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Post by sully on Jun 15, 2009 15:30:26 GMT -5
Has everyone been reading about him? Cover of SI last week. Good article. Announces he is leaving HS early (only a soph) to get GED and attend JUCO, and get drafted #1 overall in next years draft. Thoughts?
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Post by fischer on Jun 15, 2009 15:41:13 GMT -5
baseball is turning into basketball. Its not a good thing.
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 15, 2009 17:22:26 GMT -5
Judging from the SI article:
So good and so young is Bryce Harper, however, that he explodes baseball convention. He has hit the longest home run in the history of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, and he did so in January, at age 16, with a blast that would have flown farther than the measured 502 feet had it not smashed off the back wall of the dome. Still only 16, Harper stands 6'3", weighs 205 pounds, has faster bat speed than Mark McGwire in his prime and runs so fast that he scored on wild pitches six times this season from second base. As a catcher he picks off runners from his knees, and when he pitches, he throws a fastball that has been clocked at 96 mph. He also does volunteer work, holds down a 3.5 grade point average and attends religious education classes nearly every morning before school.
I got no problem with it.
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Post by fischer on Jun 15, 2009 20:16:58 GMT -5
I just think its opening a can of worms. I also think it could ruin this kid and he'll be out of baseball for good.
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Post by duckbutter on Jun 16, 2009 7:36:21 GMT -5
Can he hit 503 feet with a wooden bat?
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 16, 2009 7:48:57 GMT -5
Can he hit 503 feet with a wooden bat? not sure, but I bet he can throw a football over them mountains and if coach would have played him they would have won state.  |
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Post by duckbutter on Jun 16, 2009 8:12:55 GMT -5
Golden !
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Post by sully on Jun 16, 2009 9:21:56 GMT -5
Sounds like the real deal. It's cool that we finally have an American that is this good so young instead of all them damn Dominicans, Velenzuelans, etc.
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 16, 2009 9:38:23 GMT -5
Sounds like the real deal. It's cool that we finally have an American that is this good so young instead of all them damn Dominicans, Velenzuelans, etc. DAMN VALENZUELANS!!!!! |
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Post by The River Assassin on Jun 16, 2009 10:10:30 GMT -5
If his dad is dumb enough to let him do it then I don't give a rats ass. Just don't blame everyone else when you bust out of the league.
I do agree it will open a huge can of worms, but if they are stupid enough to do it then that is their fault.
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Post by cowtownmike on Jun 16, 2009 10:25:53 GMT -5
yeah, it would be terrible if the kid signed a multimillion $$$$ contract then washed out and had to go back t0 high school. I would hate to be in his position and have to pay the taxes on a $20 million bonus check.
ARE YOU GUYS CRAZY???
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Post by Ticket Mouse on Jun 16, 2009 10:26:53 GMT -5
If MLB will allow 16 yr-olds outside of the US to become free agents I see no problem with it. It's a loophole and if they're ballsy enough to try let 'em have at it. It might screw him up but it sounds like he has a good enough head on his shoulders to be successful in life if baseball doesn't work out.
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Post by sully on Jun 16, 2009 10:56:10 GMT -5
The kid is as confident as they come. Did you read the article???
It basically makes a mockery of our school system too. But, there's not much difference from this and those whiz kids leaving HS early and graduating college at 16-18. This kid will be done with HS, and if baseball doesn't work out, he'll be able to go ahead and get a college degree. I'm interested to see how he does.
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Post by Ticket Mouse on Jun 16, 2009 13:12:33 GMT -5
I claimed him as a free agent on my fantasy team.
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Post by sully on Jun 16, 2009 15:14:32 GMT -5
Ghey.
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