One simple Dodgers bunt clip is the best argument yet for Yankees firing Aaron Boone

A picture is worth a thousand words, and one simple video is worth a 1,000-word screed about why there's something nebulously wrong with Aaron Boone's clubhouse culture, but we just can't put our finger on it.

None of us have ever been inside the Yankees' locker room, so it rings hollow when, in moments of agitation, fans scream about how no one ever gets taken to task, Boone lives in a lawless land of coddling and candy bars, and the players exist in a country club. We're guilty of that, too. When something feels wrong, you want to rage, even if you know nothing about what's behind the curtain.

The best argument for firing Boone, assuming he doesn't literally walk into the locker room after losses and say, "I saw nothing wrong - keep on keepin' on!" - is that whatever his message actually is has clearly gotten stale. Nine years is a long time. A new voice is needed.

The second-best argument is this extremely short clip of the Dodgers' bunt defense from Game 1 of the NLCS matched up with Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the Yankees' attempt at bunt defense.

Just watch it.

Yankees' bunt defense vs. Dodgers proves Joel Sherman's take on preparedness

You'll see Kiké Hernández picking up on the bunt and booking it to first base to make certain he's in place to record the out. Instead of doing the rotational defense that most teams practice and plan, Jazz Chisholm Jr. - in the exact same spot to start the play - randomly wanders toward second base, leaving first base unoccupied with seemingly no urgency.

As Joel Sherman recently laid out on his Pinstripe Post podcast, the Dodgers' stars - Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, all aging, all tired, all in year three of a title chase - practice these situations pregame. Routinely. The Yankees? They start hot coming out of the chute in April/May, then let these habits die as the summer months build. And that is the difference. There's no need to rage about things you cannot know. This video is enough evidence to see that the coaching staff's message has either fallen on deaf ears, or isn't delivered nearly as often or as harshly as it should be.

And, in case that wasn't enough evidence for you, the Cleveland Guardians' lineup just made another solid argument in Game 1 of the ALCS. They recorded 12 hits in the opener, including two home runs off Drew Rasmussen; the Yankees recorded 12 hits in three games against Tampa Bay.

Everything the Yankees tell you isn't possible is, in fact, possible and also just happened to someone else. We rest our case.

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