Yankees: Would George Steinbrenner have already fired Aaron Boone?

After the Yankees mediocre start to the season, and Aaron Boone’s many blunders with the bullpen, which many once considered its greatest strength, I found myself asking what would Hal’s father have done?

I recently discovered that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published a list of Yankees managers either hired or fired by ” The Boss.”

Yankees managers under George Steinbrenner:

1973: Sept. 30 • Ralph Houk resigns

1974: Jan. 3 • Bill Virdon hired

1975: Aug. 1 • Virdon fired — Billy Martin hired

1975: Aug. 1 • Virdon fired — Billy Martin hired

1978: July 24 • Martin resigned — July 25 • Bob Lemon hired — July 29 • Martin hired for 1980 season

1979: June 18 • Lemon fired — Martin hired — Oct. 28 • Martin fired — Dick Howser hired

1980: Nov. 21 • Howser’s resignation announced — Gene Michael hired

1981: Sept. 6 • Michael fired — Lemon hired

1982: April 26 • Lemon fired — Michael hired — Aug. 3 • Michael fired — Clyde King hired as interim manager

1983: Jan. 11 • Martin hired — Dec. 16 • Martin fired — Yogi Berra hired — Dec. 16 • Martin fired — Yogi Berra hired

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1985: April 28 • Berra fired — Martin hired — Oct. 27 • Martin fired — Lou Piniella hired

1987: Oct. 19 • Piniella promoted — Martin hired

1988: June 23 • Martin fired — Piniella hired — Oct. 7 • Piniella fired — Dallas Green hired

1989: Aug. 18 • Green fired — Bucky Dent hired

1990: June 6 • Dent fired — Stump Merrill hired

1991: Oct. 7 • Merrill fired — Oct. 29 • Buck Showalter hired

1995: Oct. 26 • Showalter’s resignation announced — Nov. 2 • Joe Torre hired

2007: Oct. 18 Torre rejects a new contract offer — Oct. 30 • Joe Girardi hired

Would Hank and Hal’s daddy have pulled the plug on Aaron Boone already? My guess is YES — in a New York minute, but I highly doubt Boone would have ever been hired in the first place. I still haven’t fully figured out why he’s sitting there now.

Needless to point out, that George Steinbrenner had a significant impact on his Yankees’ teams. The question is what will be Hal’s legacy be? Is he too concerned about “the bottom line” and not paying close enough attention to the clubhouse?

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One thing is for sure, the Yankees fate this year and for years to come hangs in the balance.