New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is just as impressed with Yankees star Aaron Judge as almost every baseball fan out there.

But in Christie's mind, Judge's tie-breaking home run to help push the Yankees past the Angels in the first game of a set on Monday night was more about Los Angeles' decision to pitch to him than the swing itself.

"Let's get to what's really important: Judge is great, we know that," Christie said while filling in for Boomer Esiason on WFAN's "Boomer and Carton" alongside Craig Carton.

"Mike Scioscia is a dope," Christie said. "One out, tie game, first base open. Does he not read the papers?"

After blasting Scioscia for not simply putting Judge on base in a big late-game spot, Christie and Carton alluded to the idea of the Yankees slugger putting himself on the path for home run history.

The 438-foot blast to deep right-center field was Judge's 22nd home run of the season, putting him on pace for 58 this year. While home run hitters like Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire all passed Roger Maris' 61 home runs over the last generation, Judge could become the first to reach the mark in a season without an asterisk.

Judge was 2-for-4 with a walk on the night to raise his AL-best batting average to .347. He also tops the league in homers and RBI (49).

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