Comments on: Bryce Harper already made his home debut. Sorta.

By: akismet-e6748cca3a16ea6e8283008d25583adc

akismet-e6748cca3a16ea6e8283008d25583adc — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:32:30 +0000

Hear hear! I’m so tired of the lazy narrative that Harper is some evil arrogant pr*ck. He got booed during his debut at-bat! If “hustle” and “talent” translates to “arrogant” and “entitled” by sportswriters who never bother to interview or see the kid play himself, then (as a Nats fan) I’ll take it 7 days a week and twice sunday. You want to denigrate the kid? Fine; be fair to him and go interview him. Don’t just regurgitate what other uninformed writers day.

By: natstowngreg

natstowngreg — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:27:15 +0000

Seen once in a slow-pitch softball game for charity, featuring MLB players. Rod Carew could hit a Major League fastball pretty much at will, but the softball messed up his timing so much he barely got his bat on it.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:07:21 +0000

Did he get his Dad’s 70s designer jeans? Might have another Rasmus on our hands.

By: Lukehart80

Lukehart80 — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:35:54 +0000

Craig, are you trying to portray Harper as a likeable young man? Get with the previously approved narrative, man!

By: rooney24

rooney24 — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:59:32 +0000

Pretty horrible results, if that is indeed Harper.

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:08:05 +0000

Who needs a catcher?

By: Gobias Industries

Gobias Industries — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:01:13 +0000

It’s going to be fun when 19-year-old Bryce Harper faces 49-year-old Jamie Moyer for the first time. Until Harper catches Moyer’s 43 MPH fastball and tosses it back to him. Then it’s gonna get awkward.

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:58:38 +0000

During a game this weekend, Vin Scully’s said on his broadcast that when Bryce was 12 he was in a baseball tournament. He was playing on a field with fences 290 feet away (reminder, he’s 12 and playing with older kids). So Harper goes 12 for 12, with 11 homeruns. It’s amazing how this kid has survived/thrived under microscopic scrutiny for his entire life.