Hal Can't Be Serious About Extending "no Championships" Boone...

The mere fact that a contract extension for Aaron Boone is even on the table is an absolute disgrace. The New York Yankees, once the gold standard of winning, are now being reduced to a joke under the feckless leadership of Hal Steinbrenner and his incompetent front office.

Boone has won nothing. Not a single meaningful accomplishment to his name. Oh wait, he hit a home run against the Red Sox in the ALCS over 20 years ago… then busted his ankle the next season. But here we are, watching Hal Steinbrenner seriously consider extending his tenure as if failure is now the standard. Boone has had teams capable of competing for championships, but his tenure has been marred by playoff collapses, baffling in-game decisions, and a complete inability to inspire urgency or accountability. And yet, instead of cutting ties with this loser, the Yankees’ leadership is thinking about rewarding him. It’s beyond absurd.

Steinbrenner recently admitted that the Yankees will be speaking with Boone “in the days and weeks to come” regarding a contract extension. This would be his second extension despite his repeated failures in October. The fact that Boone has lasted this long is already an indictment of the Yankees’ current state. Extending him further? That would be sheer incompetence at its peak.

Boone initially signed a three-year deal in 2018, followed by another three-year extension in 2021, which included an option for 2025. Why? Because under Hal Steinbrenner’s soft and clueless leadership, the Yankees value familiarity over results. Brian Cashman has openly stated that the team envisioned Boone being a decade-long manager. For what reason? Joe Torre got 12 years and won four championships. Joe Girardi got 10 years and delivered a title while enduring the toughest post-dynasty era. And yet Boone, who has consistently failed when it matters most, is somehow being given the same treatment as if he’s earned anything.

Let’s be honest: Joe Girardi was fired because he wasn’t a pushover. He challenged the front office, held players accountable, and demanded excellence. That was the kind of manager George Steinbrenner would have respected. But Hal Steinbrenner, in his infinite mediocrity, would rather enable Boone—a man who makes terrible in-game decisions, refuses to hold his team accountable, and believes brushing off failure with empty platitudes is acceptable.

The Yankees used to be synonymous with excellence. Now, under Hal, they are just another team content with regular-season wins and postseason embarrassments. Boone was never the right guy for the job, and he never will be. But Hal Steinbrenner, the most inept and spineless owner in Yankees history, seems dead set on doubling down on failure.

Us Yankee fans deserve better. They deserve a front office that prioritizes championships, not one that continues to enable mediocrity. If Boone gets extended, it will be the final confirmation that winning is no longer the Yankees’ priority—because under Hal, it’s clear that failure is perfectly acceptable.

Yuk.