Amid their month-long slide, fans have booed owner Hal Steinbrenner, ripped GM Brian Cashman and chanted to have Aaron Boone fired. Monday, before the Yankees took on the Mets in the first game of the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium, Cashman gave Boone and his coaches a vote of confidence.
“Being a manager of the New York Yankees is a very difficult job. It’s made easier when everything’s perfect and obviously, but you’re playing an imperfect game right now on a daily basis,” the Yankees long-term GM said. “So, I think he’s done a great job. I think he manages the work extremely well. I think he knows his players extremely well. I think he manages obviously engagement, on a daily basis pre and post game, which I think is extremely difficult. You have to be a unique person to be able to handle that type of interaction, keep your cool and calm and on a consistent basis.
“He’s even-keeled. It’s important for our players to see that because if he can keep his temperament the same for the most part, they they don’t see panic ... it doesn’t mean he can’t lose his cool, which he will from time to time when necessary, he has that gear you can turn to it, you’ve seen it,” Cashman continued. “I think his demeanor is vitally important. Especially in a market like this.”
