Author Topic: The Bryce Harper Watch (Read 218848 times)

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #2000 on:** August 11, 2011, 10:00:09 am »

Yeah, he was rightfully ejected. You can't slam your helmet down and not expect to be ejected. On ESPN they stated that Harper's teammates had been pretty upset with what was thought to be a rather poor strike zone. Doesn't excuse the behavior per se, but at least it wasn't a knee jerk reaction.

Slateman · « **Reply #2001 on:** August 11, 2011, 10:24:31 am »

Completely agree. Everyone wants to "fix umpiring" in baseball, but that also means fixing the player. Baseball is the only sport I've ever seen that lets a player or a coach get in to it like that with an official.

Bloo · « **Reply #2002 on:** August 11, 2011, 10:30:56 am »

Quote from: Slateman on August 11, 2011, 10:24:31 am

Completely agree. . Baseball is the only sport I've ever seen that lets a player or a coach get in to it like that with an official.

From what I saw on the HBO Series with the Capitals and Penguins, hockey players often have a few choice words for the officials. We just don't hear them.

UMDNats · « **Reply #2003 on:** August 11, 2011, 10:40:25 am »

The overreaction about this is pretty hilarious. Didn't Jayson Werth slam his helmet a little while ago? Who cares.

Kevrock · « **Reply #2004 on:** August 11, 2011, 10:40:58 am »

Quote from: UMDNats on August 11, 2011, 10:40:25 am

The overreaction about this is pretty hilarious. Didn't Jayson Werth slam his helmet a little while ago? Who cares.

I don't think anyone here is overreacting. He deserved the ejection, though.

Slateman · « **Reply #2005 on:** August 11, 2011, 10:42:45 am »

Quote from: Bloo on August 11, 2011, 10:30:56 am

From what I saw on the HBO Series with the Capitals and Penguins, hockey players often have a few choice words for the officials. We just don't hear them.

Hockey has a system though. Only Captains and Assistant Captains are allowed to talk with the refs. Anyone else is supposed to be tossed.

GNatsNoMore · « **Reply #2006 on:** August 11, 2011, 11:07:16 am »

I agree with those who say the ejection was deserved. I don't think it was a big deal though, and I imagine it'll blow over in a few days. Does anyone remember this? It's a similar incident that happened on May 28th, in which Bryce did not get ejected (but probably should have).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/post/bryce-harper-getting-in-another-umpires-face/2011/08/11/gIQA9KOb8I_blog.html

Slateman · « **Reply #2007 on:** August 11, 2011, 11:13:43 am »

See this bothers me. Shows a pattern of behavior. I know he's 18, but its going to take a rather humbling experience to get him to calm down.

On the other hand, I remember reading that Pete Rose getting tossed out of a lot of games

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2008 on:** August 11, 2011, 11:44:43 am »

I can't believe anyone is defending Harper here.

Any player, regardless of age or stature is going to get run for slamming his helmet down in front of an umpire like that. It's just common baseball etiquette to not show up an ump like that... regardless of the call.

MorseTheHorse · « **Reply #2009 on:** August 11, 2011, 11:56:39 am »

Quote from: Slateman on August 11, 2011, 11:13:43 am

See this bothers me. Shows a pattern of behavior. I know he's 18, but its going to take a rather humbling experience to get him to calm down.

Oh please

imref · « **Reply #2010 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:23:19 pm »

Harper is back on twitter - @bharper3407

GNatsNoMore · « **Reply #2011 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:43:17 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on August 11, 2011, 11:13:43 am

See this bothers me. Shows a pattern of behavior. I know he's 18, but its going to take a rather humbling experience to get him to calm down.

On the other hand, I remember reading that Pete Rose getting tossed out of a lot of games

Did you ever behave inappropriately when you were 18? Did you do it more than once? That's a pattern! I'm pretty much certain that we all did. Either he'll learn to control his emotions better as he matures, or he won't. I think he will, and it's certainly not worth wringing our hands about this. The most likely worst case is that he'll start performing better in AA and, presumably, AAA next year, but Rizzo and friends will make him stay in the minors a few months longer before they bring him up to make sure he can control his emotions/carry himself like a major leaguer.

Slateman · « **Reply #2012 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:06:51 pm »

Quote from: GNatsNoMore on August 11, 2011, 12:43:17 pm

Did you ever behave inappropriately when you were 18? Did you do it more than once? That's a pattern! I'm pretty much certain that we all did. Either he'll learn to control his emotions better as he matures, or he won't. I think he will, and it's certainly not worth wringing our hands about this. The most likely worst case is that he'll start performing better in AA and, presumably, AAA next year, but Rizzo and friends will make him stay in the minors a few months longer before they bring him up to make sure he can control his emotions/carry himself like a major leaguer.

Honestly? not like this. Not in public with random people. Its one thing to do it with your parents. Thats normal. But to do it in the workplace is another.

But I hope you're right. Age tends to mature people.

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #2013 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:21:02 pm »

Quote from: GNatsNoMore on August 11, 2011, 12:43:17 pm

Did you ever behave inappropriately when you were 18?

Nope, I never did.

UMDNats · « **Reply #2014 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:28:38 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on August 11, 2011, 11:44:43 am

I can't believe anyone is defending Harper here.

Any player, regardless of age or stature is going to get run for slamming his helmet down in front of an umpire like that. It's just common baseball etiquette to not show up an ump like that... regardless of the call.

I don't care about the ejection. He deserved to be ejected. I care about people using this to say there's more proof that Harper is a douche/arrogant/jerk/etc.

Until people come out saying that his teammates don't like him (it seems that his teammates love him), I don't really give a crap about incidents like this.

Produce and be a good teammate. freak the haters.

KingHarper · « **Reply #2015 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:29:12 pm »

Harper needs to say calm but that was some terrible umpiring

UMDNats · « **Reply #2016 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:29:17 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on August 11, 2011, 01:06:51 pm

Honestly? not like this. Not in public with random people. Its one thing to do it with your parents. Thats normal. But to do it in the workplace is another.

But I hope you're right. Age tends to mature people.

Did you play a professional sport when you were 18? Hard to compare baseball (or any sports) to regular life.

GNatsNoMore · « **Reply #2017 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:35:54 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on August 11, 2011, 01:06:51 pm

Honestly? not like this. Not in public with random people. Its one thing to do it with your parents. Thats normal. But to do it in the workplace is another.

But I hope you're right. Age tends to mature people.

Yeah, but if your job was like mine when you were 18, you probably had .01% of the pressure in your work environment that he has, (not to mention .0001% of the pay

).

Kevrock · « **Reply #2018 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:37:49 pm »

Quote from: GNatsNoMore on August 11, 2011, 12:43:17 pm

Did you ever behave inappropriately when you were 18?

18 year old me would make Harper look like Strasburg.

blue911 · « **Reply #2019 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:39:03 pm »

Quote from: GNatsNoMore on August 11, 2011, 01:35:54 pm

Yeah, but if your job was like mine when you were 18, you probably had .01% of the pressure in your work environment that he has, (not to mention .0001% of the pay ).

When I was 18, I smoked dope on the job. So I never acted like an asshat.

Slateman · « **Reply #2020 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:42:41 pm »

Harper is arrogant. Thats why we like him. I like a guy who swaggers up to the plate, knowing he is going to own this pitcher.

There's a difference between being arrogant/confident and being a hot head. This isn't the first time an umpire is going to make a bad call on him nor the first time he'll be thrown at or jeered. He needs to learn to deal with it. Going after an ump or blowing kisses to pitchers is just juvenile.

Kevrock · « **Reply #2021 on:** August 11, 2011, 01:45:45 pm »

Quote from: blue911 on August 11, 2011, 01:39:03 pm

When I was 18, I smoked dope on the job. So I never acted like an asshat.

Such an awesome post.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2022 on:** August 11, 2011, 02:01:27 pm »

Quote from: PatsNats28 on August 11, 2011, 01:21:02 pm

Nope, I never did.

yabut you aren't 18 yet.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2023 on:** August 11, 2011, 02:04:32 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on August 11, 2011, 11:44:43 am

I can't believe anyone is defending Harper here.

Any player, regardless of age or stature is going to get run for slamming his helmet down in front of an umpire like that. It's just common baseball etiquette to not show up an ump like that... regardless of the call.

The in front of the umpire got him run. He's got to learn that. If he needs to vent, do it on the water cooler in the club house. Chuck the helmet against the fence. Do not do it so it bounces near the plate.

PatsNats28 · « **Reply #2024 on:** August 11, 2011, 02:06:50 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 11, 2011, 02:01:27 pm

yabut you aren't 18 yet.

shhhh.

Even now, I really don't... I talk back to my parents, but never with anyone else. Regardless, my situation is very different than Harper's (in that I'm a normal kid and he's a prodigy), so it's not fair to compare any of us to him.