HOUSTON – In Aaron Boone’s tirade Wednesday night after earning his American League-leading sixth ejection of the season in an 8-7 loss to the Astros, the Yankees manager multiple times provided this review for plate umpire Brian Walsh and his work:

“You [expletive] stink!”

A day later, Boone stressed something he’s said more than a few times in recent years when it comes to the overall work of umpires, with whom he’s had an at-times fiery relationship in his eight seasons as manager.

“You’ve heard me say this before. As much as I get into these things with umpires, probably more than any other manager, it’s just because I know how much we preach to our guys about controlling the strike zone,” Boone said before Thursday night’s series finale. “It’s something I’m always going to passiona

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