Bryce Harper: Hilarious or Unsportsmanlike? - Page 3

Faroo6 · 06-20-2011, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvitak

I have mixed feelings about this.

I am an old guy, and an old school guy.

Did the Mad Hungarian get villified for this showmanship while a reliever with the Royals? Sure...but it was part of his persona.

I can give you fifty examples of players that had style and flair. Some of which were appreciated, some of which was not.

Like my sig indicates, Dizzy Dean was a real character, but he backed it up with his play.

If the nascent legend which is Bryce Harper wants to blow a kiss to a pitcher who blew a kiss to him three innings before, then I don't have an issue with that.

If I am Bryce Harper, blowing a kiss, and getting several days of national exposure isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's not the way I would have done it, but you can't argue its effectiveness.

...or maybe, just maybe we're giving him too much credit. He's a kid.

If I was one of the greatest high school athletes - potentially since, like, forever - then there just MIGHT be a chance, just maaaaaybe a chance, that I would be just a touch arrogant.

I would not want him in my organization if he didn't think that he was the biggest, baddest, bestest player on two legs. Comes with the territory.

Just Ricky being Ricky. Like you said the list goes on and on. The funny part is from all I read in that SI Issue when he was in high school, he downplayed his talent for most of his childhood.

SWardle · 06-26-2011, 08:51 PM

Late to the party but I just figured this might be of interest -- he is 18 years old. I see plenty of men twice his age act like fools so surely someone who just became old enough to vote deserves some time to mature before we pile on him.

What I also find funny in this thread are the number of people who advocate throwing at his head/body in his next at bat. So, let me get this straight. Blowing a kiss at a pitcher, which may be unprofessional but doesn't cause him any physical harm is worse than actually trying to hurt someone by beaning them in the head.

WTH(eck)!

06-26-2011, 08:51 PM	#42
SWardle Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Seeking my El Dorado Posts: 548 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	Late to the party but I just figured this might be of interest -- he is 18 years old. I see plenty of men twice his age act like fools so surely someone who just became old enough to vote deserves some time to mature before we pile on him. What I also find funny in this thread are the number of people who advocate throwing at his head/body in his next at bat. So, let me get this straight. Blowing a kiss at a pitcher, which may be unprofessional but doesn't cause him any physical harm is worse than actually trying to hurt someone by beaning them in the head. WTH(eck)!