The Blue Jays had a chance to make a statement this week in their four-game series against the Yankees, but instead it was Aaron Judge who spoke loudest.
Or, actually, it was probably New York manager Aaron Boone who spoke loudest. But Judge and his mighty bat — which time and again managed to make loud contact that rose above the din of the Rogers Centre boo birds — were a close second.
Whether or not he was cheating — he wasn’t, but good lord don’t tell that to Yankees fans (their reactions to the suggestion are incredibly funny) — Judge lit the Jays up, going 6-for-14 with four home runs and five walks over the course of the four games, overshadowing not only his teammate who actually was caught cheating (the Yankees do that!), but another brilliant outing from Chris Bassitt, who provided several of the few Blue Jays bright spots in an otherwise ugly 3-1 series loss.
So, for this week’s episode, we had to talk about all that. Plus some struggling Blue Jays hitters, the lack of help from the farm, another daunting series ahead with the Orioles on their way to town, and so much more!
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Blue Jays Happy Hour - Episode 98: In Defence of Meatballs