by Michael Bradburn Feb 19, 11:53 PM Rich Schultz / Getty Images Sport / Getty New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone tries not to let criticism of his “new-school” ways bother him too much because, in his mind, he’s using advanced statistical analysis in tandem with his experience as an infielder over a 12-year MLB career.”You are missing the boat if you are not all-in on all of it and understanding the importance of all of it,” the skipper told Joel Sherman of the New York Post. “I try to bring that down (to the clubhouse) all the time.””One thing rubbed me wrong … (is that) they called me a ‘data applicator,'” Boone continued. “Like I am not a baseball guy and just some ‘data applicator.’ I have been in this game all my life, bro. I am as baseball through-and-through as anyone. Just because I have been open-minded and grown in the game doesn’t mean I am any more old-school or new-school than I have ever been. You are an idiot if you are not aware of all of it.”Boone, 48, has managed the Yankees for four seasons and boasts an impressive 328-218 regular-season record. However, the club hasn’t…
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