Original Wikipedia Post:
The New York Yankees acquired Boone from the Reds for Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning and cash on July 31, 2003.[11] In 54 games after the trade, he hit .254 with a .720 OPS, six home runs and 31 RBIs.[12]
During Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series (ALCS), Boone hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning, off of Tim Wakefield, which gave the New York Yankees a 6–5 victory over the Boston Red Sox, thus prolonging the Curse of the Bambino. The New York Daily News dubbed the play the "Curse of the Boonebino".[13] This home run was rated the ninth-best home run of all time on Baseball Tonight.[14]
In January 2004, Boone tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a pick-up basketball game, played in violation of his contract with the Yankees.[15][16] The Yankees released Boone on February 27, 2004.[12]
My Addition/Changes:
I aimed to speak about what kind of position Aaron Boone is now in and how get got there. I also felt it was important to recognize that it is rare for a first time manager to have a great team to lead right off the bat. Lastly, I wanted to bring up the fact that there is a learning curve when transitioning from former player to manager and Aaron Boone will have to experiment with his lineup and figure those things out like every other manager. The difference with Aaron Boone is that being the manager for the New York Yankees comes with a little more scrutiny and more pressure to win games.
I aimed to speak about what kind of position Aaron Boone is now in and how get got there. I also felt it was important to recognize that it is rare for a first time manager to have a great team to lead right off the bat. Lastly, I wanted to bring up the fact that there is a learning curve when transitioning from former player to manager and Aaron Boone will have to experiment with his lineup and figure those things out like every other manager. The difference with Aaron Boone is that being the manager for the New York Yankees comes with a little more scrutiny and more pressure to win games.
Updated Wikipedia Post:
The New York Yankees acquired Boone from the Reds for Brandon Claussen, Charlie Manning and cash on July 31, 2003.[11] In 54 games after the trade, he hit .254 with a .720 OPS, six home runs and 31 RBIs.[12]
During Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series (ALCS), Boone hit a walk-off home run in the 11th inning, off of Tim Wakefield, which gave the New York Yankees a 6–5 victory over the Boston Red Sox, thus prolonging the Curse of the Bambino. The New York Daily News dubbed the play the "Curse of the Boonebino".[13] This home run was rated the ninth-best home run of all time on Baseball Tonight.[14]
In January 2004, Boone tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a pick-up basketball game, played in violation of his contract with the Yankees.[15][16] The Yankees released Boone on February 27, 2004.[12]
Aaron Boone continues his Yankee legacy in 2018 as a first time manager for the club. The Yankees parted ways with Joe Girardi following the 2017 season after a 9 year stretch with the team and Boone is set to take over. Boone has big shoes to fill and high expectations to live up to right away since he is taking over for Joe Girardi when a lot of people thought Girardi still deserved to be the Yankees manager. Girardi brought home the World Series trophy to New York in 2009 for the 27th time and was also at the helm of last years team who was a game away from yet another World Series appearance.
With all the star-power on this 2018 Yankees roster Aaron Boone has a lot of pressure to do well and make a deep playoff run this year and he is off to a fantastic start. He is learning to mix and match lineups to preserve players to be healthy at the end of the year. He is also managing injuries to key players and the bullpen exceptionally well, which is rare to see for a rookie manager. Boone has a lot of experience in the game of baseball and he knows how to handle a clubhouse, which I think will suit him well as he continues this journey as Yankee manager where the spotlight of the biggest city is always on you.
Conclusion:
When I went to learn more about Aaron Boone on his Wikipedia page I was shocked to see how little information there was about him as the new Yankees manager in 2018. Although his career defining moment as a player of when he hit the walk-off home run in game 7 of the ALCS vs the rival Boston Red Sox was discussed, there was very little information regarding this new and extremely important position he is now in with the New York Yankees. As manager he has yet another opportunity to leave a lasting impression on this historic franchise.
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