New York Yankees fans do not forgive even their greatest icon, they still remember the bitter mistake he made in the fifth game of the World Series against the Dodgers, and what is worse, comparing him to someone who is no longer on the team by choice.
Yes, Aaron Judge is again in the spotlight for another error he committed, this time against the Cleveland Guardians in the second of three games at Progressive Field, which allowed the Bronx Bombers’ second consecutive loss by 3-2.
Aaron Judge tried to prevent the run and ended up facilitating it
It was the sixth inning and the Yankees were leading the Guardians by two runs to one when Kyle Manzardo came to the plate to face Mark Leiter Jr, who threw him a fastball that the batter hit high into Judge’s outfield position, and instead of waiting for the ball, he decided to attack it to try to get the out and prevent the man at third base from moving.
Judge didn’t get there, the ball bounced in front of him, the blunder was consummated, the tying run went through the register and the taunts began for the Yankees’ emblem, who not only had to take in the bad memories of last fall’s Classic, but also the always odious comparisons that this time had in the figure of Juan Soto the ideal excuse to ‘sting the pride’ of the player, who in all honesty is limited defensively, but does not reach the levels of Soto in his time with the Yankees or now with the Mets.
The comparison is purely ‘odious’
This error allowed Manzardo to advance to second base and eventually score to give the Guardians the decisive lead. Judge must recover not only from the blow of a new error that cost the Bronx Bombers runs, but also from the fact that he is being compared to a ‘treacherous’ and much worse defensive player than him, who also decided to leave the Yankees to go to their city rivals.
He has plenty of arguments in his favor, such as the solid metrics that have earned him several Gold Glove nominations, as well as his power and offensive prowess that make him a leader who should not be vilified at the slightest opportunity, and even less so, taking advantage of what is perhaps his only weakness
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