Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Time To Judge

When a record might be broken,
All the fans are on their toes.
Will it happen now or later?
Well, nobody really knows.

So the Yankees are expecting
Aaron Judge to do to the deed
If he hits just 2 more homers,
Which is never guaranteed.

Roger Maris holds that record;
Back in 1961
He surpassed Babe Ruth’s achievement,
Sixty homers, by just one.

Judge has 60 at the moment
And each time he’s up at bat,
There’s a buzz throughout the stadium,
Just waiting for that stat.

But the pressure is enormous;
So far Judge has not come through,
Yet all baseball fans are hoping
He will do what he must do.

Though the Yankees won, most watching
Would have sacrificed that win
To see Judge tie up the record
So the breaking can begin.

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Caren Krutsinger September 28, 2022 at 9:58 AM I hope Judge gets there! It is time.

Gershon Wolf September 27, 2022 at 9:36 PM So much emphasis on records. I think Judge would trade 61 for a World Series Championship. ~ Just sayin'

Rico Leffanta September 25, 2022 at 11:50 AM I agree you have done an EXCELLENT job with this, and trust NY sports writers will pick it up - and that Judge is not judged just for coming close! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins September 24, 2022 at 6:18 PM Hmmm...I thought Hank Aaron broke the record. I'm so confused! Ilene Bauer September 25, 2022 at 3:23 AM Hank Aaron holds the record for most runs batted in and a few other things, but not home runs in one season. I had to Google it myself…

Timothy Ray September 24, 2022 at 5:57 PM i well remember when Roger Maris broke the record and this excellent poem took me there again and altho not a fan.....ya got me going!!! Go Judge Go!!! thanks for the thrill.... Ilene Bauer September 25, 2022 at 3:25 AM I remember that as well. I’m no longer the fan I once was, but this has brought me back to it. Thanks for stopping by!

Jeff Kyser September 24, 2022 at 5:10 PM Were the Sosa / McGwire records tossed? I don’t follow baseball, don’t remember. As a kid I read a lot about the great teams and records, but not much since then. I enjoyed reading this. Ilene Bauer September 25, 2022 at 3:28 AM Thanks, Jeff. It’s very hard to find info about this but I think that McGwire’s record (he did break the home run record in 1998) was tossed because of steroid use, which he has admitted and supposedly feels terrible about.