Author Topic: The Bryce Harper Compendium (2014) (Read 199448 times)

mitlen · « **Reply #1625:** August 24, 2014, 01:24:21 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 24, 2014, 12:22:05 PM

doesn't surprise me you don't give a sh'it when you are always so sunni.

That's pretty good JCA.

whytev · « **Reply #1626:** August 24, 2014, 01:27:07 PM »

Quote from: BH34Natural on August 24, 2014, 10:02:46 AM

I don't think he's lazy. I don't think he knows who he is - so he tiptoes the line between primadonna and such - he wants so badly to be a star. But his ability isn't there. I don't think the ability is there, when people say that, I am not sure why they're saying it. His swing looks horrible and has for over a year now. There are at-bats he gets so many meatballs to hit and misses mistakes. Great hitters don't do that. We are all excited about an OPS of .806 over a small sample size? Really? With what we were told this guy would be.

Every time you think he's getting hot he takes another 0-for. He's just okay. Which at this point is a disappointment. This is supposed to be his team, it's not. He's a role player basically.

It's hard to be the best in the world then reach the bigs and just be good. Very good. Good enough to be there. But not dominant like high school. Some take that better than others.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1627:** August 24, 2014, 01:42:20 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 24, 2014, 12:22:05 PM

doesn't surprise me you don't give a sh'it when you are always so sunni.

Very good. You got it.

BH34Natural · « **Reply #1628:** August 24, 2014, 02:28:25 PM »

Quote from: ZimW1N on August 24, 2014, 11:39:45 AM

I wonder if people in Texas are having conversations like this about Jurickson Profar.

Because scouts had them in the same wavelength lol. It's sad the things people are reaching for to excuse mediocre Harper. God just admit it

Optics · « **Reply #1629:** August 24, 2014, 02:40:51 PM »

Harper and RG3, both are the same. Just watch them play. Neither look very good. Forget all the names and the hype. Just watch. The eyes don't lie.

Slateman · « **Reply #1630:** August 24, 2014, 02:42:03 PM »

Quote from: BH34Natural on August 24, 2014, 02:28:25 PM

Because scouts had them in the same wavelength lol. It's sad the things people are reaching for to excuse mediocre Harper. God just admit it

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tomterp · « **Reply #1631:** August 24, 2014, 04:53:52 PM »

Quote from: mitlen on August 24, 2014, 01:24:21 PM

That's pretty good JCA.

Don't encourage him.

spidernat · « **Reply #1632:** August 24, 2014, 04:54:47 PM »

That was one of the best puns we've ever had here.

Slateman · « **Reply #1633:** August 24, 2014, 05:11:58 PM »

Sucks so hard

pazzo83 · « **Reply #1634:** August 24, 2014, 05:57:33 PM »

Awful, DFA/send him down. Trade in offseason.

Ray D · « **Reply #1635:** August 24, 2014, 06:03:29 PM »

Quote from: Optics on August 24, 2014, 02:40:51 PM

Harper and RG3, both are the same.

I don't believe that. I think Harper is a very good baseball player. Better than good, not great: very good. I don't think RG3 will ever (again) reach the level of "very good". (I say "again" because I think he was very good in 2012, but I don't think he will ever repeat that production.)

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1636:** August 24, 2014, 07:00:15 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on August 24, 2014, 04:54:47 PM

That was one of the best puns we've ever had here.

And not to mention the setup. Happy to be the straight man.

spidernat · « **Reply #1637:** August 24, 2014, 07:03:58 PM »

I would say that I can't believe you are taking credit for JCA's wit but it's you so I can totally believe it.

Terpfan76 · « **Reply #1638:** August 24, 2014, 08:42:22 PM »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on August 24, 2014, 12:22:05 PM

doesn't surprise me you don't give a sh'it when you are always so sunni.

Don't know how much moorish this i can handle

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1639:** August 24, 2014, 08:44:42 PM »

Quote from: spidernat on August 24, 2014, 07:03:58 PM

I would say that I can't believe you are taking credit for JCA's wit but it's you so I can totally believe it.

You don't get it.

And bite me.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1640:** August 24, 2014, 08:46:02 PM »

Quote from: Terpfan76 on August 24, 2014, 08:42:22 PM

Don't know how much moorish this i can handle

Also good. Can't take credit for that. Like I didn't take credit for jca's line.

welch · « **Reply #1641:** August 24, 2014, 09:26:57 PM »

I've watched both Harmon Killebrew and Daryl Strawberry. Harper is closer to Killebrew, although:

- Harper is 21; Killer established himself at 23
- Killebrew was stuck on the Nats bench at 17 - 19 or 20, stuck by the Bonus Baby rules. Harper has had much more coaching than Killebrew got.
- However, Killebrew is in the Hall of Fame. Harper might turn out to be very good, but not all-time great. We don't now yet.
- Strawberry had all the "tools" and massive hype, but he was not a good ballplayer. That was a big argument in all the New York press: every year, we read that "he's young...just wait". Strawberry never learned when to steal a base or when to hit the cutoff man. His swing, on breaking stuff, was as wild as Espinosa's.
- Harper is already useful. If he keeps improving, he'll be fine. He doesn't have to be Johnny Bench, Mickey Mantle, and Ty Cobb all rolled together.