NEW YORK Boone trying to fit in in his first week with the Yankees

The third baseman came over from a trade with the Reds on Thursday.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Aaron Boone's new Yankees T-shirt didn't fit him quite right, and his Cincinnati Reds travel bag was crumpled in the top corner of his locker at the Coliseum in Oakland.
But New York's new third baseman had no time to worry about appearances.
He was in the middle of a pressure-packed first day with baseball's most visible team following Thursday's trade that sent him away from Cincinnati three days after his father, Bob, was fired as the Reds' manager.
"You walk into this room, and it's all about the game," said Boone, who will wear No. 19 in New York. "That's what I hope I'll fit into. I'm sure I'm going to be nervous walking out there with this uniform on. ... It's nice to have them think I'm that good, though."
Quick start
Manager Joe Torre threw Boone right into the action, batting him in the sixth spot in the lineup against Tim Hudson and the Athletics on Friday night. The Yankees traded Robin Ventura, their slumping regular third baseman, to Los Angeles on Thursday.
"It's not really a bad situation for him," said Torre, who briefly played with Boone's grandfather, Ray, when Torre was a rookie with the Milwaukee Braves more than 40 years ago.
"He's a third-generation ballplayer. He knows what's expected. He's a high-energy guy, so we may not even be able to tell if he's pressing."
To get Boone, the AL East-leading Yankees sacrificed left-hander Brandon Claussen, considered the best pitching prospect in a farm system that hasn't developed a major league pitcher in years.
New York also traded left-handed minor leaguer Charlie Manning and about $1 million.
Before the Yankees' batting practice, Boone chatted briefly with new A's right fielder Jose Guillen.
Two days ago, they were teammates in Cincinnati -- but both were shipped away in the Reds' fire sale of talent shortly after firing general manager Jim Bowden and Boone's father.
"It wasn't a good situation in Cincinnati," Boone said. "Everything suddenly changed. I kind of grew up in Cincinnati ... and one of the reasons I asked for the trade was I didn't want to be a distraction. I didn't want to be the story line every day."