Aaron Judge's very bad October keeps on getting worse

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Good morning, Winners! Welcome backmost to nan Morning Win. Thanks truthful overmuch for rocking pinch america today. We admit you.

You cognize who astir apt isn’t having a bully morning? Aaron Judge.

His Yankees person each but mislaid nan World Series aft falling 3-0 to nan Dodgers. This series, which felt for illustration it had the potential to beryllium 1 of nan greats, but has undoubtedly been a complete dude truthful acold extracurricular of Freddie Freeman’s historical Grand Slam to triumph Game 1.

It’s ne'er complete until it’s over, obviously. But this 1 certainly feels over. That’s chiefly because Judge has not played his portion successful making nan Yankees nan postseason powerhouse they should be. I don’t mean to sound harsh, but it’s true.

Judge’s batting average is simply a paltry .140 wide for nan postseason. In nan World Series truthful far, he’s a 1 for 12 pinch 7 strikeouts and a walk. It’s been each bad for nan apt AL MVP truthful acold successful these playoffs — particularly successful this World Series erstwhile nan Yankees person desperately needed his bat.

It’s connected him. He’s forcing things and chasing pitches retired of nan area for illustration he hasn’t done each play long, The Athletic’s Tyler Kepner writes. Judge’s pursuit complaint was only 17.7 percent during nan regular season, which meant he seldom swung astatine pitches retired of nan zone. That number has risen to 29.7 percent successful nan postseason. The feline seems to beryllium successful his ain caput correct now.

It’s specified a shame to spot because, barring a miraculous comeback, nan book connected him will beryllium nan feline who couldn’t get it done for nan Yankees erstwhile they needed it nan most. It’ll beryllium unfair because Judge is truthful overmuch amended than that. He’s proven himself arsenic a historically awesome player. But erstwhile you neglect astatine this stage, it tends to instrumentality pinch you. Just inquire Alex Rodriguez.

But he’s not nan only awesome to struggle successful nan World Series. Plenty of greats have. I mean, conscionable look crossed from him. Shohei Ohtani’s .091 World Series batting mean is conscionable arsenic bad. But he besides has Freeman connected his side, who will astir apt beryllium the World Series MVP astatine this point.

It’s baseball. Things happen. No matter wherever we spell from here, this bid shouldn’t beryllium immoderate indictment connected Judge and who he is arsenic a player.

But I’d beryllium lying if I said this result truthful acold hasn’t been highly disappointing. Let’s dream it kicks up for nevertheless overmuch longer we person to go.

First 50-ball of nan season!

I’m not judge really galore of you accurately predicted that Paolo Banchero would beryllium nan NBA’s first 50-point scorer of nan season, but if you did, I dream you stake connected it.

Banchero dropped 50 points (including a 37-point first half!) against nan Indiana Pacers connected Tuesday, wholly dominating nan crippled from commencement to finish.

The Magic needed each azygous 1 of Banchero’s buckets, too. The Magic only won by 4 points. What Banchero did was necessary.

It was a session successful bucket-getting. Masterful worldly here from nan 21-year-old.

21yo Paolo Banchero 50 ball, a motion of things to come…

Physicality. Maturity. Shotmaking. Playmaking. There whitethorn beryllium thing really typical brewing down successful Orlando. pic.twitter.com/ptNfOjj7LH

— NBA University (@NBA_University) October 29, 2024

He besides played elite defense connected nan different end.

i will not fto this paolo banchero rotation beryllium forgotten. goodness gracious, look astatine him protecting nan backmost statement amidst a godly heater pic.twitter.com/Ba0vMlu5wx

— ben pfeifer (@bjpf_) October 29, 2024

He looked for illustration a operation of Giannis Anteokounmpo, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony each successful 1 game. That’s a scary operation if you’re nan remainder of nan league.

We’ll spot if Paolo tin support this up. Let’s dream he does.

Nick Bosa’s stunt whitethorn costs him

Nick Bosa drew a batch of attraction to himself by wearing a MAGA chapeau aft nan 49ers crippled connected Sunday. It seems that immoderate of that attraction mightiness beryllium coming from nan NFL.

He could perchance look a good for it, our Charles Curtis writes. It seems to person been successful clear usurpation of nan NFL’s rules:

“Rule 5, Section 4, Article 8 of nan NFL rulebook says that nan full clip a subordinate is ‘visible to nan stadium and tv audience,’ including during pregame warmups and successful postgame interviews some connected nan section and successful nan locker room, they are ‘prohibited from wearing, displaying, aliases different conveying individual messages either successful penning aliases illustration, unless specified connection has been approved successful beforehand by nan League office.’”

Bosa could beryllium fined nan aforesaid measurement nan convention fined George Pickens for putting a connection connected his oculus black. He’s utilizing his attire to convey a individual connection to nan audience.

Hope it was worthy it, Nick!

NICK BOSA’S COWARDICE: Bosa refused to talk astir immoderate connection he was trying to make pinch his chapeau connected Sunday.

Quick hits: NFL Power Rankings … CFB’s Winners and Losers … and More

— Here’s Christian D’Andrea and Robert Zeglinski pinch their latest NFL Power Rankings, including a spot connected nan cooked Jets.

— Here’s Tyler Netunno pinch Week 9 Winners and Losers from nan College Football world, including much Pitt’s awesome ACC play truthful acold and LSU’s fumble.

— Dwyane Wade’s sculptor for his statue says we’re each tripping astir his masterpiece. Honestly, you’ve sewage to respect nan confidence. Andrew Joseph has more.

— Here’s Charles Curtis pinch much great waste and acquisition proposal for your imagination shot team. Listen to this man.

— Speaking of trades, here’s Cory Woodroof pinch five players nan Giants should see trading aft falling to 2-6 connected nan year.

— Here’s Mary Clarke connected Giancarlo Stanton’s slow gallop crossed nan bases. This is hilarious.

That’s a wrap, folks. Thanks truthful overmuch for reading. Have a awesome Tuesday. Peace.

-Sykes ✌️