From Bryan Hoch:
The old story goes that Joe DiMaggio was initially annoyed by the famous Simon & Garfunkel song that mentioned his name. At the time of the 1968 release of “Mrs. Robinson,” the retired star was still prominent as a pitchman for numerous products, including Mr. Coffee.
Simon later explained it — directly to DiMaggio, in a chance restaurant encounter — as a homage to the heroes of simpler times. The pertinent topic is no longer where DiMaggio has gone: it’s who has claimed a spot next to him.
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Aaron Judge jolted a homer in each of his first two at-bats in Thursday’s 9-3 victory over the Tigers at Yankee Stadium, collecting his 360th and 361st career homers to equal DiMaggio (361) for fourth place on the Yankees’ all-time franchise list.Babe Ruth hit 659 of his 714 home runs as a Yankee, followed by Mickey Mantle (536) and Lou Gehrig (493). That’s the company Judge now keeps, having surpassed Yogi Berra (358) earlier on this homestand.
Nice win.
Schlittler would normally get the featured image, but honestly, right until he gained a 9-1 lead, he was really irritating me, and even WHEN he got a 9-1 lead, he walked the bases loaded. He still had a good start, to be sure, but not enough for the featured image when Judge hit TWO home runs.
Judge really putting some pressure back on Cal Raleigh for the MVP vote.
Of course, the upcoming sweep in Boston could put a damper on things.
Those home runs were two beautiful swings to watch.