BADOLBILZ Posted September 14, 2022 Author Posted September 14, 2022 Aaron Judge is simply having a GREAT season. 57 home runs thru 142 team games. Babe Ruth hit his old AL record 60 HR in 154 team games. Somehow he is creeping up on a batting title and a possible 60+ HR Triple Crown. 1 Quote
Greg S Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 Judge picked the right year to have a great season. Will the Yankees sign him? If George were still here it would get done. With Hal I am not so sure. Anyway huge win last night. Need to keep picking up those wins. Quote
BillsVet Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 9 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: Aaron Judge is simply having a GREAT season. 57 home runs thru 142 team games. Babe Ruth hit his old AL record 60 HR in 154 team games. Somehow he is creeping up on a batting title and a possible 60+ HR Triple Crown. He's definitely made the case the Yankees contract offer was low. This isn't going to be an every season thing and injuries happen to the bigger guys, but wow...didn't realize he was in the Triple Crown race until looking up his line yesterday. Quote
Gugny Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 22 minutes ago, BillsVet said: He's definitely made the case the Yankees contract offer was low. This isn't going to be an every season thing and injuries happen to the bigger guys, but wow...didn't realize he was in the Triple Crown race until looking up his line yesterday. I would love to see it. Would be fantastic for baseball for a Yankee to break the true single-season HR record. Quote
BADOLBILZ Posted September 14, 2022 Author Posted September 14, 2022 27 minutes ago, BillsVet said: He's definitely made the case the Yankees contract offer was low. This isn't going to be an every season thing and injuries happen to the bigger guys, but wow...didn't realize he was in the Triple Crown race until looking up his line yesterday. Yeah he may well return to his prior form for a couple seasons and then fall off a cliff..........baseball players age out fast now..........but if he breaks the AL HR record that will be a long lasting feather in the Yankees cap such that they should just pay the man. 7 years $350M sounds crazy but he's been worth every cent of that to the organization while playing on his pre-free deals. He's been the most popular player in the game most of the time that he's been in the league. 1 1 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Gugny said: I would love to see it. Would be fantastic for baseball for a Yankee to break the true single-season HR record. Ruth or Maris? He's got a reasonable shot at breaking Ruth's record - which would be incredible. The Maris record looks well within reach - which would still be very impressive. Quote
Gugny Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Ruth or Maris? He's got a reasonable shot at breaking Ruth's record - which would be incredible. The Maris record looks well within reach - which would still be very impressive. Maris. 61 is the record I grew up respecting and I continue to do so. Shameful how it was “broken.” Quote
Greg S Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Gugny said: Maris. 61 is the record I grew up respecting and I continue to do so. Shameful how it was “broken.” At the time wasn't Maris booed by Yankees fans and media who loved Ruth because his totals were in 154 games where as Maris did it in a 162 game season. I remember watching a documentary and Maris went thru hell with the fans and media who were pro-Ruth. They were saying that he didn't have the record because he couldn't beat Ruth's totals in 154 games. Edited September 14, 2022 by Greg S Quote
Gugny Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Greg S said: At the time wasn't Maris booed by Yankees fans and media who loved Ruth because his totals were in 154 games where as Maris did it in a 162 game season. I remember watching a documentary and Maris went thru hell with the fans and media who were pro-Ruth. They were saying that he didn't have the record because he couldn't beat Ruth's totals in 154 games. Yep, and that's totally understandable back then/in that context. I think it's wise to remember/respect/compare Ruth's record to what Judge is doing on his way to 62. Edited September 14, 2022 by Gugny 1 Quote
Greg S Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Gugny said: Yep, and that's totally understandable back then/in that context. I think it's wise to remember/respect/compare Ruth's record to what Judge is doing in his way to 62. I feel the same way about the rushing record which belongs to OJ. Only RB to rush for over for 2,000 yards in just 14 games. Dickerson had a fantastic season in 1984 but 2,003 yards in 14 games beats 2,105 yards in 16 games. Quote
SinceThe70s Posted September 14, 2022 Posted September 14, 2022 22 minutes ago, Greg S said: At the time wasn't Maris booed by Yankees fans and media who loved Ruth because his totals were in 154 games where as Maris did it in a 162 game season. I remember watching a documentary and Maris went thru hell with the fans and media who were pro-Ruth. They were saying that he didn't have the record because he couldn't beat Ruth's totals in 154 games. 100%. Maris broke the record on the last day of the season. https://www.history.com/news/roger-maris-mickey-mantle-babe-ruth-home-run-record#:~:text=In a pressure-packed 1961,York Yankees teammate%2C Mickey Mantle.&text=Graphics%2FGetty Images-,In a pressure-packed 1961 season%2C Roger Maris hit 61,York Yankees teammate%2C Mickey Mantle. 1 Quote
BADOLBILZ Posted September 21, 2022 Author Posted September 21, 2022 Judge blasts HR #60 to tie Babe Ruth to lead off 9th inning and then Stanton hits a GS to turn 8-4 deficit into 9-8 win. Magic # down to 10. Quote
Doc Brown Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 Amazing. He reached 60 home runs in less games than Ruth did. 1 Quote
The Poojer Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Amazing. He reached 60 home runs in less games than Ruth did. And he pulled into the batting average lead by .001 point Quote
Greg S Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Doc Brown said: Amazing. He reached 60 home runs in less games than Ruth did. If he gets to 62 then he will have the record. I don't count what McGuire, Sosa, or Bonds did since they all juiced. 4 Quote
LewPort71 Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Greg S said: If he gets to 62 then he will have the record. I don't count what McGuire, Sosa, or Bonds did since they all juiced. This ^^^^ 1 Quote
Gugny Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Greg S said: If he gets to 62 then he will have the record. I don't count what McGuire, Sosa, or Bonds did since they all juiced. Amen, brother. 1 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted September 28, 2022 Posted September 28, 2022 Not taking away from what he has accomplished already but I'm disappointed that Judge didn't get to 61 before game 155. 1 Quote
Greg S Posted September 28, 2022 Posted September 28, 2022 Yanks win the division with their 5-2 win last night. Hopefully Judge can do it but he is running out of games. Quote
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