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Tom Ley

TORONTO, - SEPTEMBER 28: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits a home run in the seventh inning and tying Roger Maris AL record for most home runs in a single season during the game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Thomas Skrlj/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

New York Yankees v. Toronto Blue Jays

Aaron Judge Is The Good Part Of The Yankees

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Lauren Theisen

Toronto Blue Jays fall to the New York Yankees 5-2 to clinch the AL East

Aaron Judge Is Smiling Through The Walks

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Barry Petchesky

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees reacts after flying out to center during the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on September 22, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees won 5-4. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees

We All Got Owned By The Camera Guy

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Ray Ratto

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees looks on during the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in New York, New York. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Pittsburgh Pirates v. New York Yankees

Aaron Judge Has Something For Everyone

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 20: A general view as Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees bats in the sixth inning during the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in New York, New York. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

The Chase Is The Thing

New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox

It Should Be Illegal For Bad Teams To Walk Aaron Judge

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees doubles in the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on September 05, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Minnesota Twins v New York Yankees

Aaron Judge Is Carrying The Juiceless Yankees

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels hits a two-run home run against the New York Yankees during the fifth inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 29, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

New York Yankees v Los Angeles Angels

Shohei And The Angels Out-Dingered Aaron Judge And The Yankees

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 16: Gleyber Torres #25 and Miguel Andujar #41 of the New York Yankees look on from the dugout during the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on August 16, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Rays v New York Yankees

PSA: The Yankees Are Ass Now

New York Yankees v Seattle Mariners

The Yankees Were Butt On The Basepaths

Seattle Mariners v New York Yankees

Aaron Judge Bet On Himself And Is Winning Big

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David Roth

A close-up of Aaron Judge and Yankees hitting coach sharing a fist bump after one of Judge's many 2022 homers.

Cincinnati Reds v New York Yankees

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Andrew Benintendi #16 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after fouling a ball off of his leg during the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium on May 20, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Minnesota Twins v Kansas City Royals

Andrew Benintendi Was Too Dumb To Get Vaccinated, And The Royals Were Too Bad To Make Him Care

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It’s Just Cruel To Make Joey Gallo Face Edwin Díaz

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Baseball Is Better For Having Just A Little More Chaos

You Don’t Beat Everyone’s Ass Without Finding A Guy Like Matt Carpenter

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Disgusting Slobs Bored By Oakland A’s

Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a seventh inning home run against Jose Urquidy #65 of the Houston Astros during their game at Yankee Stadium on June 26, 2022 in New York City.

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The Yankees Killed Baseball For About An Hour

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 15: Aaron Judge #99 and Clay Holmes #35 of the New York Yankees celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 at Yankee Stadium on June 15, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

My Homer Editor Assigned Me This Blog On How Good The Yankees Are

Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees – Game One

Josh Donaldson Sad To Discover That None Of His Teammates Felt Like Sticking Up For A Stupid Asshole

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New York Yankees v Baltimore Orioles

Don’t Let Josh Donaldson Fool You

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Tim Anderson Shut Yankees Fans Right Up

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Samer Kalaf

Yasmani Grandal and Josh Donaldson argue, with Nick Mahrley in between them.

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Context Doesn’t Really Help Josh Donaldson’s Case

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This Is So Stupid

Wow! Yankees Fans The Best Fans In Sports, Confirmed

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Patrick Redford

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 23: Oscar Mercado #35 of the Cleveland Guardians is restrained as fans throw debris on the field following Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees walk off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium on April 23, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Cleveland Guardians v New York Yankees

Yankees Fans Spoiled A Great Win By Being Huge Assholes

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