Author Topic: The Bryce Harper Compendium (2014) (Read 231519 times)

Displaced Bucco · « **Reply #450 on:** April 27, 2014, 10:23:38 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on April 27, 2014, 09:55:48 pm

We ready brought up someone. Souza. And we have McLouth, Moore, and Fradsen. So LF is good.

Certainly better than the B or C options

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #451 on:** April 27, 2014, 11:46:11 pm »

Quote from: Slateman on April 24, 2014, 11:12:21 am

Really? Baseball players have been taking steroids for decades. Mantle was caught injecting himself with horse steroids.

Age 21 seasons:

Mell Ott: 1.029 OPS, 8 WAR
Ty Cobb: .842 OPS, 6 WAR
Al Kaline: .953 OPS, 6 WAR
Alex Rodriguez: .846 OPS, 4.3 WAR (previous year he had OPS over 1.000 and posted 9 WAR)
Mantle: .895 OPS, 4.9 WAR

Harper is no where near this.

dude it's april, even Miggy is struggling mightily.

Ray D · « **Reply #452 on:** April 28, 2014, 09:27:05 am »

Quote from: Slateman on April 24, 2014, 11:12:21 am

Mantle was caught injecting himself with horse steroids.

More accurately, he took "steroids they wouldn't give to horses"

Mr Clean · « **Reply #453 on:** April 28, 2014, 11:14:30 am »

Isn't there a Cleveland Clinic in DC still? I remember taking someone there years ago. It was right off Wisconsin near the DC line.

houston-nat · « **Reply #454 on:** April 28, 2014, 11:18:57 am »

Quote from: Mr Clean on April 28, 2014, 11:14:30 am

Isn't there a Cleveland Clinic in DC still? I remember taking someone there years ago. It was right off Wisconsin near the DC line.

Yeah, but if you had a chance to spend a few days in Cleveland, why would you say no??

blue911 · « **Reply #455 on:** April 28, 2014, 11:22:09 am »

Quote from: houston-nat on April 28, 2014, 11:18:57 am

Yeah, but if you had a chance to spend a few days in Cleveland, why would you say no??

He's really going so he can hang out with Michael Ruhlman

Slateman · « **Reply #456 on:** April 28, 2014, 11:34:40 am »

Quote from: zimm_da_kid on April 27, 2014, 11:46:11 pm

dude it's april, even Miggy is struggling mightily.

Dude, it doesn't matter.

Harper can't stay out of his own head.

TigerFan · « **Reply #457 on:** April 28, 2014, 11:39:24 am »

Quote from: houston-nat on April 28, 2014, 11:18:57 am

Yeah, but if you had a chance to spend a few days in Cleveland, why would you say no??

Because it's Cleveland?

Slateman · « **Reply #458 on:** April 28, 2014, 11:49:13 am »

Quote from: houston-nat on April 28, 2014, 11:18:57 am

Yeah, but if you had a chance to spend a few days in Cleveland, why would you say no??

If you had a way to get out of a trip to Cleveland, why wouldn't you take it?

JanuaryHos · « **Reply #459 on:** April 28, 2014, 12:17:47 pm »

I hope he comes out of this okay, but I'm afraid he plays too hard for his own good. He's never had a major injury (hopefully this isn't the one), but all of these little injuries add up over time and will cut his career short. He's such a fantastic player to watch when healthy but he can't seem to stay there for more than a week at a time.

Optics · « **Reply #460 on:** April 28, 2014, 12:31:58 pm »

He needs to find the line between playing hard and playing smart. Lots of guys play hard and they don't get hurt all the time.

sportsfan882 · « **Reply #461 on:** April 28, 2014, 12:33:08 pm »

Yep he'll probably be out till the All-Star break.

Quote

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24543454/nats-said-to-fear-harper-could-miss-significant-time-with-thumb-injury

madj55 · « **Reply #462 on:** April 28, 2014, 12:42:48 pm »

Quote from: blue911 on April 28, 2014, 11:22:09 am

He's really going so he can hang out with Michael Ruhlman

His GF goes to Ohio State, is that anywhere near Cleveland?

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #463 on:** April 28, 2014, 12:44:06 pm »

Quote from: madj55 on April 28, 2014, 12:42:48 pm

His GF goes to Ohio State, is that anywhere near Cleveland?

2 hours

BH34Natural · « **Reply #464 on:** April 28, 2014, 04:49:24 pm »

“We fear that he’s got a really bad problem with the thumb,” Williams said. He added later, “the prognosis, we just don’t know yet.”

varoadking · « **Reply #465 on:** April 28, 2014, 05:00:23 pm »

Quote from: BH34Natural on April 28, 2014, 04:49:24 pm

“We fear that he’s got a really bad problem with the thumb,” Williams said. He added later, “the prognosis, we just don’t know yet.”

BH34Natural · « **Reply #466 on:** April 28, 2014, 05:07:30 pm »

Wonder why he was available as an emergency guy on Saturday as the "25th man off the bench" if he's got serious damage in his hand? God this is so much like last year all over again with this China Doll player of ours.

EdStroud · « **Reply #467 on:** April 28, 2014, 05:14:23 pm »

Quote from: BH34Natural on April 28, 2014, 04:49:24 pm

“We fear that he’s got a really bad problem with the thumb,” Williams said. He added later, “the prognosis, we just don’t know yet.”

Meaning they are doing a Ronnie Lott with it, then they rub some dirt on it, because thumbs and holding a bat or ball are way overrated anyways

BH34Natural · « **Reply #468 on:** April 28, 2014, 05:27:03 pm »

Quote from: zimm_da_kid on April 27, 2014, 11:46:11 pm

dude it's april, even Miggy is struggling mightily.

Miggy has won basically two triple crowns and raked his entire career. Has always looked in more control - even at 21 - then Harper has ever looked at the plate. There's no comparison. Harper is a raw but talented , flailing, injury prone prospect who is on the verge of becoming JD Drew 2.0, and Cabrera is maybe the generational talent in the game today aside from Trout (Trout has a long way to go to be considered a future HOF). Cabrera is a living legend. He's allowed to struggle mightily. Oh and his numbers are better than Harper even struggling

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #469 on:** April 28, 2014, 05:39:58 pm »

Looks like surgery.

Out until the ASB-ish.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10853575/bryce-harper-washington-nationals-torn-thumb-ligament

mmzznnxx · « **Reply #470 on:** April 28, 2014, 05:42:51 pm »

Oh boy, that's going to make the Matt Williams thread even more fun. He's starting to turn into a white, quick Ramos.

Manly · « **Reply #471 on:** April 28, 2014, 05:44:27 pm »

zimm_da_kid · « **Reply #472 on:** April 28, 2014, 06:04:48 pm »

Quote from: BH34Natural on April 28, 2014, 05:27:03 pm

Miggy has won basically two triple crowns and raked his entire career. Has always looked in more control - even at 21 - then Harper has ever looked at the plate. There's no comparison. Harper is a raw but talented , flailing, injury prone prospect who is on the verge of becoming JD Drew 2.0, and Cabrera is maybe the generational talent in the game today aside from Trout (Trout has a long way to go to be considered a future HOF). Cabrera is a living legend. He's allowed to struggle mightily. Oh and his numbers are better than Harper even struggling

I'm just saying that it is still April. At least wait until Memorial Day before deciding if someone's season is lost.

Jordanz Meatballz · « **Reply #473 on:** April 28, 2014, 06:13:30 pm »

There goes a few games in the standings, which the Nats can't afford to lose.

jensgt · « **Reply #474 on:** April 28, 2014, 06:26:16 pm »

What a bummer. Love seeing this guy play...tough break for him 2 years in a row.