Aaron Judge???

[Angels#1Fan]

Is Aaron Judge on the juice?

Judge went from 19 home runs in a full season of minor league ball to 30 in just over a half of a ML season!

Maybe the pitching is better in the minors?

Maybe the parks are bigger there also?

Sorry, I can't help but be suspicious.

[Docwaukee]

He's 6'7", 280lbs and a tremendous athlete.  

Him taking steroids is like Ron Jeremy getting a penis extension.  

[Angels#1Fan]

McGwire (6-5), Bonds (6-2) and Canseco (6-4) were pretty big also..didn't stop them!

And why would ones size be a factor in whether or not one used the juice?

Clearly more than just little guys have roided up. 

I'm still suspicious.

[Chuck]

He changed his approach, which is why he's connecting better. 

Judge has always had raw lite tower power that scouts said would become in-game power soon. 

[Angels#1Fan]

More home runs are being hit now than at any time in the history of MLB and that includes the PED era!!!!

Back then (1998) there were all kinds of reasons why so many home runs were being hit. (Like smaller ball parks juiced ball ect.)

Color me still suspicious.

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, Angels#1Fan said:

McGwire (6-5), Bonds (6-2) and Canseco (6-4) were pretty big also..didn't stop them!

And why would ones size be a factor in whether or not one used the juice?

Clearly more than just little guys have roided up. 

right.  but there are actual penalties now and when you are that big, it's more likely you are going to have the kind of power he's showing without roids.  Also, why does suddenly having power mean anything different than having in game power from the start?  

A guy his size hitting a ton of hrs is hardly a shock.  Mcgwire, Bonds and Canseco all gained a ton of weight when they started taking roids.  

[Ohtaniland]

Most popular player in MLB. 

[CanadianHalo]

What about his body says steroids to you?!

 

I think like the NFL, MLB allows a 4:1 T/E ratio. WWE is 6:1 and a normal persons would be 1:1

 

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, CALZONE said:

Most popular player in MLB. 

Nope. It's still Mike Trout.

[Chuck]

The baseballs are juiced again. 

[Ohtaniland]

Just now, Chuckster70 said:

Nope. It's still Mike Trout.

East coast bias

 

[Chuck]

Mark Trumbo hit a lot of HR's, including in the derby a few years back. 

That said, while Mark Trumbo at 6'4 is a large man, Aaron Judge is even bigger and stronger. 

Being that I've been into body building I can tell you that Aaron Judge doesn't look at all like he's juicing. He's just a big and strong kid.

[Ohtaniland]

Just now, Chuckster70 said:

The baseballs are juiced again. 

signed,

Angels pitching staff

 

[Chuck]

Just now, CALZONE said:

East coast bias

 

Everyone on the east already knows Trout. Nobody on the west coast or midwest knows who Aaron Judge is yet. 

[Docwaukee]

2 minutes ago, Angels#1Fan said:

More home runs are being hit now than at any time in the history of MLB and that includes the PED era!!!!

Back then (1998) there were all kinds of reasons why so many home runs were being hit. (Like smaller ball parks juiced ball ect.)

Color me still suspicious.

and strikeouts rates are at an all time high.  The top 10 k% seasons in the history of baseball are 2008-2017 in exact reverse chronological order.  

It's the approach.  Not steroids.  Guys are selling out on every pitch.  There are no attempts to merely put the ball in play.  It's hit it hard, miss, or don't swing.  A more granular version of the three true outcomes.  

[Chuck]

Just now, CALZONE said:

signed,

Angels pitching staff

 

 

#Angels starting pitchers have 12 scoreless starts this season. Most in the American League.

— Matt Birch (@MBirchAngels) July 9, 2017

[JustATroutFan]

Maybe but it is likely that baseballs are juiced. Why, what do you know? Simmons is on pace to hit close to 20 home runs this year.

[CanadianHalo]

There is literally nothing about Judge's body that would indicate that he's taking steroids. 

[JustATroutFan]

5 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Must be the most luckiest 12 scoreless starts ever. And it would not surprise me if only a few of those starts were because the pitchers went deep into games.

[Angels#1Fan]

MLB sent out a memo to all 30 teams recently saying there is no evidence of the balls being juiced.

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The memo concludes: "The baseball in use today tests well within the established guidelines on every key performance metric. Furthermore, there is no evidence that the composition of the ball has changed in any way that would lead to a meaningful impact on on-field play."

  

BTW..pitched balls are being thrown harder the last two years also..interesting.

[JustATroutFan]

5 minutes ago, Angels#1Fan said:

MLB sent out a memo to all 30 teams recently saying there is no evidence of the balls being juiced.

  

BTW..pitched balls are being thrown harder the last two years also..interesting.

MLB would never make it seem as if they are trying to ruin the integrity of the game.

[Ohtaniland]

We are talking about juiced baseballs.

 

[m0nkey]

I thought this would be a thread saying the angels should trade Thiass, Ward, and Hermosillo to get him.

 

Then others would chime in and say that's too much

[eligrba]

31 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

#Angels starting pitchers have 12 scoreless starts this season. Most in the American League.

— Matt Birch (@MBirchAngels) July 9, 2017

Angel offense has more consecutive scoreless innings this year....so there.

[ten ocho recon scout]

32 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

There is literally nothing about Judge's body that would indicate that he's taking steroids. 

Wed have to see his nards to say for sure.