Category Archives: Harper

Bryce Harper started a revolution to “Make Baseball Fun Again”, and it is on full display in this World Series!

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Bryce Harper got plunked and it turned into a brawl…three years after he hit two NLDS home runs off of Hunter Strickland in 2014. A year and a half before that brawl, Harper was talking about emotion in baseball in … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper Pizza Reviewer; Hair Flipper; Barstool Sports 5 Guy

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Marcus T

Bryce Harper is so talented that he is also a food critic in addition to maintaining a food review site with his wife, Kayla, on Instagram called Harp.Eats. Yesterday, Harper did a food review for Barstool Sports on a New York … Continue reading →

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8th 18-gamer: One goal achieved ahead of schedule, tougher challenges await

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Section222

For previous 18 gamers, click here. At the end of the 7th 18-game set, the Nats were 26 games over .500 and stood atop the NL East by 12 1/2 games. The division title seemed assured: the question was not … Continue reading →

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“[Bryce] Harper is on the way.”- Dusty Baker

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Watch Bryce. Watch Bryce run. Watch Bryce run fast. "Harper is on the way."- Dusty Baker@Ken_Rosenthal with a Bryce Harper update. https://t.co/nYJzMwvnER — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 16, 2017 That is video proof of a big milestone for Bryce … Continue reading →

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7th 18-gamer: Near Heartbreak and Unexpected Heroes

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Section222

For previous 18 gamers, click here. You may recall that the 6th 18-gamer was essentially the Bryce Harper show.  With six homers, five in the first inning, Bryce led the way to a 10-8 set with a lot of help from … Continue reading →

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A slippery slope on-base changes the course of Bryce Harper’s season

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Andrew Lang

Before Bryce Harper‘s unfortunate slip and fall in the 1st inning of Saturday’s 3 hour 1 minute rain delayed game that actually got underway at 10:06 pm while rain was falling, he had aspirations for another great full-season leading his … Continue reading →

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6th 18-gamer: Relief Help Arrives as the Rotation Faces Adversity; and Bryce!

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Section222

For previous 18 gamers, click here. Another pretty good 18 game set for the Nats, keyed by a newly reliable bullpen.   10-8 put us at 64-44, still 20 games over .500 and 13 games up on the Miami Marlins in the … Continue reading →

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5th 18-gamer: Bryce was Up, Zim was Down, Murph was Murph, TTB was On Fire

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Section222

For previous 18 gamers, click here. Regular readers know that Game 90 took place when I was out of the country. Putting together a blog post as scheduled was not in the cards, but I did manage to keep tab … Continue reading →

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4th 18-gamer: Fits and Starts

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Section222

For previous 18 gamers, click here. The fourth 18-game set was the worst of the Nats’ season so far, 9-9. As regular readers of these 18-gamers know, averaging 10-8 in the nine sets in the season gets you 90 wins, … Continue reading →

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3rd 18-gamer: A Tale of Two Aces

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Section222

For links to previous 18-gamers, click here. You will recall that in the second 18-game set this season the Nats managed a 10-8 record despite some pitching woes, because their hitters continued to be on fire. The third set of 18 … Continue reading →

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