The Yankees Are In Full-Fledged Freefall

[John1941]

When Boone gave Judge a day off last Thursday I thought it would do no good - why give a break to a man who'd hit four homers in three days? Why break the momentum of a man on a roll?

Since then Judge is 2 for 24 with 15 strikeouts and the Yankees have scored seven runs in seven games.

For context, in the previous seven games Judge was 12 for 27 with 9 runs scored and 9 driven in - more runs scored than the entire team in the last seven games.

It's possible this is not Boone's fault and it's the fault of the Yankees playing sixteen games in sixteen days - or it could be something else entirely - but I can't help wanting to blame Boone.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by John1941

When Boone gave Judge a day off last Thursday I thought it would do no good - why give a break to a man who'd hit four homers in three days? Why break the momentum of a man on a roll?

Since then Judge is 2 for 24 with 15 strikeouts and the Yankees have scored seven runs in seven games.

For context, in the previous seven games Judge was 12 for 27 with 9 runs scored and 9 driven in - more runs scored than the entire team in the last seven games.

It's possible this is not Boone's fault and it's the fault of the Yankees playing sixteen games in sixteen days - or it could be something else entirely - but I can't help wanting to blame Boone.

Yes, I thought that was a weird day off as well. I was rooting for Judge to bat 400 this year, but that's looking like a tall challenge with his recent slump.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by bk400

Yes, I thought that was a weird day off as well. I was rooting for Judge to bat 400 this year, but that's looking like a tall challenge with his recent slump.

So it was the slump, and not the fact that he's a career .290 hitter that makes you doubt the possibility? I would argue the slump is just the inevitable regression to the mean. It's hard to hit a fluky .400 for an entire season.