I was lucky enough to watch Mickey almost every weekend as the Game of the Week was broadcast on Saturdays. Sponsored by Falstaff beer, the announcers were PeeWee Reese and Dizzy Dean. Still think Roger comes in second place in the HR chase in '61 if Mickey doesn't get hurt late in the season.
Concur on all of your takes. I think Altuvé eventually gets in but won’t be 1st ballot b/c of the 2017 WS sign stealing…fair or not.
I think most folks agree with that. I also think it would’ve caused more stress for Maris as a large swath of Yankee fans would’ve been actively rooting for Mantle to beat his teammate.
Devers loves his off season. Comes into to camp overweight every year. Finally gets into playing shape, then ropes the league and starts playing D. Seems to be the pattern.
I think there might have been less stress if Mickey stays healthy. Yankee fans were already on Roger when Mickey went down but with Mickey out of the picture they focused on Maris. They didn't want Roger to beat the Babes record because he didn't come up through the Yankee system. Maris was a better player than given credit for. If you're a Yankee fan and haven't seen this.
Not the first time something like that has happened and surely won’t be the last. I immediately think to the times the Rays made the WS despite a low payroll. Look at the Rangers, they bought the right players & mgr & won the WS last year. This year, w/ the same roster they’ll be lucky to make a WC due to injuries.
Yeah, you know I’m not a Judge or Yanks fan but I’ll tip my cap. He is truly a phenomenon. When he stays within the strike zone, he’s hard to get out.
His personal hitting coach was successful w/ his philosophy b/c exactly what you said. He tries to implement it w/ other hitters (incl MLBers) and hasn’t had near the success. Scott Kingery is a prime example. Absolutely ruined his swing after showing promise w/ the Phillies. Now he’s a journeyman MiLBer who finally made it back this season.
Teach every hitter differently. I’ve seen Devers turn 101 from the left side (Chapman) in the chin around quickly. Judge can’t do that. Best he can do is foul off that pitch.
Second in both leagues with a .333 average and leads both leagues with 110 RBI's.
I probably haven't actively looked for someone's batting average in about 15 years.Second in both leagues with a .333 average and leads both leagues with 110 RBI's.
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Probably shouldn’t have made that statement if that’s the case.
Yeah, I'm not seeing the typical signs that you normally see.
I stated I'm not much for batting average and RBI. That means that I personally don't find those two stats relevant to today's game. You go 3-4 with three singles and 3-4 with 3 home runs, your batting average is the same. Pointless.
Add Stanton and you have a modern version of Murderer's Row.
You can make a case for AL MVP, and a very good one, but he's not going to win it. He may not even come second in the vote.