Author Topic: The Bryce Harper Compendium (2015) (Read 161578 times)

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #350 on:** March 06, 2015, 11:38:43 am »

Quote from: Mathguy on March 06, 2015, 09:31:16 am

Oh c'mon BIL - your halo has been off for a few years

I'm flattered you think I ever had one.

Seriously, I never, ever snipe at anyone first. But if someone pokes me, I have a hard time turning the other cheek. (Yeah, I've been working on that one my whole life.) Notice every slapfight I get into here. It follows that exact pattern.

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #351 on:** March 06, 2015, 11:59:33 am »

Quote from: Mathguy on March 05, 2015, 11:14:03 pm

I wish I could get someone to snipe at me like that ...

And what's hysterical is that if you go back just one page and read the posts it was UMD and Knorr that took the shot; but since she's obsessed with me, she tries to get my attention.

skippy1999 · « **Reply #352 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:04:50 pm »

Oh man Minty breaking out the "she" references, it's on now

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #353 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:35:59 pm »

Quote from: skippy1999 on March 06, 2015, 12:04:50 pm

Oh man Minty breaking out the "she" references, it's on now

Meh. Eighth grade stuff is his forte. I'm convinced the dude is 14 years old.

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #354 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:43:12 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on March 06, 2015, 12:35:59 pm

Meh. Eighth grade stuff is his forte. I'm convinced the dude is 14 years old.

And your inability to connect the dots over the course of the past 25 posts reminds me of my nine-year-old kid with Aspergers.

Quote from: skippy1999 on March 06, 2015, 12:04:50 pm

Oh man Minty breaking out the "she" references, it's on now

It's always on, she's just not up to the task.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #355 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:45:08 pm »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on March 06, 2015, 11:59:33 am

And what's hysterical is that if you go back just one page and read the posts it was UMD and Knorr that took the shot; but since she's obsessed with me, she tries to get my attention.

They got nag slapped too. But passive aggressive sniping (e.g., piling on like a 14 year old) will be called out just the same.

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #356 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:45:19 pm »

Midseason form in March

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #357 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:47:51 pm »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on March 06, 2015, 12:45:19 pm

Midseason form in March

I've been working out all winter.

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #358 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:49:09 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on March 06, 2015, 12:47:29 pm

aint got time for that.

Yet you keep going.

You're too easy. It's just not all that fun anymore.

What a nightmare of a poster.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #359 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:49:36 pm »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on March 06, 2015, 12:43:12 pm

And your inability to connect the dots over the course of the past 25 posts reminds me of my nine-year-old kid with Aspergers.

It's always on, she's just not up to the task.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #360 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:51:01 pm »

Quote from: Minty Fresh on March 06, 2015, 12:49:09 pm

Yet you keep going.

You're too easy. It's just not all that fun anymore.

What a nightmare of a poster.

You always have to get in the last word. Part of the pattern too. And just like a 14 year old.

Gotta get back to work and listen to the ballgame.

Minty Fresh · « **Reply #361 on:** March 06, 2015, 12:52:15 pm »

Quote from: Baseball is Life on March 06, 2015, 12:51:01 pm

You always have to get in the last word. Part of the pattern too. And just like a 14 year old.

Gotta get back to work and listen to the ballgame.

What a nightmare of a poster.

PC · « **Reply #362 on:** March 11, 2015, 09:25:48 pm »

Why Bryce Harper is miscast as a baseball villain

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-bryce-harper-is-miscast-as-a-baseball-villian-220352147.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Galah · « **Reply #363 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:18:03 am »

Quote from: PC on March 11, 2015, 09:25:48 pm

Why Bryce Harper is miscast as a baseball villain

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-bryce-harper-is-miscast-as-a-baseball-villian-220352147.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Good read, I wish Math Guy would read things like this and quit being so negative

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #364 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:25:28 am »

Bryce Harper is a bad ass and anyone that doesn't see that is a troll, a donk, an idiot, and/or a miserable person. He, along with Trout, McCutchen, Altuve, and Adam Jones, are giving baseball a real shot in the arm. Just stay healthy and leave the drama to keyboard commandos.

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #365 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:56:44 am »

Quote from: PC on March 11, 2015, 09:25:48 pm

Why Bryce Harper is miscast as a baseball villain

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-bryce-harper-is-miscast-as-a-baseball-villian-220352147.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

I've never rooted for a player who is so reviled by so many. It's a weird position to be in.

UMDNats · « **Reply #366 on:** March 12, 2015, 09:58:45 am »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on March 12, 2015, 09:25:28 am

Bryce Harper is a bad ass and anyone that doesn't see that is a troll, a donk, an idiot, and/or a miserable person. He, along with Trout, McCutchen, Altuve, and Adam Jones, are giving baseball a real shot in the arm. Just stay healthy and leave the drama to keyboard commandos.

Don't tell that to most of the baseball world! They want everyone to be robots like they were in the good ole' days, except in the good ole' days, players were much crazier.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #367 on:** March 12, 2015, 10:00:35 am »

maybe he just has to chase some prostitutes around a train for the nation to embrace him

UMDNats · « **Reply #368 on:** March 12, 2015, 10:16:56 am »

Everyone knows that players who just speak in cliches and repeat the same bullcrap over and over are good for baseball!

Look at the Cardinals! Everyone loves them because they keep their mouth shut and just win!*

*They do not do this at all.

spidernat · « **Reply #369 on:** March 12, 2015, 10:17:49 am »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on March 12, 2015, 09:25:28 am

Bryce Harper is a bad ass and anyone that doesn't see that is a troll, a donk, an idiot, and/or a miserable person. He, along with Trout, McCutchen, Altuve, and Adam Jones, are giving baseball a real shot in the arm. Just stay healthy and leave the drama to keyboard commandos.

ZimW1N · « **Reply #370 on:** March 12, 2015, 10:20:21 am »

Idk if there is a player that hits the ball harder then Bryce outside of Staton.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #371 on:** March 12, 2015, 10:49:07 am »

Quote from: spidernat on March 12, 2015, 10:17:49 am

You get my point though - a lot of those guys (not Altuve, obviously) could have just as easily been talking into doing basketball or football but chose baseball instead. There are a lot of great players coming out of the Latin America camps but to keep the sport growing in the US we need players like the ones I mentioned to be ambassadors for kids to consider baseball over other sports if they're trying to try and go pro.

Quote from: UMDNats on March 12, 2015, 09:58:45 am

Don't tell that to most of the baseball world! They want everyone to be robots like they were in the good ole' days, except in the good ole' days, players were much crazier.

Obviously. It's not like Johnny Bench (a flaming assclown if there ever was one) didn't tell guys to get ready for retirement when he came up. Or how about Frank Thomas swinging a giant piece of rebar and staring down pitchers from the on-deck circle. And let's leave slapdicks like John Rocker and Vince Coleman out of the discussion. Less Ryan "Hounddog" Zimmermans and more Bryce Harper and Clayton Kershaw swagger. Baseball needs to embrace some more personality before it becomes a soulless bore.

UMDNats · « **Reply #372 on:** March 12, 2015, 10:51:53 am »

Quote from: MarquisDeSade on March 12, 2015, 10:49:07 am

Obviously. It's not like Johnny Bench (a flaming assclown if there ever was one) didn't tell guys to get ready for retirement when he came up. Or how about Frank Thomas swinging a giant piece of rebar and staring down pitchers from the on-deck circle. And let's leave slapdicks like John Rocker and Vince Coleman out of the discussion. Less Ryan "Hounddog" Zimmermans and more Bryce Harper and Clayton Kershaw swagger. Baseball needs to embrace some more personality before it becomes a soulless bore.

Absolutely. The sooner the OWGs accept this, the better.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #373 on:** March 12, 2015, 11:03:14 am »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on March 12, 2015, 10:00:35 am

maybe he just has to chase some prostitutes around a train for the nation to embrace him

he needs a posse. I'm thinking like the Romney kids from the SNL parodies. White shirt and ties. Drink milk. Use clean language.

MarquisDeSade · « **Reply #374 on:** March 12, 2015, 11:06:46 am »

Quote from: UMDNats on March 12, 2015, 10:51:53 am

Absolutely. The sooner the OWGs accept this, the better.

The problem there, unfortunately, is the the OWGs are being replaced with BYWGs (Boring Young White Guys). Can you think of anything less exciting than looking at the score board and seeing "When Altuve is at 2nd base with two outs there is a RC+ of 0.00841 in an 0-2 count"? That's why guys like Ron Washington were so great - they really couldn't give a rat's ass about any of that nonsense and, while they often looked like fools after the smoke cleared, they had teams that were competitive and seemed to actually enjoy the sport. Less narratives and analysis and more kicking ass. freak it, I might have to order a Harper shirzey today and get a mohawk in solidarity to the Kid.