Yankees manager Aaron Boone has received his share of criticism following the team’s 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays on Thursday night. While some of the negative judgments are extreme, as the Yankees’ inability to score runs is the real problem here, Boone fully deserves a lot of the criticism he’s received after seemingly giving up on a game that was within reach.
Fans don’t merely disagree with Boone’s decision to use both Sal Romano and Andrew Heaney in relief. Rather, they are puzzled and cannot understand the logic underlying the decision to go with Romano, who has now been designated for assignment four times this year, and Heaney, who’s given up 26 runs in the 30.