Comments on: Chipper Jones texts Bryce Harper, calls him “very classy” http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 23:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: quickj21 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-324983 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:31:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-324983 “…but the other “Final Vote” candidates (Michael Bourn, David Freese, Aaron Hill) seemingly have zero chance to finish higher than third in the balloting.”

Absolutely ridiculous! Really? You didn’t think Cardinal Nation would get David Freese voted into the game? The game-saving, clutch-hitting, World Series MVP of the St. Louis Cardinals? This remark makes me question your credibility as a baseball writer. Are you the Skip Bayless of NBC Sports? By the way, you can find Freese in Kansas City next Tuesday. Go ahead and tell him all about how perplexed you are that he actually won the Final Vote. GO CARDS!!

]]> By: TheNaturalMevs http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-324716 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:23:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-324716 It’s worth getting Harper to the All Star Game.

]]> By: jimbo1949 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-324039 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:25:26 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-324039 Oh sure, I knew somebody would drop Trout into a Harper post.

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323887 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:48:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323887 Famous sleepover spot for folks who enjoy being humiliated by trout. Beautiful countryside up there.

]]> By: nightman13 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323862 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:20:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323862 T Pot-

It’s a comment board ANYTHING can cause an uproar, lol. Comment boards = online powder kegs

]]> By: rooney24 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323851 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:14:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323851 Using your phone to vote while driving is not cool. You should be paying attention to driving only when behind the wheel. And, don’t give me the “during traffic lights” bit. If you are doing it during traffic lights, you are texting and accessing the web while driving. That will lead to accidents and you might injure or kill someone. Is that possibility really worth it just to be voting for someone? No.

]]> By: jimeejohnson http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323834 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:01:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323834 I stayed at the Rip Van Winkle Motel in Catskill, NY once. I’m an insomniac, but I slept great in the little cottage they call rooms there. Rip Van Winkle: biggest sleepyhead of ALL time.

]]> By: stlouis1baseball http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323805 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:28:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323805 I don’t know about all the Gator.
But I do know he has certainly turned his image around…lickety split like.

]]> By: kkolchak http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323799 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:18:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323799 Just the kind of level headed “thinking” you would expect from someone who follows a team that hasn’t won a World Series in 105 years.

]]> By: seanthegreatest http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323794 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:14:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323794 Milk was a bad choice

]]> By: florida727 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323782 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:52:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323782 Who put the question mark on the tele-prompter? You know Ron reads exactly what’s on there.

ANY Ron Burgundy reference makes an HBT article worth reading.

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323766 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:37:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323766 Is your real name Rip Van Winkle? Nice day, isn’t it?

]]> By: natstowngreg http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323749 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:17:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323749 We need actual reasons for our opinions? Sorry, didn’t get that memo.

]]> By: gloccamorra http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323716 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:44:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323716 …but he doesn’t act like a stuck up little punk. Maybe a wicked witch turned him into a stuck up little punk when he was 16, but he got better.

]]> By: psuravens19 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323713 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:38:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323713 I’m still not sure why anyone disliked Harper to begin with?

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323702 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:24:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323702 I understand. None of us really needs an actual reason for an opinion. That entails thinking about it, and clearly, it’s a process you must find very painful.

]]> By: mikecubbie69 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323691 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:15:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323691 Id say hes learned the art of kissing butt……..thats doesnt change my feelings about the stuck up little punk……

]]> By: kkolchak http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323690 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:13:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323690 My bet is that Boras assigned one of his best PR people to Harper in order to coach him on how to “behave” in public. Harper’s image could swing the value of his first free agent contract by $50 million given how much he’ll likely get paid. That said, some guys are stupid enough that they NEVER get it, so at least Harper is proving that he is not an idiot.

]]> By: T Pot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323679 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:57:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323679 pmcenroe – was not saying Frazier deserved an All Star nod. Just trying to bring light to an underappreciated player. Didn’t realize it would cause such an uproar.

]]> By: T Pot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323672 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:48:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323672 Frazier qualifies for ROY, Craig does not – plus you cared enough to look up his stats

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323668 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:48:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323668 All that’s left for Harper to do to burnish his halo is to start a nonprofit foundation for unwed mothers. Gotta hand it to the kid. He’s gone from being a loudmouthed bore with a “drill me” sign on the back of his trousers to the moral bellwether of baseball within the scope of one season. Either he’s hired himself the world’s greatest P/R coach, or he’s suffering from a case of late-onset progeria. No matter. He’s coming off like a credit to his team and a credit to baseball in general.

]]> By: pmcenroe http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323662 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:45:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323662 I don’t think he was comparing them in the sense of their overall skill but rather how deserving they each are for an All-Star selection. While we can all agree that Harper is more talented, his larger point remains that since Opening Day Frazier’s output has been ever so slightly better than Harpers and thus there is an argument to be made on who is ‘more’ deserving. Personally I wouldn’t put either in on first crack but that’s just me

]]> By: TheNaturalMevs http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323657 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:42:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323657 Have one, not saying it’s healthy. Only positive if Harper gets in.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323648 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:31:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323648 Player C (175 PA): .322/.394/.651 (1.046 OPS), 13 HR, 43 RBI, 1 SB, 1.8 fWAR

Player C is Allen Craig.

Who cares?

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323641 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:25:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323641 Once again I agree with Harper. How dare he be a nice kid with a good head on his shoulders?!?!

]]> By: CJ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323635 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:20:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323635 you say that like it’s something to be proud of.

]]> By: mybrunoblog http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323631 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:17:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323631 You actually voted in an online poll 3000 times? You think this is a positive life experience?
Get a hobby bro, get a hobby.

]]> By: T Pot http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323628 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:15:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323628 Did not put down Harper. Was just pointing out that Frazier is putting together a solid year and neither the Reds nor the rest of baseball seems to notice. I would take Harper in front of Frazier all day everyday.

]]> By: Alex K http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323627 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:15:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323627 Todd Frazier is 26 and this isn’t his first taste of MLB action. He and Harper are not comparable players.

Also, if you add in his PA last year he is at .259/.322/.511 over 301 plate appearances.

]]> By: kopy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/03/chipper-jones-thinks-bryce-harper-is-very-classy-and-an-unbelievable-talent/comment-page-1/#comment-323623 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:13:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=177387#comment-323623 I’m Ron Burgundy?

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