Is Yankees manager Aaron Boone being genuine or gaslighting fans after 3-0 rout?

Saturday July 8, 2023

Belittling all expectations, the New York Yankees had a remarkably poor offensive display against the Cubs on Friday. In the aftermath of one of their worst performances of the season, manager Aaron Boone candidly addressed the team’s performance with brutal honesty. However, enraged Yankees fans refused to believe in him and responded to it as “gaslighting.”

The fabled New York offensive has turned to be a paper tiger. As the game began, Yankees fans were hopeful of seeing plenty of hits against Jameson Taillon, an ex-Yankee and starter with 6.93 ERA. However, the bats fell silent before Taillon placing him in an exclusive group of a select few pitchers, who have pitched at least eight innings while conceding one or fewer hits at Yankee Stadium.

This led to Michael Kay to shout at the team saying, “are getting shutout over four innings by a guy with a 6.93 ERA.”

Kay’s dissatisfaction with the Yankees’ lackluster offensive display was shared by many others. Following the game, Aaron Boone openly criticized his team, stressing the need for improvement and emphasizing that they must perform at a higher level.

Aaron Boone, in a video shared on Twitter by SNY Yankees, acknowledged Taillon’s strong pitching performance and credited him for the win. He commended Taillon for his command and execution on the mound. However, Aaron Boone also expressed the team’s need for improvement, highlighting that although they had some positive at-bats, it was insufficient. The Manger emphasized the necessity of generating more offensive opportunities, recognizing that the team is currently facing challenges in that aspect of the game.

"We've gotta do better. We hit some balls on the nose, I thought Volpe had a couple good at-bats at the top or the order, nothing to show for it. Higgy hit the ball well a couple times and we had some good at-bats mixed in there, but not enough."

– Aaron Boone pic.twitter.com/zZ2mzQDyeW
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) July 8, 2023

“We’ve got some guys we lean on and we’ve struggled to get them going,” manager Aaron Boone said after the game.

Yankees fans blasted Aaron Boone

However, Yankees fans remain unconvinced and skeptical.

“The gaslighting never ends,” fan Andrew wrote.

The gaslighting never ends pic.twitter.com/KcnEZ9QRNJ
— Andrew (@AndrewJano24) July 8, 2023

“Excuse my language but: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?,” another fan shouted.

A livid Mike Francesa issued his sharpest condemnation of the Yankees so far blasting the performance of veterans Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton while flaying the team as anemic, ridiculous, and patently stupid.