For months, the offseason conversation wasn’t even about baseball — it was about who was “allowed” to be frustrated. Fans had real concerns, and too often the response from certain media corners was basically: shut up, stop whining, trust the process.
Well, guess what?
Aaron Judge sounded like a Yankees fan.
Judge admitted that early on, watching the offseason unfold was tough. His quote hit like a fastball down the middle:
“But early on, it was pretty tough to watch. I’m like, man, we’re the New York Yankees. Let’s go out there and get the right people, get the right pieces to go out there and finish this thing off.”
That’s not “complaining.” That’s standards. That’s the captain acknowledging what the fanbase saw in real time — other teams improving, making aggressive moves, while the Yankees felt like they were taking the scenic route.
And then he doubled down with another quote that fans will remember:
“It was brutal. I see a lot of free agents out there… I’m seeing other teams around the league get better… and we kind of were sitting there for a while, kind of making smaller moves.”
That right there is vindication. Because this is what fans were saying, and for weeks the loudest pushback wasn’t from rivals — it was from people acting like being critical means you “hate” the team. No. It means you care enough to demand the Yankees operate like the Yankees.
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