would pete rose intentionally knock off his helmet, y/n?
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m384kxrmfG1r9kk3io3_250.gif
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Monday, 7 May 2012 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
Head first
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_R8fvYZBQxzg/S2HrdJsi3cI/AAAAAAAAAaw/u9Sq2M3V5dU/s400/Pete+Rose.jpg
― Grimy Little Pimp (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:12 (eleven years ago) link
well neither have/had grownuop haircuts; thing is, Pete still had his at 50
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 7 May 2012 19:19 (eleven years ago) link
why is cole hamels trying to make me like bryce harper
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:09 (eleven years ago) link
still really hard for me to root for someone named bryce
― JIM THOMETHEUS (zachlyon), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
aaaand Hamels suspended for five.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 01:00 (eleven years ago) link
this guy doesn't know what the Gatorade machine is for
The only downside was an ill-advised swing by their frustrated 19-year-old outfielder. Bryce Harper had a rough night, going 0 for 5 with three strikeouts. After one of the outs, he returned to the dugout and took a frustrated whack at one of the walls in the tunnel to the clubhouse.Johnson said the barrel of the bat bounced off the wall and hit Harper next to the left eye, causing a gash that, according to the Washington Times, required 10 stitches to close and a welt. He stayed in the game with it bandaged, but was sent for treatment afterward because it was bleeding.
Johnson said the barrel of the bat bounced off the wall and hit Harper next to the left eye, causing a gash that, according to the Washington Times, required 10 stitches to close and a welt. He stayed in the game with it bandaged, but was sent for treatment afterward because it was bleeding.
― frogbs, Saturday, 12 May 2012 06:09 (eleven years ago) link
lol, hope this guy stays in the majors forever
Mark DeRosa’s progress returning from a strained left oblique muscle was stunted in an odd way, [manager Davey] Johnson said. As Bryce Harper came into the dugout Sunday night after he stole home against the Phillies, DeRosa aggravated his oblique when Harper gave him a forceful high-five. "I don’t know if that set back the rehab or not," Johnson said. "But I said, ‘Why didn’t use your right hand?’ He said it was spur of the moment."
"I don’t know if that set back the rehab or not," Johnson said. "But I said, ‘Why didn’t use your right hand?’ He said it was spur of the moment."
― frogbs, Saturday, 12 May 2012 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
Christian Yelich@ChristianYelich
Hopefully Bryce Harper's bat doesn't admit that it hit him on purpose and get suspended that would be unfortunate
― frogbs, Saturday, 12 May 2012 15:39 (eleven years ago) link
tater #1 off Tim Stauffer
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:05 (eleven years ago) link
#2
eyeblack is in effect
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 18:41 (eleven years ago) link
Hamels took 5 extra pitches to put him on first tonight
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 24 May 2012 00:22 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/bryce-harper-is-making-history/
― Grusin' Gang (Andy K), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
I knew Mel Ott would figure prominently in that story.
but Oyster Burns and Buttercup Dickerson!
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
Lindbergh has a premium article at BP about how Harper is seeing fewer fastballs than ANY hitter in the majors, and has learned to hit curveballs in 6 weeks.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 2 June 2012 13:00 (eleven years ago) link
@davidortizThat kid bryce Harper is the real deal....god bless him.....34
― Grusin' Gang (Andy K), Saturday, 9 June 2012 13:06 (eleven years ago) link
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=22221483&topic_id=&c_id=mlb&tcid=vpp_copy_22221483&v=3
― Grimy Little Pimp (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 01:30 (eleven years ago) link
be bold
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 01:34 (eleven years ago) link
wau he creamed that
― the route is ban (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
Tonight brings his batting average for the year up to .307, he's 15 for 37 in June so far.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 02:30 (eleven years ago) link
he is for real
meanwhile i have a west coast correspondent wondering aloud whether mike trout is the best player in the game.
i don't know whether to cry or wind my watch
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
Trout is amazing tbh
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 03:47 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah these guys are incredible. Feel a little bad for Trout. Under normal circumstances people would be talking about his season constantly, but with Harper doing this @ 19 (and being Harper) it almost feels like Trout's amazingness is being under-hyped.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 13:18 (eleven years ago) link
totally OTM, but Harper is hitting .307/.390/.553 which is like, Ryan Braun/Joey Votto type numbers. I'm guessing he'll regress this year but I really don't feel like anything's out of the realm of possibility by the time he turns 23 (in 2016!!!)
― frogbs, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 13:43 (eleven years ago) link
that said, Trout is hitting even better this year (.345/.406/.552) and I think Trout vs. Harper is a legitimate debate. But what Harper's doing at 19 is pretty much unprecedented and he has all the hype behind him so of course he's the more interesting story.
(unrelated note: Stephen Strasburg is hitting .350/.381/.650, making him 7th on his team in batting WAR even though he's only gotten 21 plate appearances)
― frogbs, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 13:46 (eleven years ago) link
harper is def getting more mainstream press but stathead/roto/sabr ppl are prob being more over the moon re: trout right now
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
well yeah the nats offense is garbage, no idea how they're winning games with the morse-desmond-espinosa-ankiel gauntlet of doom in the back half of the lineup
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 13:50 (eleven years ago) link
trout also is an incredibly good base stealer and plays premium defense in CF. harper has the flashy power but if trout keeps hitting decently he's going to be the one at the top of the WAR charts
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 13:53 (eleven years ago) link
"That's a clown question, bro."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzbhjzsyvGk
― Grusin' Gang (Andy K), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:08 (eleven years ago) link
Nats pitching has still been incredible
― frogbs, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:13 (eleven years ago) link
he *should* have a beer.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:17 (eleven years ago) link
Thread title reminds me that Harper used to be a catcher. Seems like the transition from catcher to CF is kinda rare but maybe more frequent amongst 18 year olds..
― johnathan lee riche$ (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 14:46 (eleven years ago) link
I forget, what was the impetus for his transition away from catcher? Just to reduce the chances of his knees exploding when he's 28 or something?
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
yeah lower injury risk plus it gets his bat in the lineup 160 games instead of 120 or whatever
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
he's a RF not a CF. it's not that rare to go from catcher to corner position
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
did Dale Murphy go from C to CF then a corner?
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
i think... did Werth start of as a C?
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
"I forget, what was the impetus for his transition away from catcher? Just to reduce the chances of his knees exploding when he's 28 or something?"
General consensus was that it would take Harper a lot longer to get to the majors if he stayed at catcher and it was entirely possible that he wouldn't have been able to stay at the position anyways plus the injury risk and the fact that the bat would play anywhere is why the Nats immediately moved him to the outfield.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
for injury risk, Nats catcher is like Spinal Tap drummer
― I DIED, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
Trout is getting a fair amount of attention. Sports Illustrated had a piece (online only, maybe) arguing for his superiority so far over Harper, and, on a smaller scale, so did SweetSpot.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/web/COM1199527/index.htmhttp://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/25469/mike-trout-greatest-20-year-old-ever
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
The SweetSpot piece actually doesn't mention Harper.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 17:16 (eleven years ago) link
Here is the list of players since 1871 who had 400 or more plate appearances and an OPS+ above 145 in their age 20 season or earlier:
??? it's not showing the list of players for me
― the route is ban (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 19:53 (eleven years ago) link
Rank Player OPS+1 Ty Cobb 1672 Mel Ott 1653 Al Kaline 1624 Mickey Mantle 1625 Alex Rodriguez 1616 Ted Williams 1607 Rogers Hornsby 1508 Jimmie Foxx 148
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/cliff_corcoran/06/06/mike.trout.angels/index.html#ixzz1xhphYERA
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
I want to discount all the 'Harper's doing it at 19, Trout is 20!' but I guess maybe that year does make a legit difference when you look at others' performance at 19 vs 20 (like A-Rod).
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
That list really is amazing. No borderlines, no Hall of the Very Goods, etc. Kaline's the worst ("worst") player on there...
― clemenza, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
yeah...
― the route is ban (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
"I want to discount all the 'Harper's doing it at 19, Trout is 20!' but I guess maybe that year does make a legit difference when you look at others' performance at 19 vs 20 (like A-Rod)."
Okay maybe you can discount the age thing, but you can't entirely discount the fact that last year Trout was 19 and completely struggling at the MLB level in ~130 plate appearances. A guy coming in at 19 years old and completely dominating in his first contact with MLB pitching is basically once a generation talent+.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 23:22 (eleven years ago) link
http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/15/bryce-harper-conservative-hero/
― polyphonic, Friday, 15 June 2012 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
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― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Friday, 15 June 2012 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
since that has literally nothing to do with baseball (even if it was written by Joe Judge's grandson), can you put crap like it in one of the hundred or so "conservative zoo animal" threads in the future?
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Friday, 15 June 2012 19:30 (eleven years ago) link