My Tuesday (September 6th, 2022), a breakdown
What Happened
Aaron Judge steps to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, with the New York Yankees trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by one run. The crowd at Yankee Stadium is electric, sensing a potential game-winning moment from their slugger. Judge takes a deep breath, digs in, and waits for the pitch from Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow. Glasnow winds and delivers, and Judge unleashes a towering drive that sails high into the New York night. The crowd erupts as the ball carries towards the outfield seats. Center fielder Jose Siri gives chase, but the ball clears the wall for a dramatic walk-off home run. "Unbelievable!" exclaims the Yankees' play-by-play announcer. "Aaron Judge has done it again!" Judge rounds the bases, pumping his fist in celebration as his teammates pour out of the dugout to greet him at home plate. "I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit and put a good swing on it," Judge says in a postgame interview. "The team has been grinding all game, and I'm glad I could come through in that spot." The win moves the Yankees (88-58) further ahead in the American League East division race, extending their lead over the second-place Rays (82-64). "That's the kind of moment that can really galvanize a team and propel them forward," notes Yankees manager Aaron Boone. "Aaron's been carrying us all season, and plays like that are why he's an MVP-caliber player." The dramatic victory is the latest chapter in the heated rivalry between the Yankees and Rays, who have battled for supremacy in the AL East for several seasons. "This is what makes the Yankees-Rays matchup so special," says ESPN analyst Alex Rodriguez. "These are two evenly-matched, talented teams that bring out the best in each other, and moments like this are why fans love this rivalry." As the celebrating Yankees head to the clubhouse, the Rays trudge off the field, lamenting a tough loss but knowing they'll have another chance to take down their division foes in the days and weeks ahead. The 2022 AL East race promises to be an exciting one, with Aaron Judge and the Yankees continuing to deliver the kind of heroics that have the Bronx faithful buzzing.
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Click timestamps to jump to that moment4 51 in the morning I was already awake
because the little guy wasn't feeling
well kept us up all night I haven't done
a day in the life in a while so here we
go 456 I took the garbage out I was
going outside anyway and I didn't do it
the night before like I said I was drove
to my sister's house then walked to the
station got on the train empty love it
worked on the Gallow versus Darvish
breakdown got off the train into the
streets of Manhattan got my Dunkin
Donuts and my snack showed up at the
office it's Tuesday and we front load
our Mondays and Tuesdays and it was a
Monday holiday so we had a lot to do
John and Susan looked great Australia
versus New Zealand obviously keep
working on the Gallow vs Darvish
breakdown seeing what I can find and if
I like it looking at the fans 906 all
right we got a film weekly dumb the
first couple segments so I prepped this
sheet say good morning to Sam print out
the sheet 911 put it on the table and
then some office gossip at 9 30. that
was Chris Pine
there's beef
they're spit
I don't think it was actually stiff I
think his collar came undone got a
couple minutes before weekly dumb is
recorded so I sit down and do a
breakdown to the kid no
no first
it's the one where the guy stole the
ball from the girl's legs I already had
it edited went to go to the bathroom and
Jack was in my way don't go in there
1003 Zach's got the cameras ready and we
record the first two segments of weekly
dumb 10 31 we have a meeting to map out
the week with Sam and Jake what's going
on those are a bunch of names 10 33 I
FaceTime with the little dude
hmm
he seems to be in better spirits 1109
sit down with Maddie to record The
Morning Show on AMP Maddie's got to move
that laptop I don't know it's on the
ground now pick up my laptop go from one
Studio to the other Studio 1216 because
we got to sit down and record our
midweek talking Yanks episode trying to
figure out the postseason roster do you
think that ikf
as Waldo
135 check in with all the editors Dre is
working on our mini golf which is coming
out right now 25 employees see who's the
best one on our custom course Zach now
editing together the weekly dumb that we
just recorded he's a badass Maddie with
some we got ice stickers not editing
Mitch working on Jolly stats that exist
Rob working on our cricket series look
at this hit by Jake bam up top what the
hell Kyle
oh you have my face on your screen
because you're whining and complaining
because the Yankees stink Jimmy
do you agree or disagree I agree it's
tough
Kyle working on socials and then I went
into the kitchen where Jack was like
trapped by Jake are you stuck
like they're losing the conversation
it looks like you don't want to be there
anymore like you were trying to get a
snack and then you didn't like anything
and then you turned around and now Jake
got you trapped he was trying to get
water and I just boxed them out
you're still stuck no no you could get
out yeah it's all footwork
Jake's got you there too at 258 had a
sandwich chicken cheese bacon lettuce I
don't know it was pretty good
it was all right went back to working on
the breakdown 341 had a meeting oh the
Dream Team okay's response your turn
okay back on the radio Dream Team
sitting down putting together a
postseason plan for some content some
new formats I want to try having fun at
5 26 I left the office it was pouring
rain I walked through Penn Station it
was hell it was muggy and it was crowded
and then finally got a seat
put on some Ken Burns that's peaceful
and worked on the next breakdown MLS
game on the train ride home
6 22 started walking from the train in
the rain to my sister's house where I
parked my car and my nephews are
they love holding the camera hadn't seen
my niece in a while I've been there in
so long
got to hold her she was awake she's
alert now that was beautiful it was fun
she's not that much of just like a
little mush ball she's looking she's
cooing got home to see my dogs also
hadn't seen them and got to hang out
with James just in time before I had to
put him to sleep 6 55 we did a little
nighttime bottle he crushed it 704 he
was asleep in my arm supposed to put him
to bed and doesn't fall asleep in my
arms but come on what am I going to rush
that process no way 708 if he's asleep
in his crib 710 sit down for dinner with
my beautiful wife Katie who made a great
meal and yes Louie was on TV we did
watch Bluey my wife likes that way more
than my son does sat down on the ground
invited both dogs come on Maisie Let's
Do It come on Mac let's hang out a
little on the floor session with the
dogs that's nice then everyone's asleep
so I put on the Mets game because there
was no Yankees started working on that
MLS breakdown working on the cricket
breakdown it was a wild ending to The
Hundred 10-14 I say Maisie let's go to
sleep man
it's late and she says all right and off
we go and that was Tuesday