2024 Yankees - Aaron Judge/Juan Soto friendship watch

[OriolesMagic83]

Judge K'ed 5 times today.  Must have been taking HR swings on every hack.  Is there even a term for 5 K's?  Platinum sombrero?

[Just Regular]

12 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

Judge K'ed 5 times today.  Must have been taking HR swings on every hack.  Is there even a term for 5 K's?  Platinum sombrero?

Judge's 50% K rate in 84 PA at age 24.5 is a comfort to remember watching another monster in Mayo struggle so much this year.

Hopefully Mayo too can use the first off-season knowing what MLB arms are like to become a big MLB plus.

[Spy Fox]

I fear the O's & Stros may have just handed NYY the AL pennant on a platter. 

Detroit and KC are Cinderellas but I doubt the Yankees will lose to any of these AL Central teams in a long series. 

[Just Regular]

17 hours ago, Spy Fox said:

I fear the O's & Stros may have just handed NYY the AL pennant on a platter. 

Detroit and KC are Cinderellas but I doubt the Yankees will lose to any of these AL Central teams in a long series. 

There's a certain aggravated AL East chauvinist angle from which I could almost tolerate them going another round.

Reconvene the 2024 Red Sox and Rays, put them in a 30-game round robin with the Tigers and Royals, and watch what happens.

As badly as the 2024 Orioles played in many significant ways, I think as is they could have taken the league's 2nd best record on a balanced schedule.    Maybe a bye too if you abolish divisions.

We'll beat the Yankees with or without Soto in time, but it'll be more fun faster if Judge and Cole get abandoned.