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Don't like harpers attitude, think the nl is harder to put up numbers in as well. Sbs are cool when you are younger but as time goes on the injury risk isnt worth the loss of power, rbi etc. i look to andrew cutch to be a further along example of how to treat a star. Im an idiot but for some reason i think harper busts this year.

I don't know how anybody couldn't appreciate his attitude, and he isn't a jackass imo

That is vastly overblown iyam, he is just a kid who knows how good he is

But his reputation off the field is pretty good around here, he is doing and saying all the right things so far and hasn't been in any real kind of trouble

And considering DC's reputation for night life the temptation is there for sure

Bryce is a smart ass but he is actually pretty funny and within an acceptable range. I'd prefer Bryce Harper's smart ass come backs and wry grin jokes over AROD's smugness any day of the week. Didnt realize there was such a big anti-Harper contingent.

Bryce's swing is going to eff him in the future. No way he can keep that up for long.

Why is that?

What swing doesn't require that you be young and quick? No offense, but you could literally say that about every major league guy. Everything before getting from load to extension in hitting is gloss, and he goes from A to B like everyone else. There are only two guys that I recall pitchers struggling to beat in often: Bonds and Sheffield.

As far as the kinesthetics of it, so much is inconclusive and based on personal malleability that its tough to say. Even things like the inverted W and GHERD are inconclusive for pitchers.

Word, and you hear this from those close to him almost 100% of the time

The hate comes from a misunderstanding based off poor media portrayal

He is just a kid and that seems lost in the translation among other things

If it's not an issue, then why did Harper shorten it up? I think it's a bit ignorant to claim that it's not an issue.

Look at how far he cocks it before it lets it go. It's terrible.

Like I said earlier, his "smart ass" (or jack ass) side kind of makes me like him more.. I could see why he gets under people's skin though.

Fall off quick? Based on what? Baseball is not football, you don't have to be in tip top shape to be great. With the way Miggy swings the bat and his ability to make contact, the only thing that will falter is his power, but that is completely normal.

Miggy lost around 25 pounds last year and has been working out the same way this offseason, so I highly, highly doubt he drops off.

Agreed.

Also, if you watch this http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt4aNRFgKlI

you can see that his hitch looks exaggerated on offspeed because he keeps his hands back so well and stays over his back leg.

That is very advanced for a hitter his age, and something that our pitching staff used against Trout when he was in Cedar Rapids (which he has since fixed). Not just to get outs but to keep the ball in the yard and take some pop away when in a jam.

If they could consistently beat him in they would, and just flash offspeed to keep him honest but they don't do that. Any time they try to get in on him he is lightning quick to the ball.

I saw 92-94 followed up by off speed...holy mother of god! I can't imagine ever getting used to it. The diff in 92 to 94 seemed like a hell of a lot more that it does from 78-80.

I too love the way Harper keeps his hands cocked, that's a reason fastballs got by him more than they should. I'd rather my young guy work on fundamentals of overall hitting rather than sit fastball and have to learn later