Author Topic: The Bryce Harper Watch (Read 218870 times)

imref · « **Reply #2225 on:** October 28, 2011, 11:44:52 am »

video of last night's walk-off (the other one):

http://www.natsinsider.com/2011/10/video-harpers-afl-walk-off.html

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #2226 on:** October 28, 2011, 11:46:31 am »

That sounded vicious!

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #2227 on:** October 28, 2011, 03:39:23 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on October 27, 2011, 08:31:59 pm

What are the terms?

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on October 28, 2011, 11:16:05 am

Guess you're backing out of this.

Been busy....

If he gets called up before September roster expansion, I win. If so, you have to rock the Sunshine Squad avator for the rest of the season. If he's not up by Sept. 1, you win and I will rock a LoD avatar of your choice. Is that simple enough?

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2228 on:** October 28, 2011, 03:40:47 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on October 28, 2011, 03:39:23 pm

Been busy....

If he gets called up before September roster expansion, I win. If so, you have to rock the Sunshine Squad avator for the rest of the season. If he's not up by Sept. 1, you win and I will rock a LoD avatar of your choice. Is that simple enough?

All-Star break and you have a deal.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #2229 on:** October 28, 2011, 03:49:22 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on October 28, 2011, 03:40:47 pm

All-Star break and you have a deal.

OK, you're on. It should be fun. I will be rooting for his success and you will be rooting for whatever the LoD roots for.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2230 on:** October 28, 2011, 03:49:53 pm »

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #2231 on:** October 28, 2011, 03:56:27 pm »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on October 28, 2011, 03:49:53 pm

Sorry, I couldn't help getting in a cheap shot. I probably should have held at Aug. 1 but it's not like I'm betting the mortgage here.

The Chief · « **Reply #2232 on:** October 28, 2011, 04:21:25 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on October 28, 2011, 03:49:22 pm

OK, you're on. It should be fun. I will be rooting for his success and you will be rooting for whatever the LoD roots for.

Success is measured in rings, not callups.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #2233 on:** October 28, 2011, 04:45:40 pm »

Quote from: The Chief on October 28, 2011, 04:21:25 pm

Success is measured in rings, not callups.

Don't tell that to the Harper family.

And, really, are we really going there? You know, only rings matter...

The Nats are not exactly the New York Yankees. This franchise has to count small victories like a highly touted prospect making it to the bigs, creating a huge buzz and helping it to maybe get in the playoff race. That would be considered a success by most Nats fans, I would think.

I'm hoping the rings will come in time but I want to enjoy the journey, too.

Tyler Durden · « **Reply #2234 on:** October 28, 2011, 08:25:12 pm »

Quote from: The Chief on October 28, 2011, 04:21:25 pm

Success is measured in rings, not callups.

Isn't a callup a success? There are many small successes on the road to a championship ring. I'd even call last season a success for the Nats given where they were last year and the year before.

The Chief · « **Reply #2235 on:** October 28, 2011, 09:40:41 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on October 28, 2011, 04:45:40 pm

Don't tell that to the Harper family.

Personally I wish the best for Harper and his family, but as a fan his family is of no concern to me.

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And, really, are we really going there? You know, only rings matter...

Not what I said.

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The Nats are not exactly the New York Yankees. This franchise has to count small victories like a highly touted prospect making it to the bigs, creating a huge buzz and helping it to maybe get in the playoff race. That would be considered a success by most Nats fans, I would think.

The only reason anyone "has" to count the "little things" is because we're conditioned with 6 years of losing baseball. Achieving mediocrity this year was another solid step towards the ultimate goal, but in and of itself it means absolutely nothing.

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I'm hoping the rings will come in time but I want to enjoy the journey, too.

As do we all. I just didn't care for what felt like your implication that anyone on this board roots for any Nat to fail.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2236 on:** October 28, 2011, 11:44:11 pm »

That wasn't just his implication... He flat out said it.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #2237 on:** October 29, 2011, 09:53:44 am »

Quote from: Lintyfresh85 on October 28, 2011, 11:44:11 pm

That wasn't just his implication... He flat out said it.

You are right on this one. Sort of. I'm convinced that if you predict, say, a 59-win season in 2011, that down deep you root for them to not exceed that so you can be right. I think it's fundamental human nature. We want to be proven right so we can validate ourselves. (Any psychology majors out there that can tell me I'm crazy?)

Of course, others just like to whine and complain and that's their fundamental human nature.

But I'm not questioning anyone's fandom (if that's word) just their sanity. Be definition if you are on this board and follow the team closely, you are a fan. (Or at least a follower.) But predicting (and I submit sometimes therefore hoping for) failure is a strange way to show it.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #2238 on:** October 29, 2011, 10:04:56 am »

1-4 last night with a HR. Now at .250.
See his stats at http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=RF&sid=t547&t=p_pbp&pid=547180

Capital Punisher · « **Reply #2239 on:** October 29, 2011, 10:22:18 am »

Video of his most recent homerun: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111029&content_id=25836288&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

CALSGR8 · « **Reply #2240 on:** October 29, 2011, 10:44:00 am »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on October 28, 2011, 04:45:40 pm

Don't tell that to the Harper family.

And, really, are we really going there? You know, only rings matter...

The Nats are not exactly the New York Yankees. This franchise has to count small victories like a highly touted prospect making it to the bigs, creating a huge buzz and helping it to maybe get in the playoff race. That would be considered a success by most Nats fans, I would think.

I'm hoping the rings will come in time but I want to enjoy the journey, too.

Im so sick and tired of this 'Only the end results' attitude. There is a process to get to the end. If you don't enjoy the in-between successes, you'll never experience happiness. Agood prospect is part of the process! A hit with RISP is part of the process. A fantastic defensive play is part of the process. Each win is also part of the process as well as learning from your losses.

A fan is there to support the team throughout this process (aka "journey). I guess BBIL and I are "old" school. We don't have an expectation of losing attitude. We have learned to be happy with the victories to get us there. We are hopeful individuals and not 'it's all or nothing'

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #2241 on:** October 29, 2011, 10:48:45 am »

Yes. You two are the only ones who enjoy the little victories.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #2242 on:** October 29, 2011, 10:49:48 am »

Quote from: CALSGR8 on October 29, 2011, 10:44:00 am

Im so sick and tired of this 'Only the end results' attitude. There is a process to get to the end. If you don't enjoy the in-between successes, you'll never experience happiness. Agood prospect is part of the process! A hit with RISP is part of the process. A fantastic defensive play is part of the process. Each win is also part of the process as well as learning from your losses.

A fan is there to support the team throughout this process (aka "journey). I guess BBIL and I are "old" school. We don't have an expectation of losing attitude. We have learned to be happy with the victories to get us there. We are hopeful individuals and not 'it's all or nothing'

you do know it's possible to root for the team and enjoy the game on a micro level, but still be less than impressed on a macro level?

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #2243 on:** October 29, 2011, 11:10:14 am »

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Quote from: CALSGR8 on October 29, 2011, 10:44:00 am

Im so sick and tired of this 'Only the end results' attitude. There is a process to get to the end. If you don't enjoy the in-between successes, you'll never experience happiness. Agood prospect is part of the process! A hit with RISP is part of the process. A fantastic defensive play is part of the process. Each win is also part of the process as well as learning from your losses.

A fan is there to support the team throughout this process (aka "journey). I guess BBIL and I are "old" school. We don't have an expectation of losing attitude. We have learned to be happy with the victories to get us there. We are hopeful individuals and not 'it's all or nothing'

Here, here. And, really, what if that WS ring never comes, or is decades in coming? Are you going be unsatisfied that whole time?

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #2244 on:** October 29, 2011, 11:11:53 am »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on October 29, 2011, 10:49:48 am

you do know it's possible to root for the team and enjoy the game on a micro level, but still be less than impressed on a macro level?

I think I get you but please elaborate.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2245 on:** October 29, 2011, 11:30:42 am »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on October 29, 2011, 11:10:14 am

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Here, here. And, really, what if that WS ring never comes, or is decades in coming? Are you going be unsatisfied that whole time?

As long as you, and people like you, continue to act as if your way of being a fan is superior to others, then yeah, probably so.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #2246 on:** October 29, 2011, 11:32:12 am »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on October 29, 2011, 11:11:53 am

I think I get you but please elaborate.

Just because people don't like the progress or consider almost .500 a successful season (macro) doesn't mean they don't enjoy individual wins or plays (micro), and some people are implying otherwise

Obed_Marsh · « **Reply #2247 on:** October 29, 2011, 11:32:31 am »

I doubt anyone here would rather the Nats lose or wish misfortune on the team. People like to be right but everyone I can think of enjoys winning more.

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #2248 on:** October 29, 2011, 11:39:49 am »

Quote from: Obed_Marsh on October 29, 2011, 11:32:31 am

I doubt anyone here would rather the Nats lose or wish misfortune on the team. People like to be right but everyone I can think of enjoys winning more.

[SSS] N'uh! LoD only wants the Nats to lose. They're not real fanzzz! [/SSS]

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2249 on:** October 29, 2011, 12:49:40 pm »

Mods - can someone clean up this thread so we can get back to what it is about - Bryce Harper's development? LOD v. Sunshine round whatever makes it tough for somebody wanting to come here and follow the prospect. We have an LOD v. Sunshine thread. What is it doing here?

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