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Message: [QUOTE="RuffRuff, post: 5108982, member: 1268"] I’m all for seeing through a manager and not punting prematurely but with Boone it’s getting to the point where it feels more like brass apathy. When you see scouting reports that other teams recognize your base running, OF positioning and hitting cut offs as a weakness, that’s on the manager. If nothing else, a manager should be drilling fundamentals. And it showed in the ALCS. Nothing about him is impressive, be it BP management or just feeling inspirational. He’s a bit of a gump, and it generally shows in the team culture. The Yanks have definitely lost their aura in the new regime/stadium. I still don’t know why they decided to blow up that old smelly stadium. It may not have been current, but it was a museum, stunk of history and winning. It’s impossible to replicate that. You just got a feeling when you stepped inside of it and that energy fed the players and fans. The new mall is as characterless a baseball venue as it gets. As a Mets fan part of the entertainment of the post season was hoping for the Yanks to lose, for the fans to wallow, George to blow a gasket. That just isn’t there anymore. As the centerpiece, as great as Judge is in the regular season, has not showed up when it matters and has little in leadership traits. This team has talent but feels flat. The one guy that brought some life was Soto and he’s likely gone. [/QUOTE]