NFT: Yankees Managerial Search

This place could use a thread about one of the actual very good teams in town right now.

My guess/prediction at the hire is either Mueller or Boone, at this point. The entire time, I've had a weird feeling that Boone will be the guy. Just a guess/feeling.

Was on with Kay and said he�d guess that Wedge and Boone are the final two. Kay said that his guesses were Boone and Mullens.

Both admitted that it was simply their opinions as there somehow haven�t been any leaks. Kay was actually flabbergasted by Sherman thinking Wedge was a contender.

autocorrect on the phone.

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F this phone.

In comment 13717086 Dave in Hoboken said:

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Haha. Mine did too.

Ran spring training going back to the early 90's. Players loved him

even if he doesn't get the managerial job.

I don't know what it is but I don't see Boone as the guy.

but I'm not gonna lose sleep over this either way. None of these candidates are all that thrilling - Wedge is the only choice that would annoy me.

I guess I should prepare myself for Jesus Montero as Yankees manager in 2036.

I wonder if it's Boone as manager, Wedge as bench coach, Beltran on the staff in some capacity.

For Muellens, it's obviously manager or bust. For the others, they could add some to the staff.

In comment 13717095 shockeyisthebest8056 said:

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I guess I should prepare myself for Jesus Montero as Yankees manager in 2036.

Haha indeed. With Ruben Rivera as bench coach and Brien Taylor as pitching coach

From my distant vantage point as a fan who follows the team but doesn�t know any of the inner workings, I just don�t see the appeal of Boone...but he must have shown a lot of the qualities Cash and company are looking for, for him to be considered so prominently

Would love if the note about Beltran joining the staff prove true, seems like a perfect mentor to a lot of the young guys coming up, and the bilingual part is a big plus

In comment 13717102 mfsd said:

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In comment 13717095 shockeyisthebest8056 said: Quote: I guess I should prepare myself for Jesus Montero as Yankees manager in 2036. Haha indeed. With Ruben Rivera as bench coach and Brien Taylor as pitching coach From my distant vantage point as a fan who follows the team but doesn�t know any of the inner workings, I just don�t see the appeal of Boone...but he must have shown a lot of the qualities Cash and company are looking for, for him to be considered so prominently Would love if the note about Beltran joining the staff prove true, seems like a perfect mentor to a lot of the young guys coming up, and the bilingual part is a big plus

Boone is regarded as a very intelligent man that has baseball in his blood. He comes from a long list of baseball Boones. He loves the game and knows it inside and out.

I think people have allowed his stint in the television booth to cloud their judgement a bit. Who knows how good or bad he would be, but I�m not surprised the Yanks are at least a bit intrigued

because he's a bit of a goofball in the booth. Probably unfair to him. Hell, even Buck Showalter showed a sense of humor while working for ESPN, so these guys are different people when the uniform's not on.

In comment 13717107 BigBlueShock said:

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In comment 13717102 mfsd said: Quote: In comment 13717095 shockeyisthebest8056 said: Quote: I guess I should prepare myself for Jesus Montero as Yankees manager in 2036. Haha indeed. With Ruben Rivera as bench coach and Brien Taylor as pitching coach From my distant vantage point as a fan who follows the team but doesn�t know any of the inner workings, I just don�t see the appeal of Boone...but he must have shown a lot of the qualities Cash and company are looking for, for him to be considered so prominently Would love if the note about Beltran joining the staff prove true, seems like a perfect mentor to a lot of the young guys coming up, and the bilingual part is a big plus Boone is regarded as a very intelligent man that has baseball in his blood. He comes from a long list of baseball Boones. He loves the game and knows it inside and out. I think people have allowed his stint in the television booth to cloud their judgement a bit. Who knows how good or bad he would be, but I�m not surprised the Yanks are at least a bit intrigued

Yup good points

Still don't understand how wedge was given an interview.

Per Sherman

In comment 13717135 mitch300 said:

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Still don't understand how wedge was given an interview.

I'm definitely prepared to be wrong on this because Sherman listed him as one of his two guesses, but I think Wedge was always the safe fallback option as they interviewed a lot of inexperienced candidates, and I think to some degree, he was seen as a potential bench coach for whatever manager they decided on if it wasn't him. Of the other options, I think only Muellens would be given anything close to resembling carte blanche with regard to choosing his staff.

who will fit the players we have. If that is what they are looking for then i'm confident the selection will prove to be the right one.

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In comment 13717159 BigBlueShock said:

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Great, no Wedge that guy been run out of Cleveland and Seattle.

In comment 13717162 BocaGiants91 said:

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In comment 13717159 BigBlueShock said: Quote: . Great, no Wedge that guy been run out of Cleveland and Seattle.

Cannot understand Wedge at all. He doesn't fit anything Cashman outlined that he was looking for or am I mistaken? I just don't see it.

Ken Rosenthal‏Verified account
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The Yankees have made their decision on a manager, two sources tell The Athletic. It�s not down to Boone or Meulens; they�ve chosen one of them. We just don�t know who yet.
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I'd be surprised if they chose Boone to lead this young team with no experience at all. He would've had to really wow them in the interview and with the way he would implement analytics.

I doubt he wants it but I can see Boone in the bench coach role to get him some experience in that capacity. If he really wants to be part of the game again, he might enjoy doing that. I know the ESPN job is supposed to be cushy and all but I can't see him staying there for years and years. Especially if he wants to be a manager one day.

to Tampa to meet with the Steinbrenners? If so, Cash must feel really good about whoever his guy is

"Would you mind choosing your manager before Sunday?"

He just seems to check all the boxes they're looking for.

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Boone does not inspire confidence for me. Perhaps its his broadcasting but he always has this bewildered look to me. Need to get this done.

Sources hear BamBam�s people say it�s not him...

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Leaving aside the fact that I am biased against Boone because he seems like such a dork as a broadcaster, I really find it difficult to believe that they're hiring a guy with no experience as a coach or manager to take the toughest job in MLB.

but we gave up a very good manager, who had overachieved with this team, for an absolute unknown quantity. That�s not a smart decision in my book. I just think Cashman wants to manage and found a stooge. I didn�t want Girardi fired, but would have been fine with Muellens, this is just stupid and way too much risk.

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Buster Olney
@Buster_ESPN
Aaron Boone is the Yankees' pick as the next manager. Not yet announced by the team.
8:18 PM � Dec 1, 2017

. give it a chance

In comment 13717260 Greg from LI said:

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Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN Aaron Boone is the Yankees' pick as the next manager. Not yet announced by the team. 8:18 PM � Dec 1, 2017

No surprise. When he was 1 of the 2 it had to be him.

Why?