Aaron Boone wasn't kidding with harsh reaction to Jazz Chisholm's Yankees lollipop scandal

Alright! The Yankees lost 5-3 to the Tigers on Monday night. It was their injury-depleted lineup's third straight loss. Now, let's talk about matchups and ways they can dig out of this hole before — oh. Sorry. I had higher expectations for the discourse. Unfortunately, we're now approaching 24 hours of "Jazz Chisholm Sucking on a Lollipop" rage, and it's been reignited because ... manager Aaron Boone actually, uh, really hated it.

If you're like me, you saw Talkin' Yanks tweet Boone's reaction — "That pisses me off." — and thought, oh, he's having a laugh. He's winking a little. He didn't like it, per se, but it obviously didn't stick in his craw ... right? He wouldn't be so publicly bold and brazen ... right?

Well, unfortunately ... check the clip. He hated the Blow Pop.

Yes, there's a glint in his eye. But no, he's dead serious. This pissed him off. Kind of the last silly little thing he needs right now with a week on the road remaining against good-to-great pitching.

Aaron Boone wasn't laughing and joking about Jazz Chisholm's Blow Pop. He hated it.

"Oh, yeah, that pisses me off. I didn't know about it until after the game (Eds. Note: You missed something notable on the field, shocker). So he and I talked about that, that won't be going on again," Boone said. There's a hint of a smile there, but there's no indication he finds this to be a laughing matter. No kiddin'.

Now what happens? Do we get a postgame interview like the one Chisholm gave after the Yankees' Game 1 Wild Card loss last year, with his back to the camera moving shirts around on hangers? Do we just move on? Can we move on?

The book on Chisholm hasn't really changed much since he was acquired by the Yankees two summers ago. Electric when he's on. Better player than he's given credit for. Not quite good enough for the Yankees to succumb to his contract demands and make him a permanent member of the club at a high cost. Certainly less viable with RISP (57 wRC+) than when the bases are empty (exemplary 118 wRC+). Brutal in cold weather. Struggles in October (has never eclipsed .300 in a playoff series with the Yanks). A very, very good player. An exceptional athlete. Not someone you break the budget for. Not good enough for "randomly playing with a lollipop" to be something the city can laugh off without a bit of a furrowed brow.

And, in case you thought everyone would up and forget it, his manager made damn sure that wouldn't happen. This was not a tongue-in-cheek dismissal. As Boone said, it pissed him off. It's been handled. But will that fix anything? Tough to say. It'll more than likely only serve to soften the blow when he seeks a wealthy follow-up deal somewhere else.

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