He leads comfortably in homers (duh) and RBIs. Oh and by the way, Judge is suddenly making a run at the Triple Crown. Is there other history on the line?Īt times, Judge has flown 20 homers clear of second place on the MLB home run leaderboard, a feat not seen since 1928. It's worth remembering Judge grew up in Northern California while Bonds was bashing in San Francisco, and was 9 years old during the 2001 season. He told Sports Illustrated he considers Bonds the single-season home run king. So I’d have to go with the court of public opinion."įor his part, Judge isn't swayed. ![]() "How can you celebrate people that have been known to cheat the game? It’s not done in any other sport. "I think public opinion says that Dad really has the record," Kevin Maris said. He also waded into the now decades-old argument over whether the home run barrages of Bonds, Sosa and McGwire - allegedly aided by steroids - should be immortalized in the record books. Kevin Maris, Roger's second son, told New York Magazine that he would be "excited" for Aaron Judge if he eclipses his father's legendary 1961 season. When McGwire's use of performance-enhancing drugs was reported, the former Cardinals slugger reportedly called Maris' widow to apologize. They were on hand to witness Mark McGwire hit No. The Maris family was deeply involved in the 1998 home run chase that saw 61 fall for the first time. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Maris' son says 61 is the 'real record.' Judge views Bonds' 73 as the mark Follow him and the website on Twitter and Instagram.Aaron Judge is slugging at a pace unseen since baseball's frenzied steroid era, threatening to eclipse Roger Maris' hallowed Yankees and AL record of 61 home runs in a season. He has regularly appeared in WGN, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune, and he co-hosts the After Extra Time podcast, part of Edge of the Crowd Network. Banks is the owner/manager of The Bank (TheSportsBank.Net) and author of “ Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” as well as “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry. Judge now has nine homers in his last 12 games against AL East basement dwelling Baltimore, with 36 in his career against the O’s, the most against any one opponent. Series wins are not to be taken lightly.” “You don’t take that for granted whether you’re in a hot streak like we’ve been at times this year or you’re struggling a little bit. “It’s always big to win a series,” the Yankee skipper said. Yankees manager Aaron Boone discussed taking two out of three in Charm City, which put the Yanks back up by 12.5 over the Toronto Blue Jays in the division. “That’s always been a goal of mine to hit above. 300 and the power just came with it,” Judge said. “I saw a lot of the greats – Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera – they always hit above. But he did discuss how his batting average is now up to.294, which puts. One sure fire bet- Aaron Judge won’t be taking about the Maris record/the pace he’s on too much. All were using performance enhancing drugs that gave them an unfair advantage, so those records aren’t truly legit. Yes, it was surpassed by Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire in 1998, who both got surpassed by Barry Bonds in 2001, but those seasons all have asterisks. Maris’ 61 in ’61 is still considered the gold standard for single season home run hitting. ![]() Passing Maris to take the top spot in Yankees lore? Well, that has longer odds, but #99 now has seven home runs in his last nine games and he currently leads the majors with 81 RBIs Aaron Judge winning the American League, or even the Major League home crown is a very safe bet. Wagering on baseball prop bets is like playing roulette online, it’s all extremely variable, and you just don’t know how the ball is going to bounce- with or against you. ![]() That puts Aaron Judge on pace to finish the season with 63 home runs, two more Maris’ total in 1961, which is the single-season record for the most storied of franchises. Judge clubbed his 35 th and 36 th home runs of the year on Friday night at Camden Yards and added his 37th earlier today. Update: why Aaron Judge surpassing Roger Maris would be great for baseballĪaron Judge is not only back on track to reach Roger Maris, after his monster weekend in Baltimore, the New York Yankees slugger is now ahead of him.
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