There comes a time in a manager or coach's tenure when his mileage reaches a proverbial ceiling. For the select few, it is possible for them to break through, but for many, it is never possible for them to fully advance to the championship level as their wings will eventually fall off and they will fall back to just another regular coach who couldn't finish it .

After last night's colossal collapse in the 5th inning, Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees is the manager who has reached a plateau and seems almost cursed. And it's time for him to go, as many have been let go for much less than Boone and his frustrating managerial career.

BOONE CAN'T WIN THE BIG GAME

Since Boone became Yankees manager in 2018, his coaching tenure has been as follows:

2018 – The ALDS lost
2019 – Lost the ALCS
2020 – The ALDS lost
2021 – Lost the AL Wild Card
2022 – ALCS lost
2023 – Missed playoffs
2024 – Lost the World Series

Clearly, for some reason, the baseball gods are not happy with Aaron Boone, general manager Brian Cashman, or perhaps even the Yankees organization. But the only way to appease them and figure this out would be to bring in another manager. If this were the NBA or the NFL, unless your name was Mike Tomlin of the Steelers, every owner would realize, “Hey, maybe we need to shake things up and go in a different direction.”

Boone's run is similar to Andy Reid's with the Philadelphia Eagles – he came close but never won the big game there. Former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer also saw things similarly.

The Yankees previously released manager Joe Giradri for a run similar to Boone's when it became apparent they couldn't get past the finish line.

In Boone's case, however, the mistakes, misjudgments and questionable decisions simply don't work – whether of his own accord or because he's forced to do so by the front office's fetish-like obsession with analysis.

THE YANKEES HAVEN'T WON A WORLD SERIES IN 15 YEARS

It was just six days ago that Boone made his first inexcusable mistake, striking out Gerrit Cole in just 88 pitches and, instead of closer Tim Hill, using starting pitcher Nestor Cortes in a relief role, a must-win game must be the dynamics of the series. However, Cortes hadn't made a pitch since September 18, and the result was Exactly What every Yankee fan and analyst knew would happen: He faltered and cost the Yanks the game in demoralizing fashion.

But the Yankees' collapse last night could take decades for the franchise to overcome. Three errors, a block, a catcher's interference call and a blown 5-0 lead with Yankees team officials probably already making hotel reservations in LA for Game 6 and hopefully Game 7 as well, were simply inexcusable.

Sure, Aaron Boone isn't the one catching the ball in the outfield. He is also not the one who can force the team to beat. But if that is the argument, then why would a coach or manager ever be replaced?

The disappointment in the 5th inning last night was like an NFL coach seeing 30 false start penalties.

Since the Yankees' roster is expected to look VERY different next year, with multiple roster positions to fill, and if they manage to resign Juan Soto for a contract worth half a BILLION dollars, perhaps it's time to new to start, right? not just with the team, but also with the manager.