JUDGE WANTS WINS & A CHAMPIONSHIP MORE THAN A HOME RUN CROWN

You gotta appreciate Aaron Judge. He's a solid leader, he says the right thing. He leads by example.  Last night the Yankees lost another one, but Aaron Judge hit his 50th home run.  It's great for him, but he isn't as jazzed about it as we are.

Inside the Pinstripes writes:

"Judge couldn't shake the fact that his club came up short between the lines, dropping their third game in a row.

"I'll be thinking about a 4-3 loss," Judge said when asked what his 50th home run ball will remind him of down the road. "That's what I'll be thinking about. I wish it could have been a little sweeter with a victory."...

"Just another number. Wish we could have came away with the win," he said...

ALL RISE 🧑‍⚖️

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"We've got a good group of guys in here that continue to show up every single day, putting the work in and I'm just trying to do my part and be a part of this team and do anything I can do to put ourselves in a good position going into the postseason," he said. "When you're showing up to work every single day, with the plan and mission to go out here and win the game, you don't get caught up in individual numbers, good or bad."

Judge is a true leader. And what's happened to him this year is important, with his personal achievements, but baseball players want a championship more, and that's what we're seeing with a guy like Judge. 

Sure if Judge can catch Roger Maris, that's wonderful for the Yankees and us fans, but let's not forget something very significant. In 1961, the Yankees won the championship. Roger Maris hit 61 and it was the perfect scenario.  I suspect if the Yankees don't win and Judge passes Maris, it's a strange feeling of achievement WITH failure and I get that.

I like the way Judge speaks to the press.  He's a solid leader.  

Let's go Yankees... turn this around.