Manager Aaron Boone continues to struggle in his attempts to explain the freefall that the New York Yankees are going through the second-half of the season.
But he hopes New York's 9-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays Friday night at Tropicana Field was a wake-up call.
"That's an embarrassing loss," said the usually mild-mannered Boone. "Hopefully, one of those rock bottom situations, where you should be pissed off and embarrassed. We've set a better standard around here. We just got to be better. Period."
The Yankees' 9-0 defeat was their biggest blowout loss this season.