When all is said and done, Judge will have been the best baseball player of all time.
It isn't a prisoner-of-the- moment reaction. It could be an over-the top hyperbole.
This won't be about feelings.
It is difficult to hit in baseball. The batting average for the year of the pitcher is.243, the lowest in 50 years.
After that season, the mound was lowered to give hitters a fighting chance.
The use of fresh pitchers and guys throwing over 100 mph has resulted in a lack of hitting. The defensive shift has taken a lot of hits.
Judge has excelled like no one we have ever seen before.
The judge will have all the numbers. Baseball's statistics are more important than any other sport.
On Wednesday night, Judge took one more step towards a season to remember when he hit a two-run home run. He tied Roger Maris' American League record for most homers in a single season with 61.
If Judge hits one more home run, he will break the record.
It wouldn't be the greatest season ever. Barry Bonds hit 73 homers in 2001, more than any other player. It's the record according to the MLB record book. The judge thinks it's the record to beat. It's hard to discuss that.
Judge will do more than hit a home run. His season is much larger than that. Judge will lead the league in almost all categories. It is an amazing accomplishment.
Judge is the leader of the triple crown. He leads in HRs with 61, and inRBI with130.
The last person to win the Triple Crown wasMiguel. It will be the third time that Judge has done it since 1967. It is very difficult to do. Fourteen players have done it in the last century. Judge is capable of setting a home run record in the same season.
Wait... there is more. Judge leads the league in batting average, runs scored, total bases, walks, extra base hits, and times on base.
Adding extra sauce to his season was done with a menacing backdrop. There was a lot of pressure.
The Yankees offered Judge a contract extension. The man turned it down. He bet on himself.
Judge is on the biggest stage in sports. The pressure to win is very high. People don't like to see numbers in losses. Big swings in meaningless at-bats are worse.
The judge has been on the clock all season. He needed to play for his team and his finances. Few players make a lot of money this old. $300 million deals are usually given to players in their 20's.
There will be some people who will still vote for Ohtani. Since Babe Ruth in the 20s, no one has hit or pitched on a daily basis. It is an amazing accomplishment. He is not having a good season. There would be no debate if he was leading in the Triple Crown.
Since the Angels' season officially crashed and burned, Ohtani hasn't had a meaningful at-bat or pitching moment.
Judge had to play in games that mattered all the time. The Yankees did not win the American League East until Tuesday night. He hasn't had any free stuff. In an era that is harder to hit, judge beats that by a mile. Judge will be alone in single- season greatness.
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