisiga was moving towards home plate, but really, he was just stepping off the rubber to re-collect himself. Boone came out to argue the call, returned to the dugout and came out again to get ejected.
The umpire apparently told Boone that he didn’t want to throw him out, which isn’t something that too many umpires admit. But Hoberg did toss Boone because Boone wouldn’t stop.
Dyson would end up scoring after all that to tie the game. The Yankees, though, won in 11 innings.
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All the cursing.
The New York Yankees dropped Monday night’s game to the Orioles in Baltimore, but it’ll be difficult to overlook the somewhat controversial umpiring decision that seemingly turned the game.
Gio Urshela’s bases-loaded hit appeared to have brought the Yankees within a run of tying the game, but the umpires ruled that Aaron Judge — who was caught at third for the final out in the eighth — was tagged before the third run scored. It was a close call, and one that was probably worth taking a look on replay.
But to Yankees manager Aaron Boone’s dismay, he was denied the opportunity to ask for a replay. That was when he went off on the umpires and got ejected. Thankfully, the folks at Jomboy Media were able to use their sound isolation and lip-reading skills to put together a breakdown of what was said. (Warning: Lots of strong language)
Umps Deny Boones Replay and He Gets Mad At Them, A Breakdown@talkinyanks pic.twitter.com/uayMRgJOAd
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) April 27, 2021
Even if Boone absolutely had a point about the umpires giving him no time to check with the staff upstairs, let’s be honest: There was no way MLB replay in its current form was overturning that call on the field. It misses obvious calls. It wasn’t going to change a ruling on a not-obvious-at-all call.
But hey, it was fun to hear all that cursing.
https://youtu.be/DFtlwTh8aXQ
Coaching or managing around the New York Metropolitan are has not lent itself to long runs.
Agents repping coaches in the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan Area might offer their clients some sage advice: Rent, don’t buy. A look at how short the shelf life has been for head coaches in and around the Big Apple.
Big Blue dipped into the assistant coach pool and hired Joe Judge as its head coach for 2020. Prior to this surprise move, Pat Shurmur lasted two seasons going 9-23. Before that, it was Ben McAdoo, who went 2-10 in 2017 and was canned despite going 11-5 in his first season.
