New York Yankees: Aaron Boone to keep team focused on the small stuff
Aaron Boone will have his New York Yankees focused on the small stuff in 2018.
There are a lot of expectations following the New York Yankees into spring training in 2018. This comes as no surprise after 2017 of course. Once upon a time the Yankees were in a rebuild back in the 2017 season. Then they figured out how to get things done and finished one game away from yet another World Series. Adding Giancarlo Stanton to that mix is only going to enhance those expectations.
Aaron Boone begins his first season as a manager with no previous experience. He enters his first spring training as the skipper thinking about the little things (via Newsday):
"“I believe we have a very good team, a team with a lot of potential, but understanding that’s what it is right now,” Boone said. “Spring training is a time where we’re really trying to get individuals ready but also a time where we’re going to grind away at the little things. We want to go from being a good team to a championship-caliber team, and I think you do that by being good at the little things.”"
He plans to have his team embrace the big expectations as opposed to ignoring them.
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As surprising as it was to hire a former player with no experience, this is a good look for Boone. He is absolutely right that a big difference in winning a title is the small stuff. Think about the great teams each of you reading this post have seen. What do they have in common? They don’t beat themselves.
What does that mean exactly? Playing good defense. It means be sharp with turning the double play. It takes good communication in the outfield. Moving runners along with productive outs is another of many important components. The teams that do all of that and more well win the titles. The ones that don’t will always fall short.
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Aaron Boone has the right idea here. The sky is the limit for this team if they focus down on the small stuff. After all, I think the big stuff will be just fine, if you know what I mean: