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I guess it must be a big deal for the American League.
It has been broken 3 times already in the National League.
Mark McGwire-70-1998
Sammy Sosa-66-1998
Barry Bonds-73-2001
No one outside of the vicarious man-children in New York City could care.
Now they can run out to get a shirt to wear with another man's name on it so other Wannabees also wearing shirts with another man's name on it will accept them.
Not to diminish his accomplishment, but how many fewer games did they play back when Ruth hit 60 and Maris hit 61 in a “season?”
Versus now?
Babe Ruth hit his 60 homers in a 154 game season. I think Roger Maris 60th came after the 154th game in a 162 game season. Judge might be the second to hit 60 in 154 games or less. They’ve played 155 games as of today, so it looks like his 60th was in 154 games. Not sure at the 61st.
finally tied the American League and franchise record
Oh, come on!
It's not like AL is really baseball...
Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est!
Guys dressed in PJ’s hitting a ball with a stick doesn’t impress me
I'll stick to sports people play for their own sake that don't have giant TV deals and don't cost at least $50 to watch in person. Give me ultimate frisbee any day.
PEDs not only improve your bat speed, but they also allow for faster recovery, game to game. You are more fresh for the next game. This is crucial to a long 162 game season. Especially late in someone’s career (Bonds).