Manager Aaron Boone always defends his players, despite errors or misplays. So, when a respected voice questions their identity, we can only expect a response with the same intensity. Blue Jays announcer Buck Martinez faced just that when he said, “The Yankees, they’re not a good team. I don’t care what their record is. They have a lot of wild pitches, they make a lot of mistakes in the field, and they don’t run the bases very well. If they don’t hit home runs, they don’t have a chance to win.”

The comment appeared and disappeared, but it didn’t miss Boone’s eye. And before Game 1 of the ALDS in Toronto, Boone decided to see if he could give it CPR, exclaiming, “Contrary to some thoughts up here, we’re a really good team.” But what happened behind the scenes was the real story.

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