Aaron Judge ‘a brick wall’ to narratives around his struggles as World Series shifts to Bronx
NY Post
Perhaps it was wishful thinking, or just trying to will it into existence.
But Aaron Judge knows by now that a historically great regular season only buys him so much goodwill from the fan base when the postseason rolls around.
And with the Yankees arriving back in The Bronx on Monday facing a 2-0 deficit in the World Series, with Judge’s ill-timed slump at the heart of their struggles, an angsty Yankee Stadium could await in Game 3.
“We got the best fans in baseball, so they’re definitely going to be loud, they’re going to be rowdy, they’re going to have our back all game,” Judge said Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.
One way to ensure that will actually be the case throughout Monday night would be for Judge to deliver an early jolt after going a brutal 6-for-40 with 19 strikeouts through his first 11 games this October.
But what happens if the presumptive AL MVP strikes out in his first at-bat or two? Or he just comes up empty again with runners on base, especially if the Dodgers take an early lead?
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Dylan Garand knew the number off the top of his head. He knew that, between the regular season and playoffs, he’d logged over 160 games with AHL Hartford, and he was right. Before the Rangers recalled him Friday, Garand had served as the Wolf Pack’s goaltender 165 times.
SAN DIEGO — As you may have seen elsewhere in this newspaper (and also if you haven’t deleted me yet from your social media), I have a book coming out Tuesday called “The Bosses of The Bronx.” Much of it details the 37 years’ worth of antics, winning, losing, winning again and overall mania of George Steinbrenner’s time with the Yankees.
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