It seems far-fetched, but I think there's a possibility that the players dislike their manager and subconsciously embarrass him.
It's more likely just bad modern baseball.
A fixation on home runs and strikeouts at the exclusion of all other skills.
While I don't defend Boone and believe the "nice guy" experiment didn't work, I also don't see how he can punish his players for mental gaffes. There are only 26 players on the team, right? Who's the error-free Charlie Hustle on the roster who's left?
So let's say Paul Goldschmidt has his head in the game, throws to the proper base, tries not to strike out with runners in scoring position, always knows how many outs there are, doesn't lose the ball in the lights, can field pop ups and ground balls, doesn't make the third out at third base, and slides when he is supposed to slide.
Paul Goldschmidt can't play all nine positions on the field.
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