Author Topic: The Bryce Harper Compendium (2015) (Read 116507 times)

GMUTrkstar · « **Reply #1750:** August 11, 2015, 10:00:49 PM »

Figured he'd make sure to get into the line up tonight after his last remarks on Greinke. Hope he's ready to go tomorrow

Optics · « **Reply #1751:** August 12, 2015, 10:39:55 AM »

Yep, thats the dagger in the season. Our best chance was to hope Harper went on another Ruth like tear, but no chance that's happening now.

rileyn · « **Reply #1752:** August 14, 2015, 06:56:45 AM »

Bryce, come on, Man....really? Postgame quote after striking out 14x against Vogelsong and coming off B2B shut outs where we didn't even get a runner to 3rd, "We are a great team...."

I can't take it. Dude, where's my ring?

houston-nat · « **Reply #1753:** August 16, 2015, 04:08:02 PM »

First MLBer to 7.0 WAR (FanGraphs). Offense much more productive than Trout.

Beating Goldschmidt in homers, walk rate, K rate, OBP, SLG. Probably the runaway NL MVP if he stays good and healthy. If he can manage to play 40 more games this year, he's on pace for 9+ WAR. Would be only the 4th player to do that in the last 10 years (A-Rod '07, peak Ellsbury '11, and two Mike Trouts).

welch · « **Reply #1754:** August 16, 2015, 05:04:17 PM »

I don't have a high opinion of WAR. Harper seems to be wearing down just now. Two K's today.

UMDNats · « **Reply #1755:** August 16, 2015, 05:04:27 PM »

Quote from: houston-nat on August 16, 2015, 04:08:02 PM

First MLBer to 7.0 WAR (FanGraphs). Offense much more productive than Trout.

Beating Goldschmidt in homers, walk rate, K rate, OBP, SLG. Probably the runaway NL MVP if he stays good and healthy. If he can manage to play 40 more games this year, he's on pace for 9+ WAR. Would be only the 4th player to do that in the last 10 years (A-Rod '07, peak Ellsbury '11, and two Mike Trouts).

hes not the MVP if his team doesn't make the playoffs

-BBWAA

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #1756:** August 16, 2015, 05:11:29 PM »

MVPs don't go to players that don't make the playoffs.

Quote from: houston-nat on August 16, 2015, 04:08:02 PM

First MLBer to 7.0 WAR (FanGraphs). Offense much more productive than Trout.

Beating Goldschmidt in homers, walk rate, K rate, OBP, SLG. Probably the runaway NL MVP if he stays good and healthy. If he can manage to play 40 more games this year, he's on pace for 9+ WAR. Would be only the 4th player to do that in the last 10 years (A-Rod '07, peak Ellsbury '11, and two Mike Trouts).

skippy1999 · « **Reply #1757:** August 16, 2015, 05:12:53 PM »

Didn't ARod and Barry Bonds win MVP's when their teams sucked?

Slateman · « **Reply #1758:** August 16, 2015, 05:20:47 PM »

Quote from: skippy1999 on August 16, 2015, 05:12:53 PM

Didn't ARod and Barry Bonds win MVP's when their teams sucked?

Yep

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #1759:** August 16, 2015, 05:35:02 PM »

It doesn't happen often though. And the BBWAA won't give it to Bryce.

Slateman · « **Reply #1760:** August 16, 2015, 05:45:40 PM »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on August 16, 2015, 05:35:02 PM

It doesn't happen often though. And the BBWAA won't give it to Bryce.

Who else are they going to give it to? Goldschmidt isn't making the playoffs either. Posey's numbers are no where near either one of those guys. Rizzo?

varoadking · « **Reply #1761:** August 16, 2015, 06:56:11 PM »

Quote from: GburgNatsFan on August 16, 2015, 05:11:29 PM

MVPs don't go to players that don't make the playoffs.

No sprinkles?

GburgNatsFan · « **Reply #1762:** August 16, 2015, 07:38:31 PM »

Just so.

Quote from: varoadking on August 16, 2015, 06:56:11 PM

No sprinkles?

PC · « **Reply #1763:** August 16, 2015, 07:56:06 PM »

Andrew Baggarly ‏@extrabaggs 1m1 minute ago

I asked Bumgarner if he enjoyed hanging 3 Ks on the only lefty hitter (Bryce Harper) to homer off him this year: "You're dang right I did."

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #1764:** August 17, 2015, 07:56:20 AM »

Quote from: Slateman on August 16, 2015, 05:45:40 PM

Who else are they going to give it to? Goldschmidt isn't making the playoffs either. Posey's numbers are no where near either one of those guys. Rizzo?

I could see either being more popular with writers than Harper

Dschmiel · « **Reply #1765:** August 17, 2015, 08:53:10 AM »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on August 17, 2015, 07:56:20 AM

I could see either being more popular with writers than Harper

McCutchen is having a good season too

PC · « **Reply #1766:** August 24, 2015, 12:30:39 AM »

Jordy Nelson, wide receiver Packers, is out for the season with a torn ACL. Eerily, in the Nationals Big League Impact fantasy draft yesterday, they show Bryce drafting him.

Slateman · « **Reply #1767:** August 24, 2015, 06:12:36 AM »

Clearly a conspiracy against Bryce

Baseball is Life · « **Reply #1768:** August 24, 2015, 06:56:05 PM »

Quote from: PC on August 16, 2015, 07:56:06 PM

Andrew Baggarly ‏@extrabaggs 1m1 minute ago

I asked Bumgarner if he enjoyed hanging 3 Ks on the only lefty hitter (Bryce Harper) to homer off him this year: "You're dang right I did."

If Harper hit 3 HRs off Bumgarner and said the same thing, it would be the lead on SporstCenter.

HalfSmokes · « **Reply #1769:** August 24, 2015, 09:25:24 PM »

And if Harper was coming off leading a team to a ring, people would cut himself lot more slack

Lintyfresh85 · « **Reply #1770:** August 24, 2015, 09:46:09 PM »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on August 24, 2015, 09:25:24 PM

And if Harper was coming off leading a team to a ring, people would cut himself lot more slack

Ha!

PC · « **Reply #1771:** August 24, 2015, 09:49:35 PM »

Quote from: HalfSmokes on August 24, 2015, 09:25:24 PM

And if Harper was coming off leading a team to a ring, people would cut himself lot more slack

No they wouldn't. Harper will be vilified for whatever he does. The number of WS rings he wins is merely a sideshow of the vilification.

More of #34 · « **Reply #1772:** August 24, 2015, 09:58:57 PM »

I was at yesterday's game sitting next to some Milwaukee fans. Every time Bryce came up, one of the fans yelled, "You're a bum, Harper!" After Harper hit two doubles, he shut up. Jealousy brings out the worst in some fans.

PC · « **Reply #1773:** August 25, 2015, 03:09:53 PM »

Surprise! Bryce Harper shows up for practice with local youth team

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/08/25/surprise-bryce-harper-shows-up-for-practice-with-local-youth-team/

welch · « **Reply #1774:** August 25, 2015, 03:27:22 PM »

Quote from: PC on August 25, 2015, 03:09:53 PM

Surprise! Bryce Harper shows up for practice with local youth team

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2015/08/25/surprise-bryce-harper-shows-up-for-practice-with-local-youth-team/

Bryce is remarkable. Russ White -- covered sports for the Washington Daily News and then the Evening Star -- says that Harper would be a joy to cover. "Mind as sharp as his hitting", I think Russ said, pointing to "Clown question, bro".