"This is great for baseball, I hope all the other stars follow Judge's lead," one fan posted. Others echoed the sentiment: "Team USA’s ready to roll!" and simply, "Deserved. Congrats, Cap." And of course there were quite a few, "ALL RISE!!!" tweets.

I'm inclined to think that Judge would have an uphill battle but still eventually make the Hall of Fame if he just decided to retire tomorrow. The current path on which he's headed suggests this discussion is moot and he'll be enshrined long down the road, just about five years after he does decide to retire.