Judge is older than the recent "big" contract folks. Juan Soto is 24. Fernando Tatis Jr. is 23. Judge is a peer of Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, who are now 5 years into their "big" deals. Aaron is a bit late.
San Francisco is a place I've heard, because they are fighting LA and SD in the NL West, and don't have any "names" with the retirement of Buster Posey.
He's now the face of the Yankees...and I think they are likely to pay more than others. It may take a while, but I think he stays in NY.
Hard to say for now, but he seems to want to stay put. According to some sports writers, there are allegedly 2 or 3 teams who may try to top whatever the Yankees offer.
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Nov 6, 2022 - 9:13am
Coaxial wrote:
I don't think I've ever seen a bullpen dominate the way the Astro's bullpen did in this series. Offense did just enough and the defense made the big play when they needed it but the pitching was superlative...The starters all went five plus innings, even those that ran into early trouble except one, and then that bullpen was almost unhittable. I know that this team may never play up to this level again and they may never win another title but this ride from three straight years of 100 plus losses to where they are today is amazing. Four of six WS and to actually win that second championships...Say what you will about the Astros but there is no denying that they play for a love of the game and they play the game very well. They are truly a team where everyone contributed in some way in the series...Some with a base hit, a run scored, a great catch, getting hit in the elbow guard, or hitting the ball 450 feet to dead center, everyone Dusty played did something positive. After those two catches it almost seemed fate was on the Astros side as well.
It was an entertaining World Series.
I was rooting for the Phillies, but happy to see Dusty get a World Series ring.
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Nov 6, 2022 - 8:19am
I don't think I've ever seen a bullpen dominate the way the Astro's bullpen did in this series. Offense did just enough and the defense made the big play when they needed it but the pitching was superlative...The starters all went five plus innings, even those that ran into early trouble except one, and then that bullpen was almost unhittable. I know that this team may never play up to this level again and they may never win another title but this ride from three straight years of 100 plus losses to where they are today is amazing. Four of six WS and to actually win that second championship...Say what you will about the Astros but there is no denying that they play for a love of the game and they play the game very well. They are truly a team where everyone contributed in some way in the series...Some with a base hit, a run scored, a great catch, getting hit in the elbow guard, or hitting the ball 450 feet to dead center, everyone Dusty played did something positive. After those two catches it almost seemed fate was on the Astros side as well.
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Nov 5, 2022 - 8:58pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
GeneP59 wrote:
WOW! A No Hitter, took 4 pitchers to do it, but only took Don Larsen in the first one.
Combined no-hitters are probably less common than real ones, but fall in the WGAS category. It just means the Phillies had some sort of collective head trauma that made them swing at balls and look at strikes.
Kind of like giving up five homers in one game, I guess. Congrats to the Phillies fans for a fine season.
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Nov 4, 2022 - 7:41am
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Both teams had a TON of traffic all night; the fact that it ended 3-2 is amazing. I'd say it was some great pitching but it was amazing luck many times that there weren't any/2/3 grand slams. A game like that is just uncomfortable for both teams because they know it could have been a blowout for either team. It just went the wrong way. to Game 7!
It was a great game. Has to be deflating for Phillies.
If Mancini does not field that scorcher from Schwarber down the line at first base in the bottom of the 8th, or McCormick does not snare high up the wall that Realmuto drive in the bottom of the 9th . . .
Both teams had a TON of traffic all night; the fact that it ended 3-2 is amazing. I'd say it was some great pitching but it was amazing luck many times that there weren't any/2/3 grand slams. A game like that is just uncomfortable for both teams because they know it could have been a blowout for either team. It just went the wrong way. to Game 7!
Yeah...the team that won 87 games this year, and that has been in the witness protection program for a month, decided to re-appear after game 3. Let's hope the Zach Wheeler who pitched against St. Louis and Atlanta shows up tomorrow.
The breathless way they're mythologizing Bryce Harper's game... 
