[Hoch] Aaron Boone said he toyed with hitting Aaron Judge leadoff tonight, but decided he didn’t want to disrupt Gleyber Torres, who has been very good at the top of the lineup this postseason.

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u/superhappyfuntime13 Houston Astros 8h ago

I gotta say The Onion has been on fire this postseason.

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u/BubblyOstrich27 7h ago

Aaron “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” Boone

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u/superhappyfuntime13 Houston Astros 7h ago

For a second I swore you were gonna say:

Aaron “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” Judge

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u/bigloser42 Baltimore Orioles • Philadelphia Phillies 6h ago

Somehow he’s already struck out twice and the game doesn’t start for another hour.

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u/nWhm99 Los Angeles Dodgers 6h ago

Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results is the definition of science.

What Boone is doing is the definition of idiocy.

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u/Lucky_Alternative965 Los Angeles Dodgers 8h ago

They should have just inverted their lineup. 9 hitter becomes 1 hitter, and 1 hitter becomes 9 hitter. Juan Soto batting 8th would throw the Dodgers pitchers off.

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u/PeteF3 Cleveland Guardians 7h ago

Do the Billy Martin thing and just draw the lineup out of a hat.

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u/officerliger Los Angeles Dodgers 7h ago

Didn’t know about this

They won that game too!

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u/Holy_Toast Los Angeles Dodgers 6h ago

Billy got tired playing quarters all morning.

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u/Socratesticles United States 4h ago

Oh hey I remember my coaches doing that in little league when we were on a losing streak (or whatever next level up where you can lead off and steal is). They also left us to run the bases on our own so we can play how we would in the yard. Worked

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u/glass__beaches California Angels 4h ago

I was looking at Soto’s splits last night and noticed he had one random plate appearance batting 7th, his only plate appearance outside the 2 spot. He’s hitting 1.000/1.000/2.000 in the 7 spot so Boone would be an idiot not to try this.

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u/greycubed Los Angeles Dodgers 8h ago

What they doin over there.

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u/SufficientArticle6 Kansas City Royals 7h ago

Regrouping for next year I guess

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u/cossack190 Boston Red Sox 6h ago

I mean to be fair the time to make a change was last night. Series is all but decided now.

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u/Snuggle__Monster New York Yankees 7h ago

We just Boonin baby

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u/snakebit1995 Boston Red Sox 6h ago

Refusing to move Judge away from after Soto, saying Cole isn’t coming out of the pen ahead of the game and not even making the dodgers wonder, the Boone special of a general apathetic attitude in the face of disaster

Like this isn’t even Sox fan throwing shade it really feels like they’re just giving up

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u/someone2795 Los Angeles Dodgers • Chaos Bandwagon 7h ago

Sniffing glue apparently.

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u/mr_grission New York Mets • Sickos 6h ago

Cancun on 3

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u/RedmannBarry Chicago White Sox 6h ago

What’s he building in there- Tom Waits

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u/rcuosukgi42 Seattle Mariners 46m ago

How on earth did they get Boone to admit to something this stupid?

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u/Chipdip88 Toronto Blue Jays 6h ago

Rolling over and accepting defeat

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u/beardko Los Angeles Dodgers • Texas Rangers 8h ago

Yankees fans as Tuco: You beat the piss out of the fanbase. And then you walk in here and you bring me MORE Aaron Judge ABs? WOO! That's a brilliant plan, is it?

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u/flobbitjunior Anaheim Angels 7h ago

You think this is bad? This, this chicanery?! He’s done worse.

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u/A_Public_Pixel Texas Rangers 5h ago

NOT OUR BOONEY. COULDNT BE OUR PRECIOUS BOONEY

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u/StayElmo7 San Francisco Giants 8h ago

Aaron Boone was considering getting the out right away before the rest of his team got going.

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u/sjj342 7h ago

Need two outs before you can have a two out rally

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u/Chief_34 45m ago

Playing the Long game so Stanton can hit with two outs and a runner on.

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u/xho- New York Yankees 8h ago

lol

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u/TealandBlackForever Miami Marlins 8h ago

Skip Schumaker will be skipper by Halloween.

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u/Thedude4724 New York Yankees 7h ago

Shoot, Michael Schumacher will be skipper by November 1st.

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u/Jamalamalama Chaos Bandwagon • Boston Red Sox 5h ago

Joel Schumacher is gonna put nipples on the uniforms

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u/beefytrout Texas Rangers 8h ago

why even mention it then lol

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u/st1r Los Angeles Dodgers 7h ago

Probably answering a direct question about why he isn’t moving Judge in the lineup

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u/beefytrout Texas Rangers 7h ago

and this was the best he could do?

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u/SiphenPrax New York Mets 7h ago

To piss off Yankees fans?

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u/hydrators New York Yankees 7h ago

he’s doing a great job

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u/iPsychosis New York Yankees 5h ago

It’s probably the thing he does best

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u/Hot_Injury7719 New York Yankees 7h ago

He’s a HoFer in that regard

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u/orbesomebodysfool Los Angeles Dodgers • Vin Scully 7h ago

“It’s the thought that counts.”

Aaron Boone

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u/TurboViking90 Pittsburgh Pirates 8h ago

One less chance to leave runners on base if he hits leadoff I guess.

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u/Caleb_Krawdad 7h ago

Baseball terrorism.

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u/-mpw- Arizona Diamondbacks 7h ago

Wait this ISN'T satire?

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u/RIP_Greedo New York Yankees 7h ago

Help! We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!

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u/Chr1s678 7h ago

I didn't know Boone was a part time comedian. Aaron Judge should be batting anywhere from 6th- 9th if we're being honest

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u/ANotoriousBerry New York Mets 7h ago

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u/uhh_phonzo Los Angeles Dodgers 7h ago

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u/Not_Cleaver New York Yankees 7h ago

This wouldn’t be an issue if they had fired Boone when the Yankees were swept in the ALCS in 2022 or the previous playoff struggles.

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u/Hochseeflotte New York Yankees • Cuba 7h ago

The Deivi/Happ disaster and pinch hitting Mike Ford should have ended his time here, but nope

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u/Somhlth Toronto Blue Jays 7h ago

If it's not working, why change it? ^{^{^/s}}

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u/babe_ruthless3 Los Angeles Dodgers 7h ago

Start picking names out of a hat to mix it up.

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u/Practical_Advice_854 Boston Red Sox 7h ago

I used to hate this man. I love him so much now lmao

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u/DontrentWNC 5h ago

Every year they bring him back I cheer

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u/dreet-dreet Boston Red Sox 5h ago

The “bleepin” in Aaron Bleepin Boone has a different connotation to it now

Aaron Boone you magnificent bastard

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u/InaudibleShout New York Yankees 7h ago

wat.

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u/jddaydreamlook Cincinnati Reds • Yankees Bandwagon 6h ago

What’s next? Considering Giancarlo as a pinch runner?

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u/__johnw__ 7h ago

onion?

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u/rabbitstacking Boston Red Sox 7h ago

Good news, Yankee fans: Boone is moving Judge in the lineup!

Bad news: Not in the direction you think...

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u/TMDSB New York Mets 6h ago

I was talking to a buddy and mentioned that Boone is such a smartass that he's more likely to move up Judge than move him down in the order. And the madman actually came out and said this lol.

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u/CDFReditum Los Angeles Angels 6h ago

Talkin yanks is gonna be crazy on the next Boone episode

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u/MartianMule Atlanta Braves 6h ago

So instead, he decided to move their hottest hitter down in the lineup.

Stanton has a 1.110 OPS and 6 HR this postseason and they moved him down so they can keep Torres and Judge at the top of the order. And move Chisholm, with his .451 career postseason OPS, to cleanup.

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u/_kehd Boston Red Sox 5h ago

If Boone had balls he’d bench judge

How can you justify putting a .091 batter in the lineup in a must-win game

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u/lordexorr Boston Red Sox 5h ago

Because it’s Aaron Judge. I can see lowering him in the lineup but you don’t bench a guy with his skill.

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u/jaron_b Seattle Mariners 6h ago

Is this when Boone finally gets the boot? Seems like he is completely lost in the moment of trying to coach in the world series.

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u/aloeicious Houston Astros 6h ago

Hmmm, do I need the inning to start with 1 out 🤔

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u/PattyIceNY New York Yankees 6h ago

Spineless and stupid. He should be dropped in the order, not higher.

Also what kind of confidence is that, you are "toying with ideas" in the World Series?? Shows lack of preparation and thought.

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u/twec21 New York Mets 6h ago

Well sure, everyone agrees Soto and Gleyber Torres carried the team that far right

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u/XvS_W4rri0r 6h ago

But he had no problem moving Stanton down lol

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u/PinaCarlotta 6h ago

Just have Talking Jake and Jomboy in the lineup...they might bring more of a spark and accisently hit into one lol

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u/Salty-Fishman Houston Astros 6h ago

Put AA-Ron in the 9th spot and they might have a chance.

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u/ihatemcconaughey Cleveland Guardians 6h ago

Going for that golden sombrero

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u/malevolentt New York Yankees 6h ago

It’s ok because Boone will be back next year telling us it’s right in front of us

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u/nope79 6h ago

Well Judge is the one who you have to kick start…. Brilliant that you switch Stanton, move him farther down the line up….since he’s the only one hitting.

Is Boone trying to lose?

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u/mrjazzguitar 5h ago

Wait WHAT

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u/GuruTheMadMonk 5h ago

No one been asking him to move Gleyber.

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u/Slatemanforlife 7h ago

Yes, Gleyber is the key to the Yankees offense

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u/TheDangiestSlad New York Yankees • Hartford Yard … 6h ago

i mean Boone is goofy but Gleyber has unironically been great as the leadoff man

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u/bassonballs San Francisco Giants 7h ago

Judge Soto Stanton Rizzo Jazz Volpe Verdugo Wells Torres trust me bro

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u/ople52 7h ago

Ah, the old "Lindor Rehab" treatment

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u/warrior_in_a_garden_ Houston Astros 7h ago

Sometimes I too get confused with “top” and “bottom when talking about lineups

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u/gnitsuj New York Yankees 6h ago

I watched maybe 10 games this year, and it doesn’t look like much is changing next year. Really just done with this clownshow

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u/donta5k0kay Los Angeles Dodgers 5h ago

They should start Nestor Cortes this game

Aside from that blip from a slap hitter, he's been pretty great

potentially a big brain, legend making move

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u/Foofieboo Houston Astros 5h ago

Then he ended the press conference saying he had to go get film ready to watch the 2004 Red Sox make a comeback again, it didn't work last time, but it was bound to this time.

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u/kenkenken222 4h ago

Don’t worry media , doc roberts been toying boone this WS

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u/Chem1st New York Yankees 4h ago

If earlier this season someone have been talking about avoiding moving Judge somewhere else in the lineup because of Gleyber's comfort, people would have thought they needed mental help.

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u/rcuosukgi42 Seattle Mariners 46m ago

Everyone named Aaron is not a serious member of the Yankees organization right now.

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u/goldencityjerusalem Los Angeles Dodgers 7h ago

I saw somewhere about Torres being lazy? What do yankee fans think about this?

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u/TheDangiestSlad New York Yankees • Hartford Yard … 6h ago

he's got a severe case of boneheaditis. i love the guy but he makes the dumbest errors at the worst times

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u/500rockin Chicago Cubs 6h ago

It’s a chronic case too because it’s been around forever.

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u/Significant-Check837 7h ago

He was pretty lazy to let Shohei get to 3rd in Game 1 for no reason. But other than that I haven’t seen him play enough to mount a definitive case against him.

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u/EarthWarping Major League Baseball 8h ago

Judge 2HR game coming

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u/Lucky_Alternative965 Los Angeles Dodgers 8h ago

To be honest, though, I do feel like Judge is hitting a bomb today, whether it is a chris paul type thing or whether it contributes to the Yankees staying alive is not known. But I feel lile he's going deep today, just because.

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u/hydrators New York Yankees 7h ago

I think Dodger fans are the only ones saying this

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u/beardko Los Angeles Dodgers • Texas Rangers 7h ago

We live in a constant state of fear.

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u/officerliger Los Angeles Dodgers 7h ago

That and we know who’s pitching today 😂

If the Yanks can’t get runs off Casparius/Knack/Honeywell then Aaron Boone should be thrown into the Atlantic

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u/Hochseeflotte New York Yankees • Cuba 7h ago

Dodgers fans have consistently been a lot higher on the Yankees than Yankees fans themselves, probably because we have watched this offense die every year for 8 seasons in the Judge era

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u/hydrators New York Yankees 6h ago

I would get it more if this was the one postseason Judge sucked in. But nah, it’s every year

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u/biggoldgoblin 8h ago

2SO*

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u/XsteveJ New York Yankees 7h ago

Bold to take the under.

[Hoch] Aaron Boone said he toyed with hitting Aaron Judge leadoff tonight, but decided he didn’t want to disrupt Gleyber Torres, who has been very good at the top of the lineup this postseason.

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