Aaron Judge???

[nando714]

No reason Moustakas shouldn't be an Angel this winter . Absolutely no reason

[Ohtaniland]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

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

I'll bet they'll know him now.

[CanadianHalo]

Dear god.

[krAbs]

Him at the derby has been down right terrifying. I never remember a feeling like that watching a player hit. He was pounding the sides of the dome with home runs. It wasn't just the number - he just smashed every single one of them. That was something else.

[totdprods]

Hooooly shit.

[m0nkey]

Opposite field upper deck shots too

[Ohtaniland]

2 hours 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.

Tom Brady has to be involved somehow. 

[Ohtaniland]

13 minutes ago, heRo said:

Trout was on a 55 HR pace before getting injured.  Judge is on a 58HR pace.  Trout is 5" shorter and 50lbs lighter.  If Judge is juicing Trout must be double-juicing.  Or maybe they're both just good athletes and generally nice guys and we should give them the benefit of the doubt.  Trout is nearly Mark Mcgwire size and Judge is among the largest players ever.  What's so hard to believe about them hitting 50+ HR?  Prince Fielder hit 50 and the only supplement he ever took was nachos.

Trout is still the better all around player but Judge is now selling a lot more jerseys. Judge is trending.

[JarsOfClay]

The balls are definitely juiced.  Here read first article (or just read the title) then the second....they are connected.

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/8/19/12553634/mlb-rule-changes-pace-of-play-shifts

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/it-looks-like-the-baseball-is-behind-mlbs-power-surge/

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, CALZONE said:

Trout is still the better all around player but Judge is now selling a lot more jerseys. Judge is trending.

Judge is also playing for a better covered team, which includes a ton of bandwagoners. But more important, if were judging by jersey sales, hes new...nobody bought his jersey until now. Trout fans who buy jerseys likely bought one over the last 5 years.

[Chuck]

2 hours ago, CALZONE said:

I'll bet they'll know him now.

I doubt it. Most people don't watch the HR derby or All Star Game.

[Chuck]

23 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Judge is also playing for a better covered team, which includes a ton of bandwagoners. But more important, if were judging by jersey sales, hes new...nobody bought his jersey until now. Trout fans who buy jerseys likely bought one over the last 5 years.

This.

[Docwaukee]

that's one of the most impressive display's of hitting i've ever seen.  It looked like he was fouling off infield popups that were getting out. It wasn't just the 500+ ft hrs but some of those oppo shots.  

[Chuck]

Some serious power. 

Btw, who won? I only caught a little bit of it. 

[Docwaukee]

9 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Some serious power. 

Btw, who won? I only caught a little bit of it. 

Judge.  and it wasn't even fair.  

[Chuck]

Thoughts on Bour? Talk about power? I hear he's on the block too. 

[nando714]

3 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Thoughts on Bour? Talk about power? I hear he's on the block too. 

Yankees

[Taylor]

I'm glad Bellinger lost. I wonder if Judge will experience the HR Derby curse.

[zenmaster]

I may or may not have a slight man crush on Judge despite him being on the Yankees. I'll drive myself to the psych ward tomorrow.

[Second Base]

He's just an elite athlete with tremendous size, whose job is to hit baseballs as far as he can. He plays in Yankee Stadium, a place designed to make baseballs land in the stands beyond the OF wall (hitters paradise) and playing his first season in a year in which MLB clearly changed something about the baseballs because they're flying further than before. 

There's nothing fake about what Judge is doing. Now eventually pitchers will adjust and MLB will be forced to do something about the balls to legitimize these results , so he's better right now than he'll be for the next few years, but he's still a star.

[m0nkey]

31 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I'm glad Bellinger lost. I wonder if Judge will experience the HR Derby curse.

Curse or maybe he'll regress to his true talent level

[Troll Daddy]

Pitchers are also complaining about the baseballs ... mainly because of blisters to there fingers or hands. Something amiss with the baseballs this season. 

[NJHalo]

Mike Trout is only one year older than Aaron Judge, and is a six time all-star, and has finished first or second in MVPs voting every season he has played. Aaron Judge has put together a great HALF season. 

[Docwaukee]

unless they can figure out how to doctor the balls to induce more triples, I am fine with more hrs.  Healthy Trout gets to 600 by his age 34 season.  

[ettin]

5 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

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

— Matt Birch (@MBirchAngels) July 9, 2017

Break out those facts son!