Tampa – If Aaron Judge comes from a circuit at home to break his own Al record this season, Sunday will live in infamy.
The Yankees star seemed to have crushed his eighth home circuit from the season to the eighth round on Sunday at Steinbrenner Field, a moon line on the left field line, only to be governed by the third referee of the base Scott Barry.
A chief review of the crew made it possible to make the call, but the rereading center in New York finally decided that the call on the field was held, flying judge at a solo blow.
“The audacity of the call is remarkable,” said Aaron Boone, who was ejected land later when the judge was called strikes, giving the manager the possibility of femblling on the ground, arguing with the marble referee Adam Beck then Barry.
After the match, before meeting journalists, Boone left the clubhouse and in the video room with the Brett Weber coach assistant, who runs the Yankees rereading system.
Boone wanted to have another glimpse of the play, which confirmed his initial feeling.
“It’s a home run,” said Boone. “I understand, imposing. But then it goes to replay and I guess they could not find quite conclusive (evidence). We must live with the call.”
The judge smiled with nostalgia when he was asked for the call after the 4-0 victory over the Rays.
“It was a fair ball,” said the judge. “This is why we have been replayed. It is not on the referee – it is difficult in a situation like this where, in a park of minor leagues, the fault posts are not as high. This is why you have the rereading, they have all the angles. It is a fair ball.”
Except in this case, Replay did not save the day for Judge, who would have had eight circuits in his first 22 games of the season (rhythm for 59 in 162 games, just less from his record 62).
“I think everyone is scratching their heads,” said the judge. “But nothing I could do on this subject. They missed it. I just have to move on.”
Cody Bellinger stood on the bridge when the judge erased the field of Eric Orze.
“I didn’t have a good view, but it was probably the furthest ball that I ever saw hitting,” said Bellinger.
The judge had to be content to spend 1 for 4 on the day, extending his basic sequence to 18 games. It strikes 0.390 with an OPS of 1.202.
While the third strike called on the 3-2 launch of Orze was perhaps a strike, Boone bark to Beck from the second round after having called two throws inside the strikes on Jasson DomÃnguez.
Then, combined with Barry’s questionable call, Boone was released for his first ejection of the year.
“When the third basic player, coach of the third base, our replay knew, the judge knew – he started in his (Trot de Home Run) …”, said Boone. “I was a little hot early with a couple on JD. But I thought that Adam on the whole had done a good job there. The couple did not make our way, that is one of them.”
