Bryce Harper - Best Prospect Ever? (Nationals, watch, promotion, leagues)
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Well, MLB would probably be duller if it was all Stan Musials and Cal Ripkens. Harper is starting to radiate the idea that his role models would be more from the Reggie-Barry-Manny school of ego driven iconoclastic play.
He is still a teenager and has more growing up to do, so let us hope he does it.
I hope next time facing that pitcher he gets drilled.
...Which would be a much better lesson for him that what he probably learned from Albert Pujols the other day. That little "in your face" stutter step he did on the way to home plate after his game winning home run was one of the most disgraceful things I've seen in a long time. (Of course, few pitchers will dare to aim a high hard one at his head--which is a commentary on baseball, 2011 edition).
Interesting ethical conclusions being paraded here. Baseball is a non violent sport while football involves violence on every play.
Here we have people arguing that in baseball, showboating is so offensive that it justifies a violent response, indeed, they are questioning the courage and ethics of pitchers who refuse or fail to respond to showboating by hurling a 95 mph baseball at the offender's body or face.
In football, showboating has become seemingly obligatory. Something as routine as stopping a runner for no gain now demands chest thumping, hand slapping, dance routines or whatever self congratulatory gesticulations the player involved feels inspired to perform. Yet I have never heard any suggestion that NFL showboaters need to be corrected with violent counter tactics.
Interesting ethical conclusions being paraded here. Baseball is a non violent sport while football involves violence on every play.
Here we have people arguing that in baseball, showboating is so offensive that it justifies a violent response, indeed, they are questioning the courage and ethics of pitchers who refuse or fail to respond to showboating by hurling a 95 mph baseball at the offender's body or face.
In football, showboating has become seemingly obligatory. Something as routine as stopping a runner for no gain now demands chest thumping, hand slapping, dance routines or whatever self congratulatory gesticulations the player involved feels inspired to perform. Yet I have never heard any suggestion that NFL showboaters need to be corrected with violent counter tactics.
Every sport has their parameters. In hockey you can beat the hell out of the other guy and for that, you get to sit down for 5 minutes. You can't compare football,hockey,baseball,or basketball to each other.
Considering that there is no tackling in baseball, or checking, and no wearing helmets in basketball, no carrying sticks in football...there are no comparisons. So no, you can't!
Considering that there is no tackling in baseball, or checking, and no wearing helmets in basketball, no carrying sticks in football...there are no comparisons. So no, you can't!
From Hagerstown to Harrisburg, Bryce Harper just keeps on hitting.
Promoted from low Class A to Double-A on Monday, the Nationals' top prospect -- and the second overall in MLB.com's Top 50 -- collected two hits, walked and scored a run in his first game for the Senators.
Ends his Single-A career (probably) with a .423/.554 (OBP/SLG) line in 72 games and 305 plate appearances.
Why doesn't Washington bring him to the big club now? As of today, the entire NL is batting .250 .319 .383 and the Nationals are sub par with their .225 .297 .345 club line. Surely Harper's .396/.472/.712. line translates into at least .225 .297 .345 on the ML level.
The notion that he needs more time in the minors to learn how to hit seems invalid.
I guess having Strasburg brought up by the Nationals and blowing out his arm didn't teach you anything last year.
Sorry but do the he's still an 18 year old KID. Let him get comfortable in the minor leagues and don't rush him.
The biggest mistakes in baseball have been made rushing kids with awesome talent up to the big leagues before they were mentally ready and throwing them into situations where they are expected to product riight away.
If the guy is not truly ready to be an everyday major league baseball player there is no harm keeping him in the minor leagues.
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