Yankees fans have been dissatisfied with manager Aaron Boone for quite some time now. Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the Red Sox in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series is the latest example of why.

Not only did Boone omit two of the team’s hottest hitters, Jazz Chisholm and Ben Rice, from the lineup, but he also turned to the bullpen prematurely

With the Yankees leading 1-0 in the seventh inning, Boone opted not to push starter Max Fried, who had thrown 6 1/3 scoreless innings on 102 pitches. Instead, he turned to Luke Weaver, who proceeded to give up two runs . Devin Williams allowed another in the ninth as Boston seized a 3-1 lead.

On Wednesday, Michelle Smallmon of the ESPN Radio show “Unsportsmanlike” proposed that if the Yankees lose this series, it could lead to something fans have want

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