Understand game12/31/2022 ![]() ![]() "Until you get through a series successfully, I don't think anybody if going to stand up here and pound our chest. I think sometimes hitters can't hit a button, and as good as guys are, sometimes guys take none-fors. "I don't mean to be rude, but if I did, I'm not sure I'd really want to share it," Francona said. ![]() Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber had seven strikeouts across five-and-two-third innings, while Trevor Stephan struck out four.Ĭleveland manager Terry Francona was reluctant to divulge much about their plans for Judge, nor get carried away with their two-game success against him. You just got to learn from it, learn from mistakes and you're ready for the next one because, guess what, there's no breaks right now." "I've had two bad games in my career multiple times," Judge said. Judge's struggles came after a nine-day break between the regular season and playoffs, but also after homering only twice in his final 14 regular season games as he approached Roger Maris' AL record. "Just work on that timing and I think it'll be good to go. "The timing's a little off, you're going to be swinging at pitches you don't normally swing at, and the ones you can hit, you're just a tick late or tick out in front a little bit," Judge said. Judge is now none-for-eight with seven strikeouts in the two games played in the ALDS. ![]() The Yankees slugger went none-for-five as the Guardians leveled the series at 1-1, aided by back-to-back bloop hits in the 10th inning.īut the Guardians also employed a game-changing plan against Judge, targeting him with breaking balls down and away on the outer half of the plate to which he had no response. Judge may have blasted an American League record 62 regular-season home runs but he copped some boos in Game 2 at Yankee Stadium after tallying his fourth four-strikeout playoff game, which is the most by an player in MLB history. "It hurts when you really respect the manager, and ultimately we are the players out there and we haven't been delivering recently."Īaron Judge says he needs to re-discover his timing after grabbing an unwanted slice of MLB history having been struck out four times in Friday's 4-2 ALDS loss to the Cleveland Guardians. It is a collective, it's not the manager, we are an XI out there. "The players should definitely be taking some of the brunt. "We've brought in a set-piece coach and everyone has really bought into that. "We conceded from a couple of a set-pieces which is always disappointing, especially if I told you how many hours we've spent on that because it was a weakness last year. "We've worked so hard on the training ground this week because we know we need to produce better results and in the first-half it felt like the Leicester we know and the Brendan Rodgers side we've produced in the last few years, with the high press and creating chances. "People will check the scoreline and see 6-2 and think 'wow, Leicester got battered again' but I don't think that was the case. "It is tough to debrief it in my head so quickly after," he said. Midfielder James Maddison, who had earlier drew Leicester level at 2-2, refused to let Rodgers take all of the blame, stating the players deserved their fair share of criticism. Whatever happens to me at Leicester, whether I stay and fight on, I'll always respect them." "The scoreline didn't reflect the game but the bottom line is it's a heavy defeat. "Whatever happens I'll have a huge amount of respect for because they've given me great support. It's my responsibility," he told Sky Sports. I totally understand the frustration of supporters. Rodgers is well aware his position is under threat and said he would have no issues with the club's owners should they decide to take action. Their 22 goals conceded is the most any side has shipped after seven games of a Premier League season, and the most in the English top flight since 1965-66 (West Ham, also 22). The heavy loss leaves Leicester winless in their first seven league games of a season for the first time since 1983-84. Brendan Rodgers accepts his position as Leicester City manager is under threat after a resounding 6-2 Premier League defeat at Tottenham on Saturday. ![]()
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