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Post by J'Dinkalage Morgoone on Apr 2, 2021 17:19:09 GMT -5
Blue Jays stomped the Yanks on opening day, it couldnt get any better! I dont think you understand what that means... im a blue jays fan, the yankees. They beat the yankees...on opening day..that could not have been any better. i meant what i said.
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Post by LK3 on Apr 2, 2021 17:19:57 GMT -5
im honestly disappointed in the Yankees for not winning that game yesterday. i know its only one game, but starting the year on a sour note is never good It was disappointing to lose after they had two opportunities to win/take the lead in the late innings. But that’s baseball and you move on, especially on opening day.
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Post by LK3 on Apr 3, 2021 16:08:25 GMT -5
The Yankees absolutely thrashed and pummeled Toronto today.🙂
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 4, 2021 13:06:59 GMT -5
Unpopular Opinion: Aaron Judge is not a great baseball player.
He's a good player....but not "great" by any means.
I think we all got fooled by 2017. He was a rookie and caught everyone off guard. By the Postseason, teams caught on that he couldn't handle offspeed pitches low and away. He never adjusted. A combination of him never developing an eye to lay off those pitches, and the fact that because of his size the Umpires call a GIGANTIC strike zone against him...he's never replicated that type of performance. Plus injuries have cost him significant time in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
I just don't think Aaron Judge is really as good as his 2017 made everyone think he was or was an indicator of the type of player he was going to be. People have weird flukey years sometimes. I don't want to sh*t on the guy, but look at Roger Maris. IF you take 1961 off his baseball card, he's not even a noteworthy player. Nobody would remember him. He hit 61 home runs that year. Only manged to get over 30 two other times. Never had a year where he hit over .300, and only got 100 RBI's two other years. He played 12 seasons. 3 were really good (1960, 1961, 1962). 1959 and 1964 were ok. The rest....meh.
So yeah...Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017....but that very well could have been his "1961".
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Post by Evil Abed on Apr 4, 2021 13:44:52 GMT -5
Unpopular Opinion: Aaron Judge is not a great baseball player. He's a good player....but not "great" by any means. I think we all got fooled by 2017. He was a rookie and caught everyone off guard. By the Postseason, teams caught on that he couldn't handle offspeed pitches low and away. He never adjusted. A combination of him never developing an eye to lay off those pitches, and the fact that because of his size the Umpires call a GIGANTIC strike zone against him...he's never replicated that type of performance. Plus injuries have cost him significant time in 2018, 2019, and 2020. I just don't think Aaron Judge is really as good as his 2017 made everyone think he was or was an indicator of the type of player he was going to be. People have weird flukey years sometimes. I don't want to sh*t on the guy, but look at Roger Maris. IF you take 1961 off his baseball card, he's not even a noteworthy player. Nobody would remember him. He hit 61 home runs that year. Only manged to get over 30 two other times. Never had a year where he hit over .300, and only got 100 RBI's two other years. He played 12 seasons. 3 were really good (1960, 1961, 1962). 1959 and 1964 were ok. The rest....meh. So yeah...Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017....but that very well could have been his "1961". I dont consider that an unpopular opinion. I think he’s got some talent but the guy is constantly hurt and either never seems to get going due to that or slumps at the plate.
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Post by LK3 on Apr 4, 2021 17:02:37 GMT -5
I feel like the injuries always seem to pop up when he’s playing great. Then when he comes back he can’t get back to where he was. Last year for example he may have been the early leading MVP candidate when he was injured, and after he came back he slumped basically the rest of the season.
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Post by Chip on Apr 4, 2021 21:02:04 GMT -5
Unpopular Opinion: Aaron Judge is not a great baseball player. He's a good player....but not "great" by any means. I think we all got fooled by 2017. He was a rookie and caught everyone off guard. By the Postseason, teams caught on that he couldn't handle offspeed pitches low and away. He never adjusted. A combination of him never developing an eye to lay off those pitches, and the fact that because of his size the Umpires call a GIGANTIC strike zone against him...he's never replicated that type of performance. Plus injuries have cost him significant time in 2018, 2019, and 2020. I just don't think Aaron Judge is really as good as his 2017 made everyone think he was or was an indicator of the type of player he was going to be. People have weird flukey years sometimes. I don't want to sh*t on the guy, but look at Roger Maris. IF you take 1961 off his baseball card, he's not even a noteworthy player. Nobody would remember him. He hit 61 home runs that year. Only manged to get over 30 two other times. Never had a year where he hit over .300, and only got 100 RBI's two other years. He played 12 seasons. 3 were really good (1960, 1961, 1962). 1959 and 1964 were ok. The rest....meh. So yeah...Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017....but that very well could have been his "1961". none of what you said is really wrong. the issue is you gotta measure a player by his career and not by individual seasons. also a lot of people/fans are looking at POTENTIAL and declaring him great. because he shows flashes. he's also an incredibly likeable guy which helps. some guys cant get past the injury bug, he might end up one of those guys. i hope he doesnt. in the end im really a fan of the kid and i want him to be a cornerstone of this, the greatest, franchise. i hope he is better that what he has been the past couple seasons. but id be lying if i said i wasnt worried he turns into a flash-in-the-pan player like Puig...or one of those guys who just showed potential but never developed past that.....the umpires really do screw him in the strike zone though, its complete BS imo
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Post by LK3 on Apr 4, 2021 21:13:01 GMT -5
One reason to vouch for an electronic strike zone lol.
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Post by IRS on Apr 5, 2021 8:41:20 GMT -5
How the did we sweep the Braves.
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Post by dollarbill04 on Apr 5, 2021 19:27:42 GMT -5
Unpopular Opinion: Aaron Judge is not a great baseball player. He's a good player....but not "great" by any means. I think we all got fooled by 2017. He was a rookie and caught everyone off guard. By the Postseason, teams caught on that he couldn't handle offspeed pitches low and away. He never adjusted. A combination of him never developing an eye to lay off those pitches, and the fact that because of his size the Umpires call a GIGANTIC strike zone against him...he's never replicated that type of performance. Plus injuries have cost him significant time in 2018, 2019, and 2020. I just don't think Aaron Judge is really as good as his 2017 made everyone think he was or was an indicator of the type of player he was going to be. People have weird flukey years sometimes. I don't want to sh*t on the guy, but look at Roger Maris. IF you take 1961 off his baseball card, he's not even a noteworthy player. Nobody would remember him. He hit 61 home runs that year. Only manged to get over 30 two other times. Never had a year where he hit over .300, and only got 100 RBI's two other years. He played 12 seasons. 3 were really good (1960, 1961, 1962). 1959 and 1964 were ok. The rest....meh. So yeah...Judge hit 52 home runs in 2017....but that very well could have been his "1961". Judge is a bum.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Apr 6, 2021 7:02:21 GMT -5
I kinda like these young Red Sox, but I miss my Mookie.
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Post by LA Times on Apr 6, 2021 15:28:06 GMT -5
Stankees get stanky and trade for Rougned Odor
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Post by LK3 on Apr 6, 2021 20:42:55 GMT -5
Look at that a 3-R HR by Judge, and 3 hits tonight. And HR in back-to-back games. It's baseball, you'll have good nights and bad nights.
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Post by Grenouille on Apr 7, 2021 16:35:35 GMT -5
Get swept by Baltimore and then come back to sweep Tampa. The Sox are going to be strange this year. I’m just going to enjoy the ride with no high expectations.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 7, 2021 17:29:41 GMT -5
Look at that a 3-R HR by Judge, and 3 hits tonight. And HR in back-to-back games. It's baseball, you'll have good nights and bad nights. ....and he’s hurt
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Post by Evil Abed on Apr 7, 2021 19:45:40 GMT -5
Look at that a 3-R HR by Judge, and 3 hits tonight. And HR in back-to-back games. It's baseball, you'll have good nights and bad nights. ....and he’s hurt Lol reading the ESPN article on that I thought for sure I was reading an Onion article. Boone blaming wear and tear like we’re halfway through the season and he likely had too many swings because he played the super demanding position of DH last game. Dude we’re 5 games in lol. Gonna be a long season.
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Post by LK3 on Apr 7, 2021 21:12:22 GMT -5
If it’s not a real concern he shouldn’t have said anything. Otherwise, I don’t know. Swung too hard on that HR?
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Post by Yambag Jones on Apr 8, 2021 10:15:49 GMT -5
Get swept by Baltimore and then come back to sweep Tampa. The Sox are going to be strange this year. I’m just going to enjoy the ride with no high expectations. Word. As long as they’re fun to watch, I’m happy. But also, no Mookie 🥺
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Post by Grenouille on Apr 8, 2021 11:43:17 GMT -5
Get swept by Baltimore and then come back to sweep Tampa. The Sox are going to be strange this year. I’m just going to enjoy the ride with no high expectations. Word. As long as they’re fun to watch, I’m happy. But also, no Mookie 🥺 I will never be okay with that trade even if Verdugo and Jeter Downs turn into perennial all stars. I got a book recently called Killer B’s about Betts, Bradley and Benintendi. It came out in 2019 and here we are not long after with all 3 gone.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Apr 8, 2021 12:30:07 GMT -5
Word. As long as they’re fun to watch, I’m happy. But also, no Mookie 🥺 I will never be okay with that trade even if Verdugo and Jeter Downs turn into perennial all stars. I got a book recently called Killer B’s about Betts, Bradley and Benintendi. It came out in 2019 and here we are not long after with all 3 gone. It hurts to no longer have our entire Championship Outfield. Benintendi and JBJ I could probably understand. Betts hurts. I really hope it's not The Curse 2.0
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