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A Hurting Bryce Harper sends Home Run #11 into the San Diego bushes

May 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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Some type of Tyson Ross breaking ball that didn’t work out was launched 431 feet into the night in San Diego, just a stroke after midnight.

Writers have spent the week comparing Harper to Pete Reiser; who was just a young Dodgers outfielder who ran into a lot of walls and never hit more than 14 home runs in a season.

I guarantee Pete Reiser never hit a ball this far. Nats win 6-1. Harper homers. Stephen Strasburg actually went more than seven innings. All is right with the fantasy baseball world.

Have you ever heard the expression “this guy has the power to hit them out of Yosemite”? When I think about Yosemite, I’m actually thinking about San Diego’s Petco Park. That is Yosemite. Tyson Ross: Bryce Harper just made you famous.

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Bryce Harper added an Anibal Sanchez Pelt to his Big Game Wall Tonight

May 9, 2013 by 1 Comment

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Anibal Sanchez is a bad dude. This is the same man who struck out 16 Atlanta Braves a few Fridays ago.

But when there is big game to be hunted, Bryce Harper picks up his elephant gun and goes to work. Harper hit a majestic blast to right-center off Sanchez and drove in another on a sacrifice fly in the Nationals 3-1 victory over the Tigers.

The home run was Harper’s 10th of the season.

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Bryce Harper’s FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week Homer off “Everyday” Alfredo Simon

April 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
(Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

(Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Alfredo Simon is the guy the Reds toss into the game to eat innings. His stats don’t really matter. When opposing batters are facing him, it’s time to make up for lost time in a hurry. Hitters are going to get pitches to hit, and they’re going to get an opportunity for three or four innings to pad their stats.

Except on this particular pitch, Alfredo Simon didn’t make a bad pitch. It’s just that Bryce Harper flicked his wrists at the ball and hit it into the bullpen in right field.

The ball was down and in on Harper. It was a little bit similar to Harper’s first triple of the season last night off Homer Bailey. You’re not really supposed to be able to do these things with a pitch that’s in on you like that. Unless you’re Bryce Harper, and you’ve got the quickest hands in the world.

The Nationals won the game 6-3, their third in a row over the Reds. Bryce Harper has his team on his back right now. Also, this was Harper’s first homer off a suspected murderer.

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The Bryce Harper Monster Bomb off Bunny Arroyo that wrecked by gambling account

April 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment

I tried to be sneaky tonight by taking a prop bet that Bryce Harper would NOT homer off Bronson Arroyo. You figure that Arroyo is a veteran pitcher who should know better than to pitch to the one hitter in the Nationals cold lineup who can hurt you. What resulted was one of the longest home runs that Bryce Harper has ever hit.

After the ball landed on the centerfield lawn at Nationals Park, I was a few bucks lighter. And I will never bet against Bryce Harper hitting a home run again. Especially if Mr. Bugs Bunny Change-up Bronson Arroyo is on the bump.

You took my money kid. You took my money. The Reds lost the game 8-1, by the way.

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It’s becoming aparent that Bryce Harper will be a Mets Killer

April 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Bryce Harper launched home runs number 6 and 7 on Saturday afternoon.

Bryce Harper launched home runs number 6 and 7 on Saturday afternoon.

On Saturday afternoon at Citi Field, the Nationals needed a little something extra to slip by the Mets. Gio Gonzalez imploded, Ryan Zimmerman headed to the disabled list, and Bryce Harper hit two home runs, the second being a mammoth shot that won the game for the Nationals 7-6 (and won us yet another parlay bet).

The first one comes off poor Jeremy Hefner. We’ve got a new nickname for Hefner. We’re going to start calling him “The Organ Donor” because all the guy does is give away pieces of himself – vital organs, one by one every time he makes a start.

We’ve covered this before, but Bryce Harper has really taken a liking to Jeremy Hefner in his short time in the big leagues. The last time they crossed paths, Harper hit a 434-foot shot.

This one wasn’t quite as far (423 feet is all), but it certainly got out just as quickly. And oh look, there goes Hefner’s liver landing in the bullpen in right center!

The second one was the monster blast. I can’t wait to see the measurement on this one (that’s what she said). And according to Hit tracker online, it traveled 433 feet. It was getting late in the day, and Harper needed some Dunkin’ Donuts. You probably didn’t realize that sign was there. No one in the Mets lineup can hit a shot to that part of the park. But as Harper illustrates, it’s there.

So let it be said, and let it be written; that on this April 20th day in 2013; Bryce Harper hit over 850 feet of home runs at Citi Field and put his team on his back in route to a win.

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Bryce Harper’s Opposite Field Gun-Shot off Julio Teheran

April 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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If Julio Teheran ends up being what he’s supposed to be–you figure that these two will face each other a solid 75 or so times in the big leagues. Here’s how the first match-up went. Edge: Harper.

Harper’s missile to the opposite field put the Nationals up 2-0 in the first inning of the MLB Network showcase game. This is a rivalry that we thought would be a classic for the entire season, and the first game of it lived up to the billing.

The Braves tied the game in the bottom of the 9th inning on Ryan Zimmerman’s throwing error, and then won the game 6-4 in the 10th on a home run.

Harper put on a clinic even in an off night. After the his fifth home run of the year, he drew a walk in an 11-pitch at-bat and stole second. He had a nice at bat against Craig Kimbrel, whom no one stands a chance.

But he can hang his hat on this:


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Gavin Floyd hung a slider to Bryce Harper and now he’s never going to see it again

April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment

On a night when Gavin Floyd had great stuff to start with (he had allowed only an Ian Desmond double to this point), Bryce Harper was waiting in the weeds.

What follows in the video is his fourth home run of the season, and 26th of his career. It tied the game at 1-1 in a game the Nationals would eventually win 5-2.

When you look at Harper, he doesn’t look like a guy who has the type of power to hit these tape measure shots. Although long ago we all learned that he swings a bat of part ash, part thunderbolt. When tested by mediocre peasants like Floyd, he parties in the cheap seats.

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We saw Bryce Harper destroy Mike Leake live; it couldn’t have happened to a better guy

April 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment

It’s always been on my sports bucket list to see Bryce Harper hit a home run live while I was at the park. Just 144 career games and 25 home runs into his big league career, I can cross it off my list.

It never would have been made possible without the help of Mike Leake. Mike, we salute you. Also, some scout somewhere should be fired for giving Reds his blessing to draft this kid in the first round. The way bats were connecting with Leake’s pitches today–and every day that he throws–it is painfully obvious the Reds are never going to get much of a return on this guy. Scouts are wrong all of the time, and they were wrong on Leake.

But this post is not about when the scouts were wrong, it’s about a guy whom they were so right about. He goes by the nicknames ‘Bam Bam’ and ‘Mondo’. He did not disappoint today. And I mean really, are there any two guys more different in ability than Leake and Harper? I don’t think Mike Leake could beat Harper in anything, even theft. And Mike Leake is damn good at theft.

Full report coming on this game sometime tomorrow, but we’ve got to catch some sleep. We’re catching a ride back to Cincinnati in the morning to see Strasburg pitch. And just maybe there will be more to add to the section of the blog where Harper tasers some poor, unsuspecting righty like Leake.

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Legends don’t just homer on Opening Day; they homer twice

April 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

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When I saw that Ricky Nolasco was named the Marlins’ Opening Day starting pitcher, immediately a light went on that I was probably going to see a Bryce Harper home run in his first Opening Day game.

As he usually does, he did one better. He hit two, with the second being a towering shot to right field. In case you were in your cubicle this afternoon went Bryce Harper gave the Nationals fan base the best Opening Day of their fanhood, here are the customary Harper’s bombs.

Number one on the season, number 23 on his career:

And the shot that put Bryce Harper atop the MLB leaderboard:

Harper is the youngest player to ever homer twice on Opening Day. For all those pundits and bloggers calling him a 20 year old, he’s actually seven days short of that.

And when Harper homers, they come in bunches. It’s amazing how the big park that plays big somehow plays so suddenly small when Harper torques the bat and squares one up.

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A Few of Bryce Harper’s Teammates Made Sure this NLDS jack was the Last Homer he would hit this year

November 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

This was the greatest postseason collapse that I’ve ever seen. Such an epic collapse that coming on the heels of the Cincinnati Reds epic collapse  I actually decided to take extended time off from the blog.

There’s no more ‘Take on Me’. Hell, with the Nats flipping a coin to decide between Mike Morse and Adam Laroche, we might never hear it again. But the memories shall remain glorious. And if this was the last version of A-ha that we’ll hear at Nationals Park in Washington, it was probably the best one.

I thought that Bryce Harper was going to have a huge postseason. Instead, he only had a huge game five. And he didn’t pack up his things for the off season before he did this:

When the winter snow clears, he’ll be back. And he’ll be assaulting stadium seats with rapier shots at the young age of twenty. I can’t frickin’ wait!

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Bryce Harper loves to rake against Philadelphia

September 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Another evening, another Bryce Harper first inning home run, another Nationals win over the Phillies. Last night’s victim was Tyler Cloyd. It was Harper’s 21st home run of his rookie year.

If this season went on a little longer, Harper would put up some eye-popping numbers. The bomb was his 94th run scored on the season. Remember, the guy didn’t come up until a month into the season.

And to the genius who traded me Bryce Harper in my keeper fantasy league because ‘Harper won’t be fantasy baseball relevant for several years’, I’m laughing at you.

How’s this for fantasy relevance?

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Bryce Harper gets home run number 20

September 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Last night (an 8-4 win for the Nationals) Bryce Harper joined Tony Conigliaro as the only 19 year old players who have hit 20 or more home runs.

We know Harper didn’t hit many cheapies, averaging nearly 415 feet per blast. He seemed to murder the Mets this season–and really get up for the Phillies–he added a triple, stolen base and had 3 RBI on the night.

In a way, Bryce Harper was everything he’s been advertised as. He’s had the season that a rookie who is going to be a legend has. He’s nearly OPS’d .800, and his WAR is up to 4.1 for the year.

He’s an outstanding young player. Here’s a look at the 20th home run of his career off Kyle Kendrick:

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Bryce Harper likes Oppo Bombs in Atlanta

September 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Think back to Memorial Day weekend when Bryce Harper said hello to the world by homering to the opposite field in Atlanta off Johnny Venters.

Fast forward to last night, where an un-hittable, lights out version of Kris Medlen was on the bump for the Braves. Medlen had a career high 13 strikeouts and was throwing a shutout. Then Bryce Harper took him deep the opposite way.

Great piece of hitting by Harper, who matches his ripe young age with 19 homers. I would say it’s even odds that he makes it to 20.

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Mark Buerhle is Bryce Harper’s latest Upper Deck Kill

September 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The Bryce Harper rookie wrecking derby rolls on.

Today he absolute shits on lefty Mark Buerhle, launching a parabola into the upper tank at Nationals Stadium. The Nationals stole an 8-7, 10-inning win from the Marlins.

Harper is raking like he wants that Rookie of the Year trophy above his fireplace.

I’m sorry that Harper is filling is up this page so much. Actually I’m not. When he homers, we pin it here. This is because he’s the greatest 19-year old home run hitter of our lifetime.

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