00:00Aaron Judge over the last few years has been very vocal about himself and the team.
00:06He's been vocal about a lot of things, whether it's the offseason,
00:11whether it's the which player should we keep, whether it's the usage of analytics,
00:15whether it's something as stupid as should Cam Schlittler win the MVP.
00:21Aaron Judge is one of the most opinionated people in New York sports right now.
00:24And it all started, because there's a line of demarcation here,
00:28it started when Hal gave him the contract and gave him the C.
00:31It's almost like Aaron Judge signed paperwork that said, I'm a co-owner now.
00:35Okay, I'm going to be a decider.
00:37And the handling of the Aaron Judge injury information, I know it's frustrated some Yankee fans,
00:42that is all about Aaron Judge.
00:43That is not a Brian Cashman thing.
00:45That is not an Aaron Boone thing.
00:47This is Aaron Judge saying, I'm not telling you when I'm getting imaging,
00:52when people were upset, we didn't know.
00:54I'm not telling you what kind of strain I have.
00:56That's why, when Aaron Boone called it a moderate strain, and Aaron Judge was asked about it,
01:02Judge wasn't happy.
01:03Take a listen to what he said about a moderate strain, as said by the manager, Aaron Boone.
01:08Everybody's moderate's a little different.
01:10I think your moderate's a little different than my moderate, and so on and so on.
01:13So, I don't know why I used those words, but like I said, I'm trying to come back as soon
01:19as I can.
01:20He meant so on and so forth, but we got what you meant.
01:23We got you, Judge.
01:25Yeah, so everybody's moderate is different, but the crux of that was, why did Aaron Boone have to open his
01:32mouth?
01:33Well, the thing that it now creates is hope, and for Yankee fans, that he is going to be back.
01:39If the question that now it presents is, where does he play?
01:43Obviously, he's going to hit.
01:45That's fine.
01:46Where's he going to play?
01:47Do you want to hear from the captain?
01:48Go ahead.
01:48Because he was asked.
01:49It's a great question.
01:50All right, Aaron, you're going to come back.
01:51That's great.
01:53Well, maybe it's not great.
01:53More than that in a few minutes.
01:54It's great in theory.
01:56Are you going to play right field?
01:57Are you going to be a DH?
01:59Now, since Aaron Judge runs the New York Yankees, I think we've established that.
02:02The lineup is Aaron Judge's.
02:04It kind of seems that way.
02:05I mean, when he comes back, it's his decision.
02:07If I tell you when I get an MRI, it's his decision.
02:10I think we have to admit, for good reasons or bad reasons, whether you care or not, Aaron Judge has
02:14become incredibly powerful in this organization.
02:17So, when he's asked, are you playing the field?
02:20Yeah, ask Aaron Judge.
02:21Don't bother asking Aaron Boone, because I don't think Aaron Boone's making that decision.
02:24I think it's Aaron Judge.
02:25Here's what Aaron Judge had to say.
02:27Any form they need me.
02:28You know, obviously, I want to try to come back and be ready to play the field, because I think
02:31that gives us the best lineup, especially with, you know, how many of them swing the bat.
02:34You've got Garcia and Goldie at first base.
02:37So, yeah, look, I'm a right fielder.
02:41So, that's what we're trying to do anyway, and get back to be in good form to play the field,
02:46for sure.
02:46He made very clear he's the right fielder.
02:48Yeah.
02:49End of discussion.
02:49And he just dropped his pants and urinated on Elliot Ramos, huh?
02:52I mentioned everybody else how they're necessary.
02:54He did.
02:55Well, he broke down.
02:56He had a good game yesterday, Ramos.
02:58He did.
02:58Except for the little miscommunicated fly ball.
03:00Yeah, but.
03:01He's been okay with the bat the last month.
03:02He has been.
03:02I'm talking about his bat.
03:03Aaron Judge broke down the situation the way Sean would, the way Big Mac would, the way I would.
03:10But he said, well, what do we do?
03:11And he's right.
03:12And he's right.
03:12Like, so, he's telling you that, A, he's making all of these decisions.
03:18He still loves Boone.
03:19I'm not trying to say he don't like Boone, because later on, I didn't even cut it.
03:21He was asked, oh, are you mad at Boone?
03:23He's like, look, I love Boone.
03:24He may love him.
03:25He's not happy that he said that.
03:26He made that very clear.
03:27Tiki loves us.
03:29Didn't stop him from ripping us new asses yesterday.
03:31So, it's okay.
03:32You can be mad at people.
03:33So, I'm not trying to create anything bigger than it is with Boone and Judge.
03:36But he clearly wasn't happy about him mentioning moderate.
03:38But Aaron Judge told you he's the right fielder.
03:41So, there's no need to debate it.
03:43That's what's going to happen if he comes back.
03:44Yeah, it is.
03:45And the only thing you then now worry about is, all right, what happens if he can't play right field?
03:50And that creates a dilemma that we've been talking about.
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