The Dodgers Are In Boone's Head And That's Sad

Aaron Boone is obsessed. 

The man just can’t let it go. Instead of focusing on how his Yankees flopped in the World Series, he’s out here whining about the Dodgers having the audacity—the absolute gall!—to talk a little trash after winning the World Series. Buddy, they won. You didn’t. Move on.

Boone recently appeared on Fox Sports’ Breakfast Ball and, in true “no championships” skipper fashion, made it clear that the Dodgers’ victory still haunts him like a bad dream:

Yankees manager Aaron Boone called the Dodgers’ trash talk after winning the World Series “annoying.” 👀 pic.twitter.com/Pxu7wMYJD3

— Breakfast Ball (@BrkfstBallOnFS1) March 26, 2025

“We kind of looked at it as they beat us and we didn’t play our best. So that’s their right to say whatever they want. I think it’s annoying, I’ll say that. I think it annoyed some guys. But at the end of the day, if we want to not hear it, we’ve got to play better and be the team standing.”

Boone, seriously? This is the energy you’re bringing? The “we didn’t play our best” excuse? That’s weak. That’s like blaming a failed test on the pen you used instead of admitting you didn’t study. You lost. And not just any loss—an emphatic, definitive, “pack your bags and go home” kind of loss. But sure, let’s focus on how annoying the Dodgers are for, you know, pointing out the obvious.

This level of fixation reminds me of another New York baseball figure who just couldn’t help but obsess over a rival: Steve Cohen. The Mets owner spent years obsessed with the Yankees, acting like they lived rent-free in his head. And what did he do? He tried to make a statement by throwing an obscene amount of money at Juan Soto, a move destined to implode. Just like Cohen couldn’t stand the Yankees overshadowing the Mets, Boone now can’t handle the Dodgers rubbing a well-earned championship in his face.

The problem here isn’t the Dodgers talking. The problem is Boone can’t get past it. A strong leader would take it on the chin, get back to work, and come back stronger. Boone? He’s playing the role of the guy who just got dumped and keeps texting his ex about how annoying she is for being happy. It’s not a good look.

So, Boone, here’s some advice: Instead of letting the Dodgers’ words live rent-free in YOUR head, maybe put that energy into, I don’t know, actually winning something? Because right now, the only thing more embarrassing than the Yankees’ recent performances is their manager sounding like a sore loser on national radio.

But hey, if nothing else, at least Boone’s keeping the tradition alive—another year, another excuse, another offseason of pretending that “we didn’t play our best” means something. Carry on, skip. We’ll check back in when the Yankees actually matter again.