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By Peter Chawaga
Contributing Sports Writer
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The New York Yankees suffered another embarrassing loss on Thursday, falling to the rival Boston Red Sox in a sloppy showing that suddenly reignited concerns about their season.
After enjoying a five-game winning streak marked by historic home run production, the Yankees committed four errors, gave up three unearned runs and issued nine walks in the loss.
It was the kind of performance that reminded fans why they had been questioning manager Aaron Boone's hold on his job as the Yankees seem to vastly underperform this season with poor defense, questionable baserunning and pitching meltdowns aplenty.
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And now the list of mistakes committed by Boone this season can include his handling of Aaron Judge's injury expectations. After the franchise slugger went down with an elbow injury, Boone offered a pessimistic take on his potential return to the outfield, which was publicly challenged by Judge.
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"The crazy thing about Aaron Boone saying in radio interviews that Aaron Judge's elbow wouldn't be back to 100 percent this year is that Boone is known for putting the best spin possible on things, not the worst possible," Jon Heyman wrote for the New York Post. "Not only is Judge saying the opposite, that he expects to be back in right field, some in the organization suggest he could be back during the weekend's Red Sox series, or shortly thereafter."
And, in addition to Judge, Yankees executives were displeased with Boone's decision, calling for him to change his tune.
"Neither Judge nor the front office was pleased Boone made his negative public pronouncement, forcing him to backtrack," Heyman added. "That's another thing Boone is normally great at: maintaining a superb relationship with star players and bosses."
Even as the Yankees fall short of expectations this season, Boone has been seen as likely to hold onto his job as the organization values his public defense of players. But after making a critical mistake with the team's most important star, perhaps he'll experience some new pressure on his job.
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