Judge hits 61st homer

[Rainger99]

Judge hits his 61st homer in his 155th game. Did he break Ruth’s record?? In 1927, MLB only played 154 games.

[Taltarzac725]

Judge hits his 61st homer in his 155th game. Did he break Ruth’s record?? In 1927, MLB only played 154 games.

So. Yes but it needs an asterisk.

[Stu from NYC]

As far as I am concerned he now is tied for American league home run record and hopefully breaks it soon

[manaboutown]

I am a big fan of Judge. He conducts himself with dignity and modesty which I find admirable. His abilities and dedication are unquestionable..

[Garywt]

I am a big fan of Judge. He conducts himself with dignity and modesty which I find admirable. His abilities and dedication are unquestionable..

But he is a Yankee.

[Stu from NYC]

But he is a Yankee.

Thankfully so and hopefully for life

[threeonemiles@outlook.com]

But he is a Yankee.
I hope he stays a Yankee. The money he seeks is astronomical, but so is everyone else in the major sports. If he succeeds, more power to him. How much money is enough? A question for the ages.

[ThirdOfFive]

I hope he stays a Yankee. The money he seeks is astronomical, but so is everyone else in the major sports. If he succeeds, more power to him. How much money is enough? A question for the ages.
A question for the ages indeed.

Growing up in Minnesota my team was the Twins and one of my favorite ballplayers was Harmon Killebrew, who at the time (mid-1960's) was hitting homers very close to Ruth's AL record of 1 every 11.76 at-bats, and finished his career with the fifth most total homeruns in the AL. His high salary for any one year was I believe $100,000.00 which is about $915,000.00 today. Shows just how out-of-proportion major league salaries are today compared to times past.

[Rainger99]

A question for the ages indeed.

Growing up in Minnesota my team was the Twins and one of my favorite ballplayers was Harmon Killebrew, who at the time (mid-1960's) was hitting homers very close to Ruth's AL record of 1 every 11.76 at-bats, and finished his career with the fifth most total homeruns in the AL. His high salary for any one year was I believe $100,000.00 which is about $915,000.00 today. Shows just how out-of-proportion major league salaries are today compared to times past.

I saw Mickey Mantle being interviewed in the late 1980s. He said that Roger Clemens would make more by the All Star Game that year than Mantle made in his entire career! He only made about $1.12 million in 18 years!!

[RICH1]

He’s a class act and a great role model for the young players! Good to see a Clean player

[2BNTV]

The short answer is no, he tied Ruth with 60 homers as the season was 154 games. Judge had several more games but didn't get it done to my disappointment.

He will set the AL record when he hits 62 home runs in a 162 game schedule and passes Maris.

IMHO - This should be the record for 162 game schedule as Bonds, Maguire and Sosa were aided by PED,s

I am a Yankee fan of 70 years and a baseball; traditionalists.This record will be done cleanly and does not require an asterik.

[justjim]

The short answer is no, he tied Ruth with 60 homers as the season was 154 games. Judge had several more games but didn't get it done to my disappointment.

He will set the AL record when he hits 62 home runs in a 162 game schedule and passes Maris.

IMHO - This should be the record for 162 game schedule as Bonds, Maguire and Sosa were aided by PED,s

I am a Yankee fan of 70 years and a baseball; traditionalists.This record will be done cleanly and does not require an asterik.

The game has changed so much since my Dad took me to see “Stan the Man” (first 100k player) play that Traditional baseball as we know it is gone. I’m not saying it’s all bad but certainly it’s a different game now.

[Garywt]

Thankfully so and hopefully for life

Being from Massachusetts we were raised to hate all things Yankee, actually all NY sport teams.

[Stu from NYC]

Being from Massachusetts we were raised to hate all things Yankee, actually all NY sport teams.

I can understand dislike but hate seems a bit too much dont you think?

[Rainger99]

I can understand dislike but hate seems a bit too much dont you think?

From watching the games on tv, it appears mutual. The diehard Boston fans hate the New York sports teams and diehard New York fans hate the Boston teams. Casual fans don’t seem to have that intensity.

I do wonder when (and why) this happened. I don’t remember the profanity and cursing at MLB games when I was a kid.

[Jack58033]

Ted Williams once said that if Killebrew started playing baseball earlier in his life that he would have hit 700 home runs.

[Stu from NYC]

Ted Williams once said that if Killebrew started playing baseball earlier in his life that he would have hit 700 home runs.

Than again if Ted Williams did not leave the game to fight for his country he also would have gotten to 700.

[Stu from NYC]

From watching the games on tv, it appears mutual. The diehard Boston fans hate the New York sports teams and diehard New York fans hate the Boston teams. Casual fans don’t seem to have that intensity.

I do wonder when (and why) this happened. I don’t remember the profanity and cursing at MLB games when I was a kid.

As I recall when I was a teen seeing NY baseball, the popular thing to yell out was Kill the Umpire, so we were dumb than too.

[Rainger99]

Ted Williams once said that if Killebrew started playing baseball earlier in his life that he would have hit 700 home runs.

How much earlier do you want him to start playing??

He made his major league debut when he was 17. He only played in 113 games in his first five years (with 11 home runs) before becoming a starter in 1959. He hit 42 home runs that year.