Exasperated Yankees’ Aaron Boone went off in fuming rant about New York’s listless struggles

Yes, the Yankees are still in first place and a likely prime World Series contender, but it’s been a rough past month in the Bronx. Since July 31, New York is just 4-14 in its last 18 games. Even worse, they’ve lost three straight series to AL East rivals like the Red Sox, Rays, and now Blue Jays — who can complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees on Sunday.

With the New York offense especially continuing to struggle against Toronto (+140) in a 5-2 loss on Saturday, Yankees manager Aaron Boone made it quite clear that he’s very displeased with how his team has played lately. How?

He went off in a fiery post-game rant to a gathered Yankees media contingent:

Phew, Boone certainly didn’t mince his words.

I’m still unsure what part of his speech sticks out most. Is it Boone slamming his hand on the table and raising his voice, saying, “The great thing is, it’s right in front of us! It’s right here,” while showing an “OK” symbol?

Honestly, the most notable part might be Boone picking up a random pen that happened to be in his eye line and turning it into a talking point about how “we [the Yankees] get to write the script the rest of the way.” That might be the best signifier of how you know Boone’s at his wit’s end.

I don’t know what the rest of the season holds in store for the Yankees, but it’s pretty clear Boone is tired of all of their rampant losing lately. Hey, maybe the manager finally letting his frustrations boil over is what sparks a fire under his team through the stretch run.