Fenway Park will always be an attraction, so he’ll make his money, win or lose.
Most players who put on the pinstripes feel the history and perform to expectations, some above and beyond.
I embraced the whole"Bronx Bombers"thing.
But my affection for those players doesn’t come close to how much I like Aaron Judge.
He hits ‘em like McGwire but without the steroids, and he plays the outfield like a gold glover.
This is their year!
If they can’t win it this year, they never will.
And that describes no one more than Aaron Judge.
And he batted .322.
So, what has happened to him in the playoffs?
It improved a bit in the ALCS against the Guardians.
He struck out 8 times in 18 ABs.
In the three losses in the World Series, Judge has just one hit in 12 ABs.
It doesn’t appear that he has any physical problems, so what’s happening to him is mental.
Players need support when they hit rough spots or feel the pressure of being a high-paid professional athlete.
Only a couple of years later, in the ’80s, you started hearing about team psychologists.
We northerners have a lot in common.
We brave the frigid temperatures in the winter.
The snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
We don’t run around in shorts and tee shirts year-round like they do in LA.
We buy winter coats, boots, and gloves.
We’re a tougher breed.
That’s why I want to see Aaron Judge have a breakout game tonight.
Two monster home runs and 5 RBI, enough to shake up LA like a magnitude 7.0 earthquake.
Great teams come back from 3-0 deficits…
