College Football fans not happy with ESPN's Aaron Judge split screen
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is chasing some history as he sits one home run shy of 61 for the season, a number that would tie Roger Maris' Yankees and American League single season record.
A lot of sports fans have interest in this pursuit, and the folks at ESPN/ABC are very aware of this fact.
So whenever Judge came to bat on Saturday afternoon against the Boston Red Sox, they decided to provide split screen coverage of his at-bats and the college football games that were currently taking place on the networks (Clemson and Wake Forest on ABC; Missouri and Auburn on ESPN).
This did not sit well with college football fans trying to watch their favorite team's -- or any team, really -- play.
It went on like this. Judge did not homer in his first two at-bats. There was also a small controversy about Friday's game as it was shown on Apple TV and the Yankees attempted to make a trade for the coverage. There was also a suggestion that the Yankees should have actually sat Judge for that game to ensure a wider viewing audience for his at-bats.
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