|Elflocko| Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Surprised this hasn't been posted yet: [url="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Bryce-Harper-punches-his-ticket-to-Cooperstown-a?urn=mlb,167844"]Bryce Harper - Baseball Freak of Nature[/url] Granted, SI putting him on the cover probably cursed the fuck out of him, but I saw him play live last year and thought some college player had sneaked themselves on to LVHS's team. Fucker hit a ball that still hasn't landed. Over the fence, across 5 lanes of traffic and into a housing complex. Yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBrandon Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 The Nationals are going to have a hell of a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Where in the fuck is this kid playing where he is scoring on wild pitches from second base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBrandon Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='JC' post='780646' date='Jun 5 2009, 01:36 AM']Where in the fuck is this kid playing where he is scoring on wild pitches from second base?[/quote] The Senior League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalRep85-9 Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Trade up!!!!!!!!!!!! 1/2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bengal Migration| Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Kid's got some pop in his bat, for sure. Would've like to see him swing a wooden bat, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Tory Go! Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 From interviews I've seen from the kid, it seems the hype has already made a douchebag out of him, a la Lebron or A-Rod. Really makes you marvel at the parenting job Griffey Sr. did with Junior. Also, stylistically, I think professional baseball is much more drastically different from the HS level, even in the lower levels, than the NBA is from the amateur level. There is no analogy to the difference you'll get when they are swinging a length of lumber instead of aluminum, and at the same time pitchers are starting to really develop their off-speed and breaking pitches. A huge part of hitting then becomes a cerebral exercise of adjustments and pitch anticipation and recognition, something this kid and others can't prove they can master until the competition challenges them to. Look at Jay Bruce - he still has the same sweet swing he's always had, but even with years of minor league learning, he's struggling with adjustments and pitch selection and he's plummeting towards the Mendoza line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Elflocko| Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Yeah, the rim jobs this kid is getting from the media and everyone else for that matter has gone to his head. And there is absolutely no way he is ever going to live up to those expectations. He kind of reminds me of Pedro Cerrano from Major League. We'll see what he can do after he sees his first real change-up. "Are you telling me that Jesus Christ couldn't hit a curve ball?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 aluminum bats .....Josh Gibson supposedly hit one 600 feet a few times. If he'd been able to play MLB instead of being banned for being black he would hold all the home run records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmanMunster Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 [quote name='Go Tory Go!' date='05 June 2009 - 01:39 AM' timestamp='1244180382' post='780658'] [b]From interviews I've seen from the kid, it seems the hype has already made a douchebag out of him, a la Lebron or A-Rod. Really makes you marvel at the parenting job Griffey Sr. did with Junior.[/b] Also, stylistically, I think professional baseball is much more drastically different from the HS level, even in the lower levels, than the NBA is from the amateur level. There is no analogy to the difference you'll get when they are swinging a length of lumber instead of aluminum, and at the same time pitchers are starting to really develop their off-speed and breaking pitches. A huge part of hitting then becomes a cerebral exercise of adjustments and pitch anticipation and recognition, something this kid and others can't prove they can master until the competition challenges them to. Look at Jay Bruce - he still has the same sweet swing he's always had, but even with years of minor league learning, he's struggling with adjustments and pitch selection and he's plummeting towards the Mendoza line. [/quote] It has nothing to do with the parenting. 10-20 years ago there wasnt the media and internet coverage to give these kids all of the hype before they deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurmanMunster Posted August 9, 2009 Report Share Posted August 9, 2009 This kid and Strasburg will never make it to the majors. They are already showing signs of being above everyone else and slacking off to find the quickest way to money and dont care about the long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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