Aaron Boone delivers snarky Luis Severino roast over Yankees lineup comment

While no (serious) Yankees fans took genuine offense to Luis Severino chirping at his former teammates in a group chat before the Subway Series, it's nice to know the manager stuck the chirping in his back pocket and chose to keep it close to him for the rest of the season, too.

Sevy's Mets took all four Subway Series games this year, all of which happened to come during the Yankees' darkest period (which, uh, yes, stretched for a full month and a half). Instead of lining him up for a little vengeance, the Mets stacked the deck with middling-to-fine lefties from David Peterson to Sean Manaea to Jose Quintana, and came out victorious every time.

It's a shame, too, because it would've been nice to see what the Yankees' offense could've done with the New Severino, who has struck out just 101 men in 128.2 innings and seems to be sitting on an FIP ticking time bomb (4.37) while increasing his sinker usage wildly year-over-year. Alas, the Yankees ribbed him instead of facing him, while he took a shot across the bough at their lineup's "two good hitters."

Now that the Yankees are having (a modicum of) fun again, Boone decided to strike back at Severino during a live podcast event with Jomboy and Jake of Talkin' Yanks. When asked to identify players he'd managed by shiny, glowing shadows of their windups and swings, Boone correctly matched ... well, everyone, but saved a special dig for Sevy.

"We haven't seen because he's ducked us everytime. He's ducking our two great hitters." Give Boone credit: he can really deliver a line with a straight face.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone didn't forget Luis Severino's chirp

The Mets chose to ride with Severino for the second half rather than flip him at the deadline as an expiring asset, similar to what the Reds did with a declining Frankie Montas. Severino isn't there yet, and has continued to perform solidly for a Wild Card-contending Mets club (though he's doing it via a different road than he's ever taken before).

Hopefully, the next time the two parties cross paths is next year, with Severino wearing an entirely different uniform. By that point, the Yankees will likely be up to at least four, perhaps five good hitters.