Aaron Judge???

[Homebrewer]

16 minutes ago, Stradling said:

The fact that such a thing exists makes me hate today's game.  

That he hit them to all fields like that is amazing. I've been a fan for a long time and have never seen anything like it.

And I didn't watch the HRD or even see any video of any of it.

[Stradling]

Just now, Homebrewer said:

That he hit them to all fields like that is amazing. I've been a fan for a long time and have never seen anything like it.

And I didn't watch the HRD or even see any video of any of it.

Completely agree that seeing it was sick.  That there is a spray chart for it is silly.  Should we expect to see batting practice spray charts next?

[Tank]

i like the spray chart, at least for this particular display of prowess. that judge was hitting powerfully to all fields in a batting exhibition is incredible, and something we really haven't seen in this contest. power hitters by nature tend to be pull hitters. 

[Homebrewer]

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

1 hour ago, heRo said:

I don't think Judge is going to regress much.  He has adjusted his swing and it's paid off.  He has a very rare combination of size and athleticism.

pitchers will find a hole in his swing and exploit it. The way they did with Trout with the high pitch. He will have to adjust back to keep from regressing.

[Puget Sound Angel]

Remember when Puiig had a great half of a season?

[Angels#1Fan]

I'll agree that Judge's performance against batting practice pitches was fun to watch, but it was hardly "the most impressive hitting display I've ever seen"..far from it.

I thought Reggie Jackson's 3 homers against the Dodgers in the WS was far more impressive because it was real baseball played under real conditions. You could add Adam Kennedy's 3 bombs in the play-offs also as being impressive. Ted Williams hit over .400 and DiMaggio hit in 56 straight and that wasn't against batting practice pitches..it was real! There are many more moments that would fall under the category as memorable long before the Home Run Derby would.  ymmv

[Homebrewer]

Most here are probably too young to even remember this, but I was there the day Ralston Schmidt hit 4 grand slams in a row, and all with 2 strikes (because he refused to swing until he had 2 strikes against him) There were more people in the seats for AK's three dinger game vs the Twinkies. There were a lot of dropped jaws in the stands that day, and I was one of them..the only one who wasn't surprised was Mickey Hatcher.

Still...Judge's ability to go upper deck to all fields (and he's doing it in real games, against real pitchers.. not just against BP tosses) is pretty damn impressive.

[Ohtaniland]

The rumor on yankeeswin.com is if the Yankees don't give him a 10 year $500M contract he's going to leave for his hometown A's. 

This information comes from credible fans that are worried about the "Judge window" 

[fan_since79]

47 home runs in the Derby.

1-for-25 since then, counting tonight's game.

The one hit was a slow dribbler back to the pitcher.

Cursed.

 

[Tank]

have to admit, i like all the black robes and white british wigs, plus the #allrise hashtag.

[fan_since79]

Wouldn't it be something if he just fizzles out and disappears?

Trout is smart not to participate in the Derby.

 

[Homebrewer]

18 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

47 home runs in the Derby.

1-for-25 since then, counting tonight's game.

The one hit was a slow dribbler back to the pitcher.

Cursed.

 

Look what it did to Hamilton. It was a steep plunge from that day forward.

[Ohtaniland]

25 minutes ago, Homebrewer said:

Look what it did to Hamilton. It was a steep plunge from that day forward.

You're blaming the Home Run Derby for Hamilton's steep plunge? I think he snorted his career away. 

[AngelArcher]

30 minutes ago, Homebrewer said:

Look what it did to Hamilton. It was a steep plunge from that day forward.

Except he had two of his best years, including an MVP after his home run derby performance. 

 

[Blarg]

You guys really can't see the joke in that post?

[AngelsLakersFan]

56 minutes ago, Blarg said:

You guys really can't see the joke in that post?

Angel fans can only take Josh Hamilton seriously.

[Blarg]

Home run derby champ, Judge, went 0-3 again tonight. That puts him batting .048 after the All Star Break.

 

 

[Ohtaniland]

3 hours ago, Blarg said:

Home run derby champ, Judge, went 0-3 again tonight. That puts him batting .048 after the All Star Break.

 

 

The Home Run Derby obviously hurt Judge's swing. 

What hurt Maybin's swing? Was it the All Star break that he's enjoyed for his entire career?

 

[m0nkey]

Bellinger in the microscopic sample since the home run derby

5 for 12 .417/.462/.917

Does the home run derby pick and choose whose swing to mess up?

[zenmaster]

2 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Bellinger in the microscopic sample since the home run derby

5 for 12 .417/.462/.917

Does the home run derby pick and choose whose swing to mess up?

Yes. It's similar to the Madden curse.

[Kenny]

Pitchers are figuring him out.  Happened to Trout.  It's how he adapts which will determine if he's a flash in the pan or a great.

[VariousCrap]

His batting average has dropped 19 points since the All Star Break.

[kevinb]

The baseballs are juiced and or the players are. Baseballs are being hit at a higher home run clip than ever before. And back then no one suspected anything either till they found out and then everyone "pretended" to know. So yea something is off. 

[fan_since79]

Bartolo Colon struck him out in the first inning tonight.

1-26 since the gazillion home runs.

 

Oh, and Bart is with the Twins now.