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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jun 7, 2011 2:45pm
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Video-Bryce-Harper-hits-home-run-blows-kiss-to?urn=mlb-wp8753
Top prospect or the nats blows a kiss to the pitcher.......
Trying to show him up.....or setting up a date for after the game?
You make the call.
Top prospect or the nats blows a kiss to the pitcher.......
Trying to show him up.....or setting up a date for after the game?
You make the call.
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Jun 7, 2011 2:47pm
That shit has "head hunting" written ALL over it the next FEW times Harper steps into the batter's box.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jun 7, 2011 2:48pm
BR1986FB;793206 wrote:That shit has "head hunting" written ALL over it the next FEW times Harper steps into the batter's box.
Yep. If I were the pitcher he'd be getting one in the ear hole. What a piece of shit.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Jun 7, 2011 2:54pm
justincredible;793207 wrote:Yep. If I were the pitcher he'd be getting one in the ear hole. What a piece of shit.
No kidding, its MINOR league baseball, get over yourself.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jun 7, 2011 2:54pm
Guess he was thrown at the next AB...do not know if he was hit.
and was hit the night before.
I thought how he slowly started the trot was bush league too
and was hit the night before.
I thought how he slowly started the trot was bush league too
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jun 7, 2011 2:58pm
Pretty petty move. But it seems clear that the pitcher said something to him as he was rounding 3rd and coming home. He may have started it with the slow walk out of the box, but as a pitcher, you gotta ignore that. The blown kiss wasnt out of left field, it didnt appear.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jun 7, 2011 3:05pm
He was brushbacked on the next at-bat, then almost put another one into the stands, missing by a couple feet. Pitchers need to ignore the slow departure from the batters box, as many players do it. The pitcher said something as Harper was rounding the bases, so Harper responded. Doesn't mean he should've done it though.thavoice;793219 wrote:Guess he was thrown at the next AB...do not know if he was hit.
and was hit the night before.
I thought how he slowly started the trot was bush league too
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Jun 7, 2011 3:10pm
Maybe I read the article wrong....but didn't he get hit the night before in the knee and had to leave the game.....then drills a HR.
I'm not defending the kid but one of my favorite things I remember while watching a baseball game growing up was Gary Sheffield on the Padres (early 90's) he was thrown at right at his head.....he flails back in fear and falls to the ground....gets up brushes himself off, gathers himself and then his a ball 20 rows deep into the 2nd deck of old Jack Murphy Stadium...balls didn't get hit into that deck but about once a year...he put it 20 rows back....difference being he never showed up the pitcher....his words could not have been any louder and he didn't say or do anything.
You want the batter to not show you up......keep him in the park.....you want to show up the pitcher....hit him out of the park....no actions or words are needed.
I'm not defending the kid but one of my favorite things I remember while watching a baseball game growing up was Gary Sheffield on the Padres (early 90's) he was thrown at right at his head.....he flails back in fear and falls to the ground....gets up brushes himself off, gathers himself and then his a ball 20 rows deep into the 2nd deck of old Jack Murphy Stadium...balls didn't get hit into that deck but about once a year...he put it 20 rows back....difference being he never showed up the pitcher....his words could not have been any louder and he didn't say or do anything.
You want the batter to not show you up......keep him in the park.....you want to show up the pitcher....hit him out of the park....no actions or words are needed.
Crimson streak
Posts: 9,002
Jun 7, 2011 3:42pm
The kid is a stud though
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Jun 7, 2011 3:50pm
14 bombs so far.....probably move up the ladder pretty quick
Crimson streak
Posts: 9,002
Jun 7, 2011 3:53pm
I'm hoping he gets moved up to Harrisburg soon so I can go watch him.
BCBulldog
Posts: 824
Jun 7, 2011 3:54pm
That kind of move, regardless of what the pitcher said, is one that could have ended his career in the next at bat...and it would have been his fault. I know some people don't like the unwritten rules of baseball, but showing up the pitcher after a HR is just about the worst thing you could do. I'm actually surprised the next batter didn't get earholed over it. Harper is lucky that he didn't see four straight pitches in his earhole the next at bat, too. Don't worry though, now that it is national news, he will end up paying sometime down the line for that move.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Jun 7, 2011 5:16pm
if you don't like getting mocked, 2 things:
1. Don't let up the bomb.
2. Don't talk shit to someone who just hit the bomb.
1. Don't let up the bomb.
2. Don't talk shit to someone who just hit the bomb.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Jun 7, 2011 5:19pm
Thisj_crazy;793373 wrote:if you don't like getting mocked, 2 things:
1. Don't let up the bomb.
2. Don't talk shit to someone who just hit the bomb.
And honestly the trot wasnt that much slower than some major league players do after they hit a HR. If I was brushe dback multiple times and pegged I probably would be trying to show the other team up too. So you got shown up, get over it(or throw a better pitch)...no need to go head hunting and possibly end somebodys career.
BCBulldog
Posts: 824
Jun 8, 2011 12:05am
Hb31187;793377 wrote:This
And honestly the trot wasnt that much slower than some major league players do after they hit a HR. If I was brushe dback multiple times and pegged I probably would be trying to show the other team up too. So you got shown up, get over it(or throw a better pitch)...no need to go head hunting and possibly end somebodys career.
Bullshit. If you don't like what the pitcher has to say, be a man and visit the mound. Otherwise, keep your head down and run the damn bases. Blowing a kiss is pathetic, cowardly and frankly, a dick move toward your next batter. I can't believe the next batter didn't get a heater at his temple as retaliation for Harper's pussy move.
Hb31187
Posts: 8,534
Jun 8, 2011 12:08am
blowing a kiss is pathetic and cowardly?
But having someone insult you and deciding to retaliate by throwing at his head(which is what was suggested someone do) and endangering his livelyhood isnt cowardly? get the fuck out of here
And if you dont like batters showing you up...dont get the shit smashed out of your pitch and talk shit to him whiel he rounds the bases
But having someone insult you and deciding to retaliate by throwing at his head(which is what was suggested someone do) and endangering his livelyhood isnt cowardly? get the fuck out of here
And if you dont like batters showing you up...dont get the shit smashed out of your pitch and talk shit to him whiel he rounds the bases
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jun 8, 2011 12:09am
BCBulldog;794063 wrote:Bullshit. If you don't like what the pitcher has to say, be a man and visit the mound. Otherwise, keep your head down and run the damn bases. Blowing a kiss is pathetic, cowardly and frankly, a dick move toward your next batter. I can't believe the next batter didn't get a heater at his temple as retaliation for Harper's pussy move.
And if you have an issue with the guy walking out of the box, throw down and dont yell at him. The other team started this. The kiss is gay and petty, but it was in comeback form.
BCBulldog
Posts: 824
Jun 8, 2011 8:36am
Yep. When you show up a pitcher like that, then go sit your prima donna ass on the bench leaving your teammate to deal with the fallout, it sure as hell is.Hb31187;794069 wrote:blowing a kiss is pathetic and cowardly?
Those are the rules that everyone lives by in the game, like it or not. You show up a pitcher running the bases after you hit a home run, expect to get earholed. If you really don't like what he said, then man up and visit the mound.Hb31187;794069 wrote:But having someone insult you and deciding to retaliate by throwing at his head(which is what was suggested someone do) and endangering his livelyhood isnt cowardly? get the fuck out of here
Hb31187;794069 wrote:And if you dont like batters showing you up...dont get the shit smashed out of your pitch and talk shit to him whiel he rounds the bases
I don't disagree, but that doesn't justify Harper's little stunt either.
Laley23;794078 wrote:And if you have an issue with the guy walking out of the box, throw down and dont yell at him. The other team started this. The kiss is gay and petty, but it was in comeback form.
The pitcher did all he could to call out Harper. The unwritten rules dictate that the batter approach the mound, not the pitcher approaching the batter. Harper was obviously too scared to actually fight his own fight.
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Nate
Posts: 3,949
Jun 8, 2011 9:36am
Harper's stunt was minor IMO. Talk shit, get hit. Plain and simple. Pitcher asked for it.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Jun 8, 2011 9:41am
BCBulldog;794291 wrote:Yep. When you show up a pitcher like that, then go sit your prima donna ass on the bench leaving your teammate to deal with the fallout, it sure as hell is.
Those are the rules that everyone lives by in the game, like it or not. You show up a pitcher running the bases after you hit a home run, expect to get earholed. If you really don't like what he said, then man up and visit the mound.
I don't disagree, but that doesn't justify Harper's little stunt either.
The pitcher did all he could to call out Harper. The unwritten rules dictate that the batter approach the mound, not the pitcher approaching the batter. Harper was obviously too scared to actually fight his own fight.
Your entire argument is based on unwritten rules and double standards....gtfo.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jun 8, 2011 9:47am
Throwing at someone's head is uncalled for, no matter what may have happened.BCBulldog;794063 wrote:Bullshit. If you don't like what the pitcher has to say, be a man and visit the mound. Otherwise, keep your head down and run the damn bases. Blowing a kiss is pathetic, cowardly and frankly, a dick move toward your next batter. I can't believe the next batter didn't get a heater at his temple as retaliation for Harper's pussy move.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Jun 8, 2011 10:27am
Not to mention he was hit the day before. If I got drilled for hitting too well, and then blasted a HR, Id do the same thing he did.
ricola
Posts: 855
Jun 8, 2011 11:42am
blowing a kiss at the pitcher--or anyone in pro sports-- is all bush and has prima donna written all over it. If you get dissed, just shut up and get back at them on the field/court/(whatever playing surface is relevant)
BCBulldog
Posts: 824
Jun 8, 2011 12:07pm
Raw Dawgin' it;794364 wrote:Your entire argument is based on unwritten rules and double standards....gtfo.
If you don't understand the unwritten rules of baseball, then you should GTFO. That is what this entire incident revolves around. Like them or not, they are what they are.
se-alum;794370 wrote:Throwing at someone's head is uncalled for, no matter what may have happened.
Actually, you are dead wrong. It has been a part of baseball for decades upon decades. Maybe you should follow T-ball if you don't like the realities of baseball.
Just expect to take one in your ear if you do that.Laley23;794425 wrote:Not to mention he was hit the day before. If I got drilled for hitting too well, and then blasted a HR, Id do the same thing he did.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jun 8, 2011 12:15pm
Lol....it's a game for christs sake...nobody's livelihood should be purposefully at risk over a game.BCBulldog;794558 wrote:If you don't understand the unwritten rules of baseball, then you should GTFO. That is what this entire incident revolves around. Like them or not, they are what they are.
Actually, you are dead wrong. It has been a part of baseball for decades upon decades. Maybe you should follow T-ball if you don't like the realities of baseball.
Just expect to take one in your ear if you do that.