Author Topic: The Bryce Harper Compendium (2014) (Read 234062 times)

whytev · « **Reply #1775 on:** September 06, 2014, 01:14:33 am »

Quote from: welch on September 06, 2014, 01:13:53 am

+1.

Harper is improving. I watched Strawberry for his entire career with the Mets. Never improved. Every year: "Strawberry is young. Just wait". Then he was about 30 and still the same 10-tools guy who could not play baseball.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

Mathguy · « **Reply #1776 on:** September 06, 2014, 04:47:42 am »

No, the collision was stupidity, just like his approach to batting has been at times this year.

Quote from: stealyerbase on September 06, 2014, 12:29:02 am

I like Bryce and think he'll have a fine career. That collision with Span was certainly growing pains. Let's hope he learns the fundamental; CF gets everything he can get to.

Slateman · « **Reply #1777 on:** September 06, 2014, 08:01:33 am »

As soon as we think he's "got it" he turns in to a mess in the field and at the plate

wj73 · « **Reply #1778 on:** September 06, 2014, 08:37:20 am »

Werth and Span need to give him a wedgie and stuff him in a locker after that boneheaded play last night.

Count Walewski · « **Reply #1779 on:** September 06, 2014, 08:48:28 am »

Over the last two years, Harper learned to hit the cutoff man on throws from the outfield. If he can learn that, maybe he can learn plate discipline and stuff.

Optics · « **Reply #1780 on:** September 06, 2014, 10:43:51 am »

He reminds me a lot of RG3. Has the talent, but seems to be severely lacking in the baseball IQ department. Just terrible decision making in the heat of the moment.

PebbleBall · « **Reply #1781 on:** September 06, 2014, 10:46:39 am »

Quote from: Optics on September 06, 2014, 10:43:51 am

He reminds me a lot of RG3. Has the talent, but seems to be severely lacking in the baseball IQ department. Just terrible decision making in the heat of the moment.

Also bad knees

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #1782 on:** September 06, 2014, 11:57:00 am »

Quote from: Optics on September 06, 2014, 10:43:51 am

He reminds me a lot of RG3. Has the talent, but seems to be severely lacking in the baseball IQ department. Just terrible decision making in the heat of the moment.

Are you kidding? RG3 made great on field decisions as a rookie running the read option, he only got dumb when he didn't have the speed to outrun linebackers and his line couldn't stop anyone.

Harper on the other hand is a dope.

whytev · « **Reply #1783 on:** September 06, 2014, 01:23:32 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on September 06, 2014, 08:01:33 am

As soon as we think he's "got it" he turns in to a mess in the field and at the plate

And on the basepaths.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1784 on:** September 06, 2014, 01:31:04 pm »

Quote from: Count Walewski on September 06, 2014, 08:48:28 am

Over the last two years, Harper learned to hit the cutoff man on throws from the outfield. If he can learn that, maybe he can learn plate discipline and stuff.

Baseball is not rocket science. Give me a guy with his IQ and skills vs. some Stanford graduate who can't play a lick.

I was in the LF corner las night. I think Harper just didn't hear Span call him off. The ball was clearly in LF and not in the gap if that makes a difference.

Ray D · « **Reply #1785 on:** September 06, 2014, 01:37:52 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on September 06, 2014, 01:31:04 pm

The ball was clearly in LF and not in the gap if that makes a difference.

The key though is that if Harper were not there it's a routine play for Span. That's the key. If it's a routine play for the centerfielder then the leftfielder is supposed to figure that out and yield to him - even if it is a routine play for the leftfielder as well. That's baseball 101.

mitlen · « **Reply #1786 on:** September 06, 2014, 01:46:34 pm »

I'm lookin' forward to Ray's pre-game chat today.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1787 on:** September 06, 2014, 01:54:30 pm »

Quote from: Ray D on September 06, 2014, 01:37:52 pm

The key though is that if Harper were not there it's a routine play for Span. That's the key. If it's a routine play for the centerfielder then the leftfielder is supposed to figure that out and yield to him - even if it is a routine play for the leftfielder as well. That's baseball 101.

I didn't see the replay because I was there but it seemed to me that it was routine play for Harper and not for Span. Harper had no idea that Span was coming.

BTW, the very same thing happened with the Phillies the next inning almost the exact spot and they hold on to it. crap happens.

whytev · « **Reply #1788 on:** September 06, 2014, 02:02:10 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on September 06, 2014, 01:31:04 pm

Baseball is not rocket science. Give me a guy with his IQ and skills vs. some Stanford graduate who can't play a lick.

I was in the LF corner las night. I think Harper just didn't hear Span call him off. The ball was clearly in LF and not in the gap if that makes a difference.

Could you hear Span?

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1789 on:** September 06, 2014, 02:12:47 pm »

Quote from: whytev on September 06, 2014, 02:02:10 pm

Could you hear Span?

I could definatley hear Harper but I could not hear Span. I was in 109 maybe about 20 rows back and I heard Harper clearly calling for it.

Slateman · « **Reply #1790 on:** September 06, 2014, 02:46:43 pm »

Quote from: whytev on September 06, 2014, 01:23:32 pm

And on the basepaths.

He's never "gotten it" on the base paths. Ever.

Slateman · « **Reply #1791 on:** September 09, 2014, 10:34:09 pm »

Slumping

imref · « **Reply #1792 on:** September 10, 2014, 09:18:41 pm »

Homeruns off Kershaw and Kimbrel in the last few weeks. Bring on Wainwright!

whytev · « **Reply #1793 on:** September 10, 2014, 09:57:16 pm »

Quote from: imref on September 10, 2014, 09:18:41 pm

Homeruns off Kershaw and Kimbrel in the last few weeks. Bring on Wainwright!

Reminds me of game 3 in Seattle. Homers a lot late in games that are already lost.

madj55 · « **Reply #1794 on:** September 10, 2014, 09:59:38 pm »

^ In Game 3 in Seattle his first homer gave us the lead, and his second one extended the lead to 3-1.

Today's was a garbage time bomb though.

whytev · « **Reply #1795 on:** September 10, 2014, 10:02:09 pm »

Quote from: madj55 on September 10, 2014, 09:59:38 pm

^ In Game 3 in Seattle his first homer gave us the lead, and his second one extended the lead to 3-1.

Today's was a garbage time bomb though.

Ha ha oh yeah.

whytev · « **Reply #1796 on:** September 10, 2014, 10:02:48 pm »

Quote from: whytev on September 10, 2014, 10:02:09 pm

Ha ha oh yeah.

I always watch a highlight after and think "wasted jack."

PC · « **Reply #1797 on:** September 10, 2014, 10:36:15 pm »

I'd rather have the garbage time homer than the nothing we got from Werth and LaRoche today. They were the craptiest of the crappy performances today.

Jordanz Meatballz · « **Reply #1798 on:** September 11, 2014, 12:25:01 am »

There's no such thing as garbage time in baseball, the home run was impressive.

wpa2629 · « **Reply #1799 on:** September 11, 2014, 09:00:24 am »

I was at that game last night (behind the plate - Diamond Club - SWEET!)

That was an absolute bomb