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“It’s freaky as shit”: Stacy Pressman, “The haunting of MLB’s A-List,” ESPN The Magazine, May 31, 2013. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/9315544/justin-upton-more-mlb-players-spooked-milwaukee-haunted-hotel-espn-magazine.
“You have to come with your best stuff against him”: Adam McCalvy, “Brewers on the wrong side of Judge’s HR tear,” MLB.com, September 18, 2022. https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-lose-series-finale-allow-two-homers-to-aaron-judge.
“This is his moment right now”: Ibid.
Chapter 11: I’ve Got You, Babe
’61 Flashback: 10/1/61
“It’s worse than ever now”: Tony Kubek and Terry Pluto, Sixty-One: The Team, the Record, the Men (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989), 123.
“easily the greatest thrill of my life”: Ibid.
“I’m beat. I need a day off”: Ibid., 124.
“You can’t take a day off”: Ibid.
“tell them I went fishing”: Ibid.
“No one knows how tired I am”: Ibid., 129.
“I’m not going to lose any sleep over this”: Ibid.
“I watched the pitching motion”: Richard Sandomir, “Sal Durante, Who Caught a Bit of Baseball History, Dies at 81,” New York Times, December 6, 2022.
“Keep it, kid”: Don Duncan, “Take 2: Sal Durante, Who Caught Roger Maris’ 61st Homer, Remembers Trip to 1962 Seattle World’s Fair,” Seattle Times, October 11, 2016.
“Now, what do you think of this kid?”: Tony Kubek and Terry Pluto, Sixty-One: The Team, The Record, The Men (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989), 129.
“How about if I just say”: Richard Sandomir, “Sal Durante, Who Caught a Bit of Baseball History, Dies at 81,” New York Times, December 6, 2022.
“Would you put the date on top”: Mike Vaccaro, “Roger Maris Dished True Feelings to The Post after Breaking Home Run Record,” New York Post, September 23, 2022.
Chapter 12: 61
“There’s not many guys who can make that play”: Randy Miller, “Red Sox Admit It: They’re Also in Awe of Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Who Just Burned Them with His Arm,” NJ Advance Media, September 23, 2022. https://www.nj.com/yankees/2022/09/red-sox-admit-it-theyre-also-in-awe-of-yankees-aaron-judge-who-just-burned-them-with-his-arm.html.
“Now I know why the skipper gets ulcers”: Associated Press, “With Rocket Subbing as Skipper, Yankees Top O’s in Funny Finale,” September 28, 2003.
“I wanted to challenge him”: Chris Kirschner, “Inside Aaron Judge’s astonishing march to MLB, and Yankees, history, one home run at a time,” The Athletic, October 4, 2022. https://theathletic.com/3615387/2022/10/04/aaron-judge-hr-chase/.
“He put together a pretty good at-bat”: Ibid.
“The disbelief comes over you”: Jordan Horrobin, “Fans Miss 61 HR Ball, Jays Bullpen Coach Gets It to Judge,” Associated Press, September 29, 2022, https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-baseball-toronto-canada-3756f913e278b238e18cbe96e4bf5085.
“It’s the most messages”: Gregory Strong, “Frankie Lasagna Back in the Kitchen at Italian Restaurant after Viral Baseball Moment,” Canadian Press, September 29, 2022.
“We all just stood and stared”: Dan Patrick, “Matt Buschmann and Sara Walsh Discuss Aaron Judge’s 61st Home Run,” The Dan Patrick Show, September 29, 2022.
Chapter 13: Chase Closed!
“win the batting title fighting”: Do-Hyoung Park, “With Batting Title in Sight, Arraez Forced to Sit with Hamstring Pain,” MLB.com, February 28, 2023. https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-arraez-left-hamstring-pain-batting-title.
“doesn’t exactly need the money”: Bob Nightengale, Twitter post, October 4, 2022, 9:38 PM, https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1577468154694889472.
“History made, more history to make”: Joe Biden, Twitter post, October 4, 2022, 8:56 PM, https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1577462671582134272?s=20.
“for giving baseball fans everywhere”: Bill Clinton, Twitter post, October 4, 2022, 9:09 PM, https://twitter.com/BillClinton/status/1577465902874136577?s=20.
“I was such a Mantle fan, but I was thrilled”: Michael Kay, “Hour 3: Billy Crystal on Aaron Judge’s Chase for 61,” The Michael Kay Show, ESPN Radio, September 23, 2022.
Chapter 14: Unfinished Business
“I make some plays that other people can’t”: Brendan Kuty. “Why Yankees’ Isiah Kiner-Falefa Believes That His Struggles Were a ‘Blessing,’ ” The Athletic, February 24, 2023. https://theathletic.com/4245601/2023/02/24/yankees-isiah-kiner-falefa-benching/.
“I think I said from day one”: YES Network. “Aaron Judge Discusses Why Returning to the Yankees Means So Much,” YouTube video, 3:26, December 21, 2022. https://youtu.be/scpcv19G5To.
“I don’t understand why you would boo”: Erik Boland, “Astros Players Surprised That Aaron Judge Got Booed at Yankee Stadium,” Newsday, October 28, 2022.
“New York is a tough grading system”: David Haugh and Bruce Levine, “Brian Cashman Shares What He Learned from Ryan Poles, Calls Jameson Taillon ‘A Gamer,’ ” Inside the Clubhouse, 670 The Score, February 4, 2023.
Chapter 15: New York or Nowhere
“Imagine having the year Ohtani had”: Joel Sherman, “Aaron Judge Edges Shohei Ohtani for AL MVP in Post’s Regular Season Awards,” New York Post, October 1, 2022.
“I think, from a financial standpoint”: Evan Webeck, “SF Giants make their case to Yankees free agent slugger Aaron Judge,” The Mercury News, November 22, 2022.
“doing my part as a loyal Red Sox fan”: Monte Poole, “How Steph’s Pitch to Lure Judge to Giants Unfolded,” NBC Sports Bay Area, November 24, 2022, https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/how-steph-currys-pitch-lure-aaron-judge-giants-not-yankees-unfolded.
“Would I bet on him?’ Barry M. Bloom, “Barry Bonds: Judge Should Break Record, Sign with Giants,” Sportico, September 23, 2022, https://www.sportico.com/leagues/baseball/2022/barry-bonds-judge-should-break-record-sign-with-giants-1234689435/.
“Do you want to play tight end for us”: Tom Dierberger, “Brady makes free-agent pitch to Judge at Buccaneers game,” NBC Sports Bay Area. December 6, 2022. https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/aaron-judge-receives-tom-bradys-free-agent-pitch-buccaneers-game.
“was upset because there is a difference of memory”: Sean Gregory, “Athlete of the Year: Aaron Judge,” Time, December 6, 2022.
“I heard that he was going to the Giants”: Damon Bruce and Ray Ratto, “Jon Heyman,” Damon and Ratto, 95.7 The Game, December 6, 2022.
“I think all of us in that meeting”: Maria Guardado, “Webb Optimistic Despite Giants’ ‘Weird’ Offseason,” MLB.com, February 5, 2023, https://www.mlb.com/news/logan-webb-talks-giants-offseason-at-2023-fanfest.
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