It didn't take long for Aaron Boone to feel the heat that comes with managing the New York Yankees.

The rookie skipper was on the receiving end of criticism after Sunday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Boone elected to have David Robertson intentionally walk former MVP Josh Donaldson in the eighth inning, loading the bases for Justin Smoak, who promptly crushed a grand slam that lifted Toronto to victory.

Entering the game, Donaldson was 3-for-8 with a pair of home runs against Robertson, while Smoak was previously hitless with four strikeouts in five at-bats against the Yankees' set-up man.

But even before Sunday's move backfired, it seems Boone wasn't actually a fan of the strategy, and he revealed Monday that the intentional walk was never going to be a huge part of his strategic arsenal.

"I won't be a guy, not because of (Sunday), that intentionally walks people a lot," the 45-year-old told Brian Costello of the New York Post on Monday. "I'm not a big believer on throwing extra guys on base, but there are important times in the game where I think you have a decision to make."

Boone added that Robertson signed off on the decision from the mound by nodding to the dugout. And the homer didn't come easy for Smoak, either, as he battled Robertson through a nine-pitch at-bat and fouled off three offerings before finally clearing the bases with a slam.

"We just wanted to make sure and feel good about Robby feeling about that (matchup), too, and he did. That's the way he wanted to go with it, too," Boone said. "They got us. ... One more pitch and we're out of that thing and we get out of there in a little bit better shape.

"There's a lot of debate on that kind of decision. I understand. I felt like we made the best decision. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't. That's sports and that's baseball."