Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman

No

Reason I say no is he just signed a new deal and theyll spin it as he went two rounds farther than last year.

No, because that would take Cashman and Hal admitting it was mistake and they don't care what the fans or media think. Also, they love a yes man in that position and no one fits that description better than Boone. I do think he'll be in trouble midseason if the team starts out poorly next season, which is a strong possibility looking at the current roster construction and Judge doesn't resign.

One more thing about Boone this season, some of the players questioned his moves to the press. I don't believe that had happened before. It might take losing the clubhouse to get fired.

I'm all in favor of dumping Boone, but honestly I don't think he is the biggest problem.  Plus I think most other managers in MLB are pretty much like him.  It's what management wants.  Dave Roberts manages the Dodgers in much the same way Boone manages the Yankees, except there is more talent there to override his cautious, front office data application approach.  Nice guy, worries about players feeling out of sorts, still with that deep roster and always five or six ace starting pitchers on call he has only managed one ring, and that in the bizarro 2020 season.  Buck was given the keys to a Lamborghini and still drove it into the ditch.  Rob Thompson definitely had the Phillies overachieving, but it was more a team reaction of relief after ditching Joe Girardi, because he makes the same inexplicable moves with his starters and bullpen as Boone.  He just had enough boppers throughout the lineup to overcome it, and even at that they only won 87 games.  Lots of pixie dust involved.

It always comes back to ownership and the front office.  But like all of you, I am tired of Boone's alibis and failure to deliver.  Kick Cashman upstairs and put Boone back in the broadcast booth, perhaps replacing Beltran.

I am a fan of Dusty and look forward to his induction in Cooperstown.  But it isn't often you can say he outcoached anybody.  There is enough talent in Houston to make him almost foolproof.  In 25 years of managing, mostly with very good teams, before he came to Houston he had one pennant and no rings in 22 seasons.  Now he has two consecutive pennants with the Astros, and the clearest path he will ever have to a championship.

I also do not think Mattingly is the answer.  I'd love to see him back in pinstripes, but the Dodgers under-achieved on his watch.  The Marlins may have modestly over-achieved, but the bar there is so low I'm not sure it tells us much.

I kind of give Mattingly a break on his first foray as manager in LA.  Remember, Joe Torre was signed to a NY headline of "Clueless Joe," representative of his previous managerial stints.  Also, if anyone could bring back the "Yankee way," it would have to be Donnie Baseball.  But, you are likely correct, the front office wants an analytical puppet.  As long as Cashman is in charge, this is the probably the type of season we can expect, as that appears to be a success under this management.