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    Do yourself a favor and find a way to watch an entire Washington Nationals' game just to see this Harper kid in the context of team and game

    Rarely does a combination of his talent and disposition arrive the way he has, and to do it at 19 is just incredible. Some have speculated that he is actually too young to be a jerk, and that playing with people older than him has schooled him for the Big Leagues far better than anticipated.

    The parts of his game that you don't see in the box score are worth the price of admission alone. He has won at least one game on sheer hustle alone. They move him all around the outfield. He is team-first, all the time; and plays harder than anyone, to the point where he flaunts some of the old-boy rules (he took second on a routine single after the right fielder nonchalanted the throw back into the infield). The reaction of his older teammates is telling in what kind of a guy they think he is. He gets booed every place he goes, and he seems to just flow with it. He gets hit by a guy who purposely threw at him, took his base without protest, and homered off the guy (the Phillies' thug, Hamels), the very next time up. Can you imagine having that poise at 19?

    And oh, by the way, he hit a homer in Toronto last night that they are still talking about on the radio. A line drive that hit a sign 450 feet out, and you could hear the smack on the broadcast. This is Wonderboy territory, folks.

    The other night in Toronto, the right field fans were on him the whole game. When Davey Johnson moved him to center in the late innings, he false lamented to Johnson that he would have to leave the "friends" he was just getting to know.

    Priceless. Once-in-a-generation talent, and the Nats look like the real deal with him.

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    Re: Bryce Harper

    Totally agree, he is phenomenal.

    Here's a great article showing how exceptional his 19 year old season is thus far: The Great Bryce Hype

    Definitely worth a read.
    Originally posted by JackFan96
    Well, I don't get to sit in Mom's basement and watch sports all day

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    • #3
      Re: Bryce Harper

      This went instantly viral... and t-shirts are being made with is "clown" line...

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzbhjzsyvGk

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      • #4
        Re: Bryce Harper

        Despite finishing 2nd to Freese in the Final Five voting, Bryce Harper made the All-Star team as a replacement. He is the first 19 year old positional player to make it to the All-Star game and only the 3rd 19 year old ever to make the All-Star team. Some pretty impressive accomplishments in just his first season
        "This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time." -Tyler Durden

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