Yankees Aaron Judge is already superior to Red Sox’s Ted Williams

Wicked Hahd

Boston fans remember, though. They know that Ted was persnickety. That’s not a word I would have used in Ted’s presence, as I am sure we both learned a similar vernacular in the military. It’s just that my editors want this to be family friendly.

So, he was persnickety. When he wasn’t fighting the Germans or Koreans/Chinese, he was warring with the Boston media and its fans. But I have been to Boston many times and found them a people ready to be disliked; this might bring us to the first time Red Sox fans agree with me.

And as none of that impacts play on the field, who really cares. No, it was how his hard as nails attitude affected him on the field that matters.

You see, Ted was apparently easily offended; it’s why I would steer clear of that whole persnickety thing if I were to meet him in some glorious part of baseball heaven. So much so that he seemed to take it as a personal offense when the pitcher was unable to throw a strike.

Unwilling to swing at an unworthy offering, and to make people think he did not know the strike zone, Williams took a lot of walks. Thus his super high OBP.

But as the Sox best hitter, they relied on him to drive the offense. They all knew he could turn on a lot of inside pitches if he was of a mind to, or use those long arms of his to reach across the plate and go with a pitch down the left field line. Williams never did.