Yankees' Boone defends pulling Fried as bullpen fumbles Game 1
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Aaron Boone's in-game pitching decisions were under the microscope yet again after he pulled starter Max Fried amid 6⅓ scoreless innings and the New York Yankees' bullpen faltered in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series on Tuesday night.
Boone said he had planned to lift Fried after the sixth inning, but Fried inducing a double play and sitting on 99 pitches prompted him to reconsider and let his ace left-hander get one more out in the seventh.
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This gives a clue, an insight, into the way the man thinks. Not the game situation, but the pitch count. Fried was on 99 pitches, so Boone lets him pitch a few more to top 100, then pulls him.
Then he brings in this guy, in an extremely tight, crucial game against the Red Sox ace:
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Boone made that call and handed the ball to Weaver, who has not been the same since returning in June from a stint on the injured list with a strained left hamstring. The right-hander had a 1.05 ERA in his first 24 appearances before getting hurt and a 5.31 over his final 40 games.
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I find it increasingly difficult to stomach Aaron Boone and the Yankees in general. I continue my efforts to lift myself up from knee-jerk rooting for this team, or any team.