![]() ![]() Who can forget the drama of Cody Bellinger’s 2019 chase of the Dodgers homer mark? He wound up two shy, and of course the Dodgers are such a great and historic franchise that we all know who holds their record.Īgain, Judge is having a wonderful season, but an historic one? One of the greatest of all time? Come on. Judge has been chasing the mark of an historic franchise. OK, so it’s because it’s also the Yankees home-run record. The record holder, by the way, had been Hack Wilson of the Cubs, who hit 56 in 1930. It’s the gushing over Judge that’s more than a bit much.ĭo you remember the grand celebration when McGwire broke the NL record? No? That’s probably because there wasn’t one. Whether it’s warranted based on the year Shohei Ohtani is having for the Angels (top five in ERA and strikeouts as a pitcher, top five in home runs and OPS as a hitter) is a separate argument. ![]() Judge, a six-foot-seven mountain of a man, is going to add a most valuable player award to a trophy case that already includes 2017 rookie of the year and a pair of Silver Sluggers. Mike Trout has done it twice, most recently in 2016. He’s also on pace for a 10-WAR season, not seen since Mookie Betts did it four years ago. He’s just about lapping the field in the homers, with nearly 50 per cent more big flies than his closest pursuer, Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies. Judge is having an incredible season, to be sure, with a very good shot at the first Triple Crown (first in the American League in batting average, home runs and RBIs) since Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera in 2012. The New York Yankees are in town for their final regular-season visit of the year (they may very well be back in October) and in case you hadn’t heard their slugging outfielder, Aaron Judge, is chasing history. ![]()
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