Category Archives: Harper

Pre-Black Friday shopping list for Mike Rizzo #Nats

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Mike Rizzo has to buy some gifts for his new manager Dusty Baker, and we aren’t talking about a shirt and tie combination.  Rizzo has only given Dusty some housewarming gifts in Mike Maddux, Chris Speier, Davey Lopes, Jacque Jones, … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper: “If they’re not laughing at your dreams, you’re not dreaming big enough.”

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Bryce Harper last night was officially named the NL MVP in a unanimous vote from all 30 of the voting baseball writers of the BBWAA who were tasked with choosing the NL MVP. Bryce had dreams, like all of us … Continue reading →

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Updated: The MVP Award will be announced tonight! Bryce Harper ‘should’ win unanimously.

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Bryce Harper will win the NL MVP tonight in a landslide if not unanimously and prove to the world how ‘legit’ he is.  Bryce will also be the first player ever to go from MLB’s most overrated to win the … Continue reading →

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#Nats transition shows 6 years goes by quickly

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats said goodbye last week officially to their most tenured player in Ian Desmond when he turned down his Qualified Offer to become a Free Agent.  Desi was here or there depending how you look at it when he … Continue reading →

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The #Nats projected 2016 Opening Day line-up as of today!

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The afternoon conversation on the last post was whether Rizzo turns to making a trade or dives into free agency, or both, to add some key players to this 2016 team. Names bounced around are Ben Zobrist, Gerardo Parra, Denard … Continue reading →

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Dusty Baker talks Jeff Kent. Lessons in Dugout Fights. Can Papelbon co-exist with Bryce Harper?

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Dusty Baker called into MLB Network Radio on the “Inside Pitch” show hosted by Jim Bowden and Casey Stern yesterday. The “Inside Pitch”show airs weekdays starting at 2pm EST on Sirius XM. http://www.siriusxm.com/MLBNetworkRadio It was a long interview that was lengthened when … Continue reading →

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Dusty Baker talks on MLB Network Radio, worth a listen.

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Dusty Baker this afternoon had a call-in interview on MLB Network Radio on the “Inside Pitch” show hosted by Jim Bowden and Casey Stern.  Stern has a relationship with Dusty from his on-air TV work with Dusty. Dusty’s intro from … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Bryce Harper & Papelbon get into a physical altercation in the dugout

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This Harper and Papelbon altercation will be the biggest story to end the season.  The comments that Bryce made about the Papelbon plunking calling it “tired” and Bryce made it about himself saying he would be the target of the … Continue reading →

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The Bryce Harper baseball bat and the craftsmen behind the scenes

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Andrew Lang

Bryce Harper knows baseball—and baseball bats— along with everything else from his arm sleeve to his eye black, he has to look good to feel good and he has to feel good about his lumber that he swings which is … Continue reading →

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Mantle & Mays fast forward 50 years to Harper & Trout

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Section222

In a comment yesterday, senators69 provided a link to a fascinating compilation of the top 10 players each year measured by bWAR, and noted the comparison between current stars Mike Trout and Bryce Harper and the biggest stars from the … Continue reading →

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