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Aaron Judge s dream season turning into October nightmare
10/23/2022 4:22:00 AM Aaron Judge' s dream season turning into October nightmare
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Aaron Judge 's dream season turning into October nightmare Is the Aaron Judge Yankees Era going to be remembered for the inability to even reach the World Series because they never could solve the Astros? The regular season of boom is morphing into the postseason of boo.Thus, the Yankees are about to go home.Which means the conversation is about to shift from envisioning Judge’s free agency to the reality of free agency. Thus, this might be the year in which we remember that Judge ended the season as a giant and ended the offseason as a Giant. And that, in between, he came up small. That in between the love fest with the Yankees crowd actually took a detour to jeers. Judge had a miscommunication on defense with Harrison Bader to help gift the Astros two runs in the second inning and, with one final chance to perhaps launch his team back into the game, he grounded out with two on and two outs in the eighth.. They lead this AL Championship Series 3-0. Thus, for the third time in six years — the entire Judge era — the Yankees are on the brink of being eliminated in the ALCS by the Astros. Their excuses (sign-stealing, buzzers, opening of a retractable roof) are like their performance against Houston — getting worse. They lost in seven games in 2017 and six games in 2019 and are on the doorstep of humiliation this time. Read more:
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Read more >> He's the only reason they are in the playoffs. He couldn't carry the team the whole season, apparently. 'turning'? 🤣🤣🤣 Myopic New Yorkers, as always. At his age and postseason performance I’m not going to give a ridiculous contract! Better get all our best young players on the roster and get a few veterans to support it The Yankees season is over. The Astros are their kryptonite. Again. He doesn’t hit in the post season. None of them due. Every single Yankee fan knew this was coming. We suck in October. Close the Roof tomorrow 😂😂😂🤡 Mr. September Harrison Bader, Aaron Judge Yankees blunder extends inning to set up homerBoth Judge and Bader were chasing the initial fly ball and were attempting to avoid a collision. Yankees’ Aaron Boone clarifies comments on Minute Maid Park roofYankees manager Aaron Boone said after Game 2 that the Minute Maid Park roof being open... It wasn’t the 30 strikeouts in two games Aaron Judge's almost home run, and quiet Yankees bats: 5 takeaways from Game 2 vs. AstrosThe Yankees and Astros played Game 2 of the ALCS in Houston. Now, the series shifts to the Bronx after another loss. Good Yankees manager Aaron Boone blames ALCS Game 2 loss on open stadium roofYankees manager Aaron Boone says the reason the team loss is because of the open roof at Minute Maid Park. Even though Yankee Stadium is open air 🤣 But it was open for both teams Huh? Yeah alright what ever 👍🏽 Aaron Boone doesn’t want Yankees changing plate approach despite woesThe Yankees will not abruptly choke up on their bats in an all-out effort to simply make contact. Well, something has to change. Yes, striking out 15 times a game is a championship approach. Why change it? Good Yankees manager Aaron Boone says Houston's open roof 'kind of killed us' in ALCS loss New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone took issue with the roof being open against the Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston during Game 2 of the ALCS . Breaking down the daunting Astros juggernaut now in Yankees' way Imagine “Citizen Kane” without being shown what “Rosebud” is.October 22, 2022 With two outs and New York ace Gerrit Cole almost through the inning, Christian Vasquez lofted a fly ball towards right-center field that was ultimately dropped by Bader.Comments New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone (17) argues with an umpire as New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge bats during the eighth inning of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, Oct.Hide Caption Bad blood and bad history: Everything you need to know for Yankees-Astros ALCS Our MLB insiders Bob Nightengale and Steve Gardner get you ready for the ALCS between the Yankees and Astros. “Friends” without resolution on Ross and Rachel. “The Great Gatsby” without its final page. Judge passed in front of Bader just as he was about catch it, prompting the error. Is Aaron Judge’s unforgettable season really going to end so forgettably? Is the Judge Era in Yankees baseball going to be remembered for the inability to even reach the World Series because they notably could never solve the Astros? The regular season of boom is morphing into the postseason of boo. Boone was speaking of Aaron Judge’s near-miss of a home run that Kyle Tucker caught right in front of the wall in the eighth inning. Judge carried the Yankees in good times, and especially in bad, during one of the greatest regular seasons ever. Harrison Bader and Aaron Judge had a miscommunication, leading to an error in the first inning. But he has been no postseason weightlifter. If the Yankees are going to prevent the same fate against the Astros, who bested the Yanks in both the 2017 and 2019 ALCS, they’ll have to turn it around beginning Saturday in the Bronx with Gerrit Cole on the mound. He was a co-conspirator in historic offensive ineptitude during these playoffs. The Bronxville native has cracked four home runs this October. Ironically, it's usually Astros fans complaining about the roof as their team was just 1-4 in the postseason when the roof is open before Thursday's game. But, of course, he is Judge. So he is no sidekick to the badness. He is the face of it. Temperatures at first pitch at Yankee Stadium are expected to be in the low-60s with low winds. The Yankees have played 10 games against the Astros this season and the only two they won — hell, the only two in which they have had a lead after any of the 91 innings these teams have played in 2022 — came on Judge walk-off hits in two late June games. Though it wasn't"a no doubter,'' manager Aaron Boone said,"it felt like his home runs to right. Then, like now, the Yankees go as Judge goes. Thus, the Yankees are about to go home.” More Astros News. Aaron Judge walks to the dugout after striking out in the sixth inning of the Yankees’ Game 3 loss. N.Y. And the Yankees’ only runs against him were gifted by Valdez himself. Post: Charles Wenzelberg Which means the conversation is about to shift from envisioning Judge’s free agency to the reality of free agency. Thus, this might be the year in which we remember that Judge ended the season as a giant and ended the offseason as a Giant. And that, in between, he came up small. That in between the love fest with the Yankees crowd actually took a detour to jeers. see also Yankees on brink of disaster after ugly Game 3 ALCS loss to Astros Judge had a miscommunication on defense with Harrison Bader to help gift the Astros two runs in the second inning and, with one final chance to perhaps launch his team back into the game, he grounded out with two on and two outs in the eighth. "Just got to find a way to get it done. The Astros won 5-0 . They lead this AL Championship Series 3-0. Thus, for the third time in six years — the entire Judge era — the Yankees are on the brink of being eliminated in the ALCS by the Astros. Their excuses (sign-stealing, buzzers, opening of a retractable roof) are like their performance against Houston — getting worse. They lost in seven games in 2017 and six games in 2019 and are on the doorstep of humiliation this time.158) against Severino, with no homers. The Astros, in their sixth straight ALCS, are just better. Period. The Yankees? They have never gotten closer to the World Series in this period than they did during Judge’s rookie season (2017), even after taking away one of Houston’s aces (Cole) following the 2019 ALCS loss. These Yankees have played the postseason bully, capable of beating up on weak AL Central teams and crumbling before the Rays once, the Red Sox twice and likely now the Astros three times. A dejected looking Aaron Boone and Anthony Rizzo watch the action during the fifth inning of the Yankees’ Game 3 loss. And in the seventh, Altuve’s hot, 107-mph smash knocked down second baseman Gleyber Torres, who picked it on one hop and flipped to Peraza to start a spectacular inning-ending double play. Corey Sipkin Even without Cole, Houston has assembled a dynamic staff. The Yankees did not hit much against the Guardians. But those were the Guardians. They still found a way through. These are the Astros. The right hitting decisions? Would you have lifted Higashioka for a pinch-hitter in the seventh, against Valdez? Right-handed hitters Jose Trevino and Isiah Kiner-Falefa were available on the bench, with one out and the Yankees trailing by a run. It is just a different beast. And the Yankees are trying to win without the professional at-bats of Andrew Benintendi and DJ LeMahieu, with a diminished Matt Carpenter and a decrepit Josh Donaldson. That only heightened the need for Judge to emulate the MVP-level player who hit an AL-record 62 homers and spent six months delivering one huge hit after another. But that Judge has not shown up in these playoffs, even though he hit two homers against Cleveland. Game 3 of this ALCS was the worst. Paired with Severino for the past three straight games, Higashioka is unlikely to draw another start unless Severino gets another start. Bader and Judge are probably the Yankees’ two best defenders. Christian Vazquez lifted a fly ball between them that should have been the third out of a scoreless second inning. Instead, Judge verged on Bader, who had the ball go off his glove for an error. Chas McCormick followed with a short-porch two-run homer and the Yankees were in chase mode again. Aaron Judge strikes out during the sixth inning of the Yankees’ Game 3 defeat. USA TODAY Sports They had bemoaned that open roof in Houston that perhaps kept a Judge drive to right in the eighth inning of Game 2 from getting out and giving the Yankees a late lead. It would have been a homer in Yankee Stadium. But neither Judge nor anyone else on this bedraggled offense could get the ball over the fence at the actual Yankee Stadium. Cristian Javier had pitched the best game against the Yankees this season, throwing the first seven innings of a June 25 no-hitter with 13 strikeouts. He was not as crisp Saturday, yet still yielded no runs on one hit in 5 ¹/₃ innings. He only threw a first-pitch strike to six of 19 hitters. Yet, the Yankees could do nothing, even ahead in the count. These are the moments the Yankees look to Judge for magic. Instead, he struck out twice more. He is 5-for-32 with 14 strikeouts this postseason. Against Houston, he has one hit in 12 at-bats. The Yankees as a team are hitting .128 in the first three games. You need to be neither jury nor Judge to see the obvious. The Yankees’ only path to overcome a superior team living in their heads would be if their best player rose to this moment. That has not occurred. .