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Inside story on how Aaron Boone became the Yankees’ manager

If Aaron Boone turns out to be as good a manager as the Yankees hope, they could title the subsequent movie “Perfect Strangers.”

It would be only a little bit of a stretch on the Hollywood scale.

The once-turbulent Yankees franchise has turned into a pillar of stability, with its general manager entering his 21st season on the job and the prior two managers lasting a total of 22 years. Yet the skipper charged with extending and elevating the Yankees’ long run of success played only a minor (if memorable) role in establishing the continuity he inherits.