We focus on Aaron Judge’s home run total. That’s the universal measuring stick for sluggers, one romanticized for generations. But it is a flawed metric when assessing the special season Judge is having for the Yankees.
The historic numbers we know are no longer cut-and-dry in the post-steroid era world. If Judge hits 60, that would be an accomplishment. But would 61 or 62 mean that much more? And does it even matter if (when) he falls short (likely well short) of 73 or 74? And is 58 or 59 all that different from 60 when you think about it?