The Yankees are going through it right now.
They were defeated by the Houston Astros in extra innings on Friday night, cutting their lead for the final Wild Card spot in the American League to just a half a game.
They've now dropped six of their last seven games, and with each loss Aaron Boone’s seat seemingly gets hotter and hotter.
The boos have been loud and heavy lately in the Bronx.
Joe Torre has been there before, he understands what the long-time skipper is going through.
“People always ask me who I root for, I root for people,” he told SNY’s Chelsea Sherrod at Old Timers Day. “I feel for Aaron, I’ve been in that place before — you’re trying to rearrange the furniture and hopefully it makes a difference.”
Though things aren’t looking good right now, Torre remains confident in the team under Boone’s leadership.
The four-time World Series champ certainly knows what it takes.
“This club is too good to not have a run, there’s still time left,” he said. “If it were September 1 I’d be more concerned but I have a lot of confidence — Booney has been down this road before, he’s a third generation major leaguer.
“I feel that they’re going to make a run and will be where they are supposed to be at the end of things.”
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