A Manager Held Hostage

Brandon Tierney & Sal Licata

BT and Sal debated the extent of Aaron Boone's authority as manager, with Charles from Rockland County suggesting Boone is a "puppet on a ball" being controlled by the front office's analytics. Sal agreed there's a collaborative effort at play, but pushed back on the idea that Boone is a helpless victim. Instead, he believes Boone is a willing participant who has lost sight of how to balance an old-school baseball mentality with modern analytics, ultimately leading to a lack of accountability and poor on-field results. Both hosts agreed that Boone's public persona is a far cry from the fiery personality they know in private, and that his inability to get through to the players, whether by choice or by mandate, is a major problem for the team.