Aaron Judge Tested For PED's?
According To Some Fool On X He Is
Let me start by saying I love X. Yes, I call it X. I am a fan of Elon Musk, and I like 90% of the changes that have come to the platform since he took over. One blessing and curse of that is when idiots like the one below want to get some engagement and go viral.
Thankfully, Musk also added Community Notes, which flagged this post early. Nevertheless, it has gotten over 4.2 million views and has been liked 16,000 times. I believe in giving smaller accounts exposure. It's essential to hear diverse voices, so we’re not just getting our information from the same few “old-head” outlets. For something as egregious as this, I expect Aaron Judge and the Yankees to see it and blacklist this guy.
Now, let’s address something that anyone paying attention already knows: Aaron Judge has been historically bad in the postseason. If you clicked on this blog thinking, "Oh no, Dean tricked me into clicking on how bad Aaron Judge has been in the playoffs," you’d be absolutely right.
Let’s dive into some of Judge’s postseason stats:
Since 2022:
Regular Season OPS: 1.107
Postseason OPS: .583
Across 85 postseason games:
Batting Average: .199
Strikeouts: 85
All-time postseason lowlights:
Only two players in postseason history with 200+ at-bats are hitting below .200:
Reggie Sanders (who at least has a ring)
Aaron Judge
2024 Postseason:
Batting Average: .154
Swing-and-Miss Rate: 21.6% (compared to 12.1% in the regular season)
Highest strikeout rate in postseason history (minimum 225 plate appearances)
To put it in perspective, Yankees legend Yogi Berra played 75 postseason games and struck out a total of 17 times. Judge, on the other hand, has struck out 18 times in just 11 games this postseason.
There’s been a lot of recent chatter about Aaron Judge being the greatest player of this generation. Frankly, Shohei Ohtani has blown that argument out of the water. But let’s not forget the disrespect this throws towards Mike Trout.
Yes, some Yankees fans love to point out Trout’s lack of postseason success, but he’s only had 12 postseason at-bats in his career. Given the small sample size, it’s not fair to criticize Trout on that front. Judge, on the other hand, has had plenty of opportunities to cement his playoff resume. He hasn’t, and if this World Series continues on the trajectory it is going on, it will only get worse.
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