{"id":6918,"date":"2017-06-14T16:42:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T20:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=6918"},"modified":"2017-06-14T16:43:36","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T20:43:36","slug":"crowding-plate-podcast-episode-50-judging-aaron-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/06\/14\/crowding-plate-podcast-episode-50-judging-aaron-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 50: Judging Aaron Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The whole baseball world is\u00a0judging <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/judgeaa01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Judge<\/a><\/strong>, as the Yankee rookie has taken the league by storm. He leads the Majors with 22 homers on the season and has started a fun fan section at Yankee Stadium. But, is it right to put such lofty expectations on a rookie who hasn&#8217;t even played 100 games yet? Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen discuss.<\/p>\n<p>Also, did MLB juice the ball? Home run rates have skyrocketed in the last couple years, and the gang tries to figure out if that&#8217;s part of a grander conspiracy. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/puigya01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yasiel Puig<\/a><\/strong> also one-upped Mr. Met in terms of vile hand gestures.<\/p>\n<h2>Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 50: Judging Aaron Judge<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/5vm3w-6be4b9?from=yiiadmin\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Music in this Episode:<\/h3>\n<p>Intro\/Outro: \u201cTake Me Out to the Ballgame\u201d sung by Edward Meeker and \u201cTake Me Out to the Ballgame\u201d by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isotopespunkrockbaseballclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Break 1: &#8220;The Future Freaks Me Out&#8221; by Motion City Soundtrack and Aaron Judge smashing one of his 22 dingers.<\/p>\n<p>Break 2: &#8220;Cheat&#8221; by The Clash and a quote from\u00a0<em>Major League<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosted by Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen, Crowding the Plate is a weekly baseball podcast here on Last Word on Sports. It aims to cover the fun, yet analytical, side of baseball once a week.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joe Hojnacki writes about soccer for Last Word on Sports and is also co-host of the Crowding the Plate Podcast. An avid Red Sox fan, Joe idolizes <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harpebr03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryce Harper<\/a><\/strong> and feels that his fun showmanship is the way to save baseball from becoming overrun by old folks, and from dying out.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Hessen is the resident Tigers fan on Crowding the Plate. 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