SU will never request that a manager or coach get fired. I also don’t boo players at games (and not even on TV!). However, yelling is permissable and the occasional throwing up of the hands.

However, last night Aaron Boone made the odd decision to bring in Devin Williams to pitch the 10th inning (at home in Yankee Stadium before a sellout crowd of unadoring fans). His first pitch was a wild pitch and it was downhill from there including an RBI single, a ball off the right field wall that should have been a double but ended up in a forceout and then a 2-run home run. It was all very predictable at this point for Williams who has had a brutal week. Anyone else would have been a better choice. SU says you are not doing Williams any favors at this point as his confidence is shot and the Yankees can generally not score in extra innings anyway. They need to win in 9 innings. Soooo, is Boone just trying to get himself fired? It was clearly the wrong move, and even he has to know that.

The fans on Twitter (er, sorry, X) certainly want him out. They are unhappy campers but then again, they hate everyone all the time. Boone is a good guy and a good communicator but it feels like this year’s team needs more of a yeller in the clubhouse as they are way too comfortable and casual in their approach. Paging Joe Girardi? Last night, McMahon hit a slow grounder to 2nd and jogged down to first. The 2nd baseman actually made a wild throw pulling the 1st baseman off the bag and if McMahon had been hustling, he would have been safe but there was none of that. Same for all of the other players. Yankee fans used to complain about Gleyber Torres last year dogging it to first and this year, other than Ben Rice and Judge, most others show their frustration with the slow jog to first.

As SU has said before, Cashman should have been a seller at the trade deadline as this roster is not a good fit. You are starting 2 rookies and Gil who is still a youngster. Hard to see them making a concerted run where the bullpen needs to cover 4-5 innings except when Fried starts and Rodon occassionally. It is a tall order for any team. I know it’s the Yankees and you have to compete but like this? Houston has 14 players on the IL and they are still in 1st place. Plus many of their players seem to be home grown.

The Mets are struggling but their fans are much more forgiving and come in with lower expectations. SU saw a headline that perhaps the Soto signing had hurt the culture in the clubhouse. Maybe but I would take having the slugger in the middle of the lineup who plays every day over culture. They will pick it up and be a force in the playoffs. Just a matter of time. Scrappy team and SU has much more confidence in them getting on a roll.

Not so with the Yankees this season. Stanton will be in right field today and while he is a sevicable outfielder, you can see him running into the wall or pulling a muscle either running in the outfield or on the bases. They do need him in the lineup now as he is locked in and they desperately need some offense. SU says if Judge is just a DH, worth the risk but a bit terrifying.

Football is on the horizon – both NFL and college – and that makes this easier to handle for Yankee fans. I am not talking about the Giants or Jets mind you, but the Red Zone Channel which is tremendous fun (and aggravation if you play fantasy football). Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers have the best record in baseball. Great story and an easy team to root for.