The Best in Sports News and Analysis, from Danielle McCartan · Danielle McCartan

3rd hour

·48 min·3 clips

The Yankees have had three managers in 30 years, and fans still want Aaron Boone gone.

1. The Best in Sports News and Analysis from Danielle McCartan spends the hour on Yankees criticism, Mets bullpen chatter, and Danielle McCartan’s San Francisco trip. 2. Danielle McCartan is the host, and multiple callers drive the discussion by naming Aaron Boone, Brian Cashman, Joe Girardi, and Giancarlo Stanton. 3. The hour asks whether the Yankees’ problems come from Boone, Cashman, or a deeper front-office philosophy that keeps producing the same frustrations. 4. Danielle opens by thanking WFAN listeners for sending hotel and sightseeing recommendations after she mentioned a trip to San Francisco. 5. She says the trip will cover Tuesday through Friday and includes stadiums 24, 25, and 26, with an Oakland A’s game on Wednesday. 6. Danielle notes that number 24 is Globe Life Field and says she will also work in the All-Star Game this year. 7. Mike in Piscataway brings up batting average, and Danielle says she still values it even while looking at Yankees and Orioles numbers. 8. She pushes back on the idea that three .300 hitters automatically make a team successful because Baltimore leads the division with zero .300 hitters. 9. Eric in Ronkonkoma argues that fans are too quick to turn on Boone, while Danielle says fandom matters most when it stays objective. 10. The conversation turns to Joe Girardi, whom Danielle describes as taking the “underachieving baby bombers” to within one game of the World Series. 11. Danielle says it was “mind-blowing” that the Yankees moved on from Girardi after that run. 12. Anthony in Staten Island says Boone is “learning on the job” and points to an all-righty lineup as evidence. 13. Danielle answers that lineup construction is not linear anymore and involves the manager, front office, scouts, and player-personnel staff. 14. She cites Hard Knocks and says even a football team used a room full of decision-makers for personnel choices. 15. John in Far Rockaway and other callers keep pushing the Boone-Cashman debate, and Danielle says a manager’s role is shaped by the roster he receives. 16. Later, Danielle says the Yankees are missing Giancarlo Stanton and cites his seven-game stretch of .375 batting, one home run, five RBI, and a .542 slugging percentage. 17. The hour’s tone is talk-radio style, with callers interrupting, Danielle correcting details, and several rapid-fire debates about Yankees management. 18. Danielle shifts easily between baseball analysis, listener gratitude, and side conversations about the All-Star Game uniforms and San Francisco travel tips. 19. Listeners tracking Yankees roster debates, WFAN call-in radio, and stadium travel notes. 20. Listeners wanting polished sports talk without Yankees-heavy debate.

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from The Best in Sports News and Analysis, from Danielle McCartan