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[Vombatus]

Actually, I was expecting this thread to be an announcement for a new .245 caliber automatic weapon complete with 100 round magazines.

Oh well.

 

[TyWebb]

That is Bryce Harper's batting average as of this morning.

Discuss.

That's a clown question, bro.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

This is a clown thread, bro.

Beat me to it TW

 

[qtlaw]

Overrated (when he's not facing Hunter Strickland).

 

[LongTimeListener]

Overrated (when he's not facing Hunter Strickland).

LOL.

Where would you rate him?

 

[JC]

Overrated (when he's not facing Hunter Strickland).

For real?

 

[Dick Whitman]

.237

 

[Dick Whitman]

.234

This sucks. I want him to be great.

Why Bryce Harper Has Gone From Great To Good

 

[TyWebb]

One man alone could make Bryce Harper great again.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Make Bryce Harper Great Again!

 

[Dick Whitman]

I'd be remiss if I didn't also note Jose Abreu's 11 ****ing home runs. Everyone seems to tiptoe around the elephant in the room when it comes to the White Sox's offensive issues this year. It's the hulking Cuban first baseman who morphed from Albert Pujols to latter-day Joe Mauer in two years.

 

[Songbird]

Yo, Dickie, Sale pitched a great game last night minus the 8th-inning homer that gave him the loss.

 

[Moderator1]

I'd be remiss if I didn't also note Jose Abreu's 11 ****ing home runs. Everyone seems to tiptoe around the elephant in the room when it comes to the White Sox's offensive issues this year. It's the hulking Cuban first baseman who morphed from Albert Pujols to latter-day Joe Mauer in two years.

I know how much you love to troll and post **** just to see the reaction. But do you really believe Harper and Abreu suddenly suck?
I don't know enough about Abreu, maybe he has turned to ****. I know a lot about Harper and I know he's having a bad year (and yet the Nats are much better than they were last year, thank you Daniel Murphy). He's probably not as good as he showed last year but he's better than he's showing now and he'll get it figured out. In the meantime, the team is much improved and has other guys who can help while he does. If he gets hot again, especially the way the Big Two are pitching, I might actually get excited again.

If he doesn't, I still think this team can do some damage.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I know how much you love to troll and post **** just to see the reaction. But do you really believe Harper and Abreu suddenly suck?
I don't know enough about Abreu, maybe he has turned to ****. I know a lot about Harper and I know he's having a bad year (and yet the Nats are much better than they were last year, thank you Daniel Murphy). He's probably not as good as he showed last year but he's better than he's showing now and he'll get it figured out. In the meantime, the team is much improved and has other guys who can help while he does. If he gets hot again, especially the way the Big Two are pitching, I might actually get excited again.

If he doesn't, I still think this team can do some damage.

I'm not trolling. It's a pretty shocking plummet for a unanimous MVP, no? I like the FiveThirtyEight.com article that analyzes his difficulties. I take no joy in this. I want him to be amazing.

 

[Moderator1]

Quite shocking, yes, but I'm not terribly worried. Yet. If we're having this discussion in a year, I'll be the guy on the bridge.

He hit his 13th double recently and I'm thinking that probably ought to be 30.

I can't emphasize enough what Daniel Murphy has meant to that team, in so many ways. That they're thriving despite Harper being so bad is due in very large part to him.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Quite shocking, yes, but I'm not terribly worried. Yet. If we're having this discussion in a year, I'll be the guy on the bridge.

He hit his 13th double recently and I'm thinking that probably ought to be 30.

I can't emphasize enough what Daniel Murphy has meant to that team, in so many ways. That they're thriving despite Harper being so bad is due in very large part to him.

Not to mention Strasburg.

 

[Moderator1]

And Scherzer after the first month of the season.

Ramos has been pretty big, too. Last year, Harper was the only one having a big year. This year, he's one of the few who isn't, at least among those expected to be good. Dusty's done a nice job, too, pushing the right buttons (mostly, the Pittsburgh extra-inning **** up being a notable exception). He's been given a very good bench and he's used it well.

 

[Dick Whitman]

Where was Harper at before the Cubs series when they walked him nearly every plate appearance? He wasn't great before that, but it seems like he hasn't done anything at all since.

 

[Moderator1]

He was hitting .274 with 10 HR and and 26 RBI, in 27 games going into that series. He's now at .234/20/56 in 103 games.

 

[JackReacher]

Before the Cubs series....27 games, 266/372/679 slash. 10 HR, 26 RBI

After the Cubs series...72 games, 222/355/369 slash, 10 HR, 29 RBI