Harper Called out by Teammate; Dugout brawl!

plus, when was the last time Papelbon hustled? Harper did a whole lot more hustling and work than Pap did this year. He worked for 150 games, almost every day.
 
kingphatcow said:
you're referring to what's commonly referred to - with good reason - as "The Good Ole Days."

He should've been pissed.

In the "Good Old Days" if one of your teammates went to war, you went with him - ESPECIALLY if he was doing it in defense of the team (in this case, dude admired his homer and had it coming). He should've gained a lot of respect.

But, no. Selfish Bryce can't stomach the thought of taking one for his team (or, apparently, hustling on a routine play).

The sport ain't what it used to be, but i guess that's just a reflection of the culture in general.
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Explain to me again, how Machado "had it coming?"
 
kingphatcow said:
Ah, the "Dude A isn't an completely perfect representation of the ideal, so we discard anything Dude B can learn from him" post.

Juvenile. You must've gone to the Bryce Harper school of message boarding. You didn't even try. No effort.

Somebody choke this punk so he learns to post the right way.
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So what is the right and wrong way to play? Some one go beat up Bryce because, although he hit .330 with over 40 homers, he didn't run as hard as he could to first base in a situation that it wouldn't have matter if he crip walked, moonwalked, or turbo jetted to first base? What value is added to the team in Harper sprinting to first base vs. jogging? Does it make the team happier or something?
 
kingphatcow said:
i know next to nothing about Papelbon. Maybe he's the worst guy ever (except for Bryce. Bryce is the worst).

But I've got no problem choking everyone who refuses to hustle.

Think about it... you're getting paid, at minimum, hundreds of thousands of dollars to play a game. the very least you can do is give a **** on every play. the least.
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Why is that? What value is added to Nats fans by him running to first base vs. jogging?
 
gilesfan said:
Some one go beat up Bryce because, although he hit .330 with over 40 homers, he didn't run as hard as he could to first base in a situation that it wouldn't have matter if he crip walked, moonwalked, or turbo jetted to first base?
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it seems like you answered your own question here.

Character counts.
 
kingphatcow said:
the rules may be "unwritten" but they're not "unknown".
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This whole sticking up for your team is so stupid. Every team has players that admire their homers. So teams should be upset when players do it to them? It similar to how Justin Upton would pimp the **** out of homers yet McCann would get upset if anyone did it to the Braves.
 
gilesfan said:
Does it show up in wins and losses? Or does it just show up in feel good stories?
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Eh, it translates. You live the same way you play.

Harper told me a thing or two about himself. When it doesn't matter to him, he's not going to give 100%. I think that's sad for such a supremely talented kid.
 
gilesfan said:
This whole sticking up for your team is so stupid. Every team has players that admire their homers. So teams should be upset when players do it to them? It similar to how Justin Upton would pimp the **** out of homers yet McCann would get upset if anyone did it to the Braves.
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got it. if in need of allies, don't call Gilesfan. he prefers vanity to loyalty.

PS - upton had it coming too
 
kingphatcow said:
Eh, it translates. You live the same way you play.

Harper told me a thing or two about himself. When it doesn't matter to him, he's not going to give 100%. I think that's sad for such a supremely talented kid.
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this is so silly.
how many players do you figure give it 100% every play of every game?
 
kingphatcow said:
Eh, it translates. You live the same way you play.

Harper told me a thing or two about himself. When it doesn't matter to him, he's not going to give 100%. I think that's sad for such a supremely talented kid.
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I guess you could say that about 99.9% of players bc that is the percentage of guys that would have jogged to first when a flyball is camped under. It's like people don't watch baseball.

I actually don't think it mattered to anyone if he jogged to first or sprinted. Who was affected by it?

We had a handful of instances last night of players meeting the criteria of hustling and that needed to be choked by AJ.
 
gilesfan said:
so, like 4? Am I in the ballpark?
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It should bother you more than it seems to. Of all 750 MLBers (before expanded rosters on 9/1), you think there are 4 with the level of hustle and respect to run out a routine play.

That's horrible news for baseball and everything else.
 
kingphatcow said:
It should bother you more than it seems to. Of all 750 MLBers (before expanded rosters on 9/1), you think there are 4 with the level of hustle and respect to run out a routine play.

That's horrible news for baseball and everything else.
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Yes, we must DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
 
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