Author Topic: The Bryce Harper Compendium (2014) (Read 233815 times)

LMAO that they recorded Bryce scraping his foot across the A in Atlanta on 3 different at bats but yet he issued a statement saying he had no idea he even did it and it was an accident. Bryce it makes you much more badass to just admit it.

Slateman · « **Reply #1534 on:** August 14, 2014, 11:04:53 pm »

It's smelling tearish in here or is it just me?

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #1535 on:** August 15, 2014, 12:25:55 am »

Quote from: Slateman on August 14, 2014, 11:04:53 pm

It's smelling tearish in here or is it just me?

Mets are good for that

pazzo83 · « **Reply #1536 on:** August 15, 2014, 01:32:53 am »

BBTN just did an awesome segment on Harper's approach, how Harper's stance lets him see the ball better now and how he will hit it in the air now.

welch · « **Reply #1537 on:** August 15, 2014, 01:39:30 am »

His homer landed as far back in the bullpen as possible. Last year he hit a line drive over the Dunkin Donuts sign, which is above the bullpen. No way to compare the drives to home runs Harmon Killebrew hit at Griffith Stadium, though I think Harmon's went higher and deeper. The old bleachers stood behind a ten foot wall and climbed sharply to about 30 feet.In 1959, the LF line was about 350 feet. Still, if Harper does not have Killebrew power, that's OK. Frank Howard and Mickey Mantle are the only guys who hit farther, higher, and harder than Harmon. If I'm comparing Harper to those guys, he's among the biggest sluggers in modern baseball.

whytev · « **Reply #1538 on:** August 15, 2014, 01:45:39 am »

Quote from: welch on August 15, 2014, 01:39:30 am

His homer landed as far back in the bullpen as possible. Last year he hit a line drive over the Dunkin Donuts sign, which is above the bullpen. No way to compare the drives to home runs Harmon Killebrew hit at Griffith Stadium, though I think Harmon's went higher and deeper. The old bleachers stood behind a ten foot wall and climbed sharply to about 30 feet.In 1959, the LF line was about 350 feet. Still, if Harper does not have Killebrew power, that's OK. Frank Howard and Mickey Mantle are the only guys who hit farther, higher, and harder than Harmon. If I'm comparing Harper to those guys, he's among the biggest sluggers in modern baseball.

I feel like he is back. He obviously won't put up that many homers in that amount of time for the rest of the year, but he has worked out whatever was stopping him and frustrating him. I feel like that walkoff gave him his groove back.

Copecwby20 · « **Reply #1539 on:** August 15, 2014, 01:46:29 am »

Quote from: vicki4471 on August 13, 2014, 10:36:42 am

LMAO that they recorded Bryce scraping his foot across the A in Atlanta on 3 different at bats but yet he issued a statement saying he had no idea he even did it and it was an accident. Bryce it makes you much more badass to just admit it.

If WNFF had a like button, I would press it for this post (Get on that crap trashcan Dino/Chief)

welch · « **Reply #1540 on:** August 15, 2014, 01:48:40 am »

...and the Nats need Harper now. I looked at the lineup and realized that LaRoche was the only "real adult" out there. No Werth, no Zimmerman, no Ramos (night off). The Nats still won.

Copecwby20 · « **Reply #1541 on:** August 15, 2014, 01:49:07 am »

[Natty Broskinator] Ya bro, the Harpocolypse is coming and us broskis and broskinis are gunna be tipping up our nattybros while Bro Harper is going yak city all over the MLBro for the rest of the season. [Natty Brosinator/]

Sarcasm, because I think Natty Broskinator is awesome, mostly because he annoys all of the squares in here.

Copecwby20 · « **Reply #1542 on:** August 15, 2014, 01:49:41 am »

Quote from: welch on August 15, 2014, 01:48:40 am

...and the Nats need Harper now. I looked at the lineup and realized that LaRoche was the only "real adult" out there. No Werth, no Zimmerman, no Ramos (night off). The Nats still won.

Bryce is 21, he's a "real adult" now

Vega · « **Reply #1543 on:** August 15, 2014, 02:05:52 am »

Quote from: welch on August 15, 2014, 01:48:40 am

...and the Nats need Harper now. I looked at the lineup and realized that LaRoche was the only "real adult" out there. No Werth, no Zimmerman, no Ramos (night off). The Nats still won.

Asdrubal, Desmond, and Span all count as "real adults."

welch · « **Reply #1544 on:** August 15, 2014, 03:19:34 am »

Quote from: Vega on August 15, 2014, 02:05:52 am

Asdrubal, Desmond, and Span all count as "real adults."

Count as grownups, but not as the key players that Zim and Werth are.

Mathguy · « **Reply #1545 on:** August 15, 2014, 03:59:55 am »

Does that mean the Nats have a good bench because they can play well when some "regulars" aren't in there ? Or does it just mean pitching is carrying us and will tell the story of how far the Nats go in the playoffs ?

Quote from: welch on August 15, 2014, 01:48:40 am

...and the Nats need Harper now. I looked at the lineup and realized that LaRoche was the only "real adult" out there. No Werth, no Zimmerman, no Ramos (night off). The Nats still won.

Copecwby20 · « **Reply #1546 on:** August 15, 2014, 04:00:18 am »

Quote from: welch on August 15, 2014, 03:19:34 am

Count as grownups, but not as the key players that Zim and Werth are.

Pssshhh, so you're saying the Nat's need mid lifers, not adults.

imref · « **Reply #1547 on:** August 15, 2014, 05:48:54 am »

Quote from: Slateman on August 14, 2014, 11:04:53 pm

It's smelling tearish in here or is it just me?

if Harper gets hot until the end, the NL east race is over.

Optics · « **Reply #1548 on:** August 15, 2014, 12:39:27 pm »

Feels like 2012 when Harper got really hot late, although little bit earlier.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1549 on:** August 15, 2014, 12:50:21 pm »

This may sound crazy but one of the joys of the game for me is watching a young player encounter the inevitable struggles, learn, adjust, and get better. Some never figure it out, of course, but that just adds to the intrigue for me.