Aaron Judge

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by MattyC

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...s-october-hero

"To a certain extent," Judge said, "I enjoy failure. It's part of the game. There's always room to grow, there's room to improve. So it's been a fun ride. And it's my first year, still pretty crazy."

This big kid is a great example for little kids. I made my son read that quote. Judge plays the game right— in an age when guys hot-dog doubles, Judge sprints out 495 ft bombs. He gives balls to little kids between every inning.

As impressively, the rookie has the mental toughness and character to always come roaring back in a dramatic, dominant way, after every funk. He never loses his cool as the umps learn to adjust their zones to his size, with strikes being called below his shins.

On the sheer performance side, he sets the rookie HR record while batting .284, and getting on base more than the guy who won the batting title. He saves their season with a great playoff catch. He ignites a memorable October comeback with not one but two huge hits, adjusting to breaking pitches.

Judge is clearly prone to extreme highs and lows. He certainly still has tons to learn, and many improvements to make. He himself humbly acknowledges this. Yet true fans root for their guys and team through thick and thin. So no funk or internet invective is going to make us fans abandon our guy.

I just don't get rooting against this likable kid. Below, some additional reading for those who do. The crow buffet line has been packed at times— notably after his call up, then during those six weeks in July-Aug, and most recently during a few games this month.

Luckily it's all-you-can-eat.

A huge plus one there!

Larry

[bnorth]

THIS IS MEANT TO BE FUNNY. Seen this custom Topps Now card and figured i would share. I took the internet pic and turned it into a real card with a few upgrades and a crappy cell phone picture.

[JoeDfan]

Hahahaha. That is awesome.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Judge shows you how good he is when you compare him to Bellinger and the Dodgers. Look at all those Left on Base the Dodgers left in scoring postion. How many did Judge leave.

In addition as far as other games more than making up a bad part of the season making the bad part mean zero

Just look at George Springer

first game 0-4 four K's thats 1 out of 7 games. About the same ratio as the Judge slump for the month or so versus the entire year.

Does the 0-4 matter for Springer? 4 Ks? Nah he still won MVP...

got to go by the whole season or Series....

[scott6649]

Just wanted to get everyone ready for the MVP topps now cards a little early...

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by scott6649

Just wanted to get everyone ready for the MVP topps now cards a little early...

ouch!!!!! I think the pose with judges hands on his head should have the runner up caption!

[frankbmd]

Jose can you see, Gosh, half an Altuve looks even smaller.

Jake, keep in touch next season.

Was George Springer ever mentioned as the second coming of Babe Ruth? No.

Would Houston have won the series without their third, fourth and fifth starters (who compared favorably to Kershaw and Darvish in the WS) ? No

I realize that all your predictions can be and will be rationalized, but I’m sort of glad they went ahead and played the games. Great series.

I, for one, hope Judge has a better year in 2018 and that Kershaw’s back problems do not curtail his fine career to date.

I don’t think it has been mentioned here before, but I think a team should have to use the players that got them them through the whole season in the playoffs. When late season pickups play a significant role in September and October (aka Verlander and Darvish), it just doesn’t seem right to me.