I had never really seen him play until he got called up, but man I could not believe what I saw. He has me making sure I don't miss a Nats game....just because of him.Originally Posted by TheTemplar
I said this to a couple buddies a month ago. When all is said and done, Harper will be one of the top 10 ever.
Guy runs like he just stole something on every play, balls to the wall max hustle every time. And he is FAST too. Somewhere Pete Rose is smiling.
Case in point, 9th inning last night Nats down 3-1 with 2 outs and Harper is up no one on. He tags a weak base hit to shallow left center, you know just a routine base hit no big deal right? WRONG! He comes out of the box hauling ass and rounds first full speed going for a double, and you could almost see the left fielders jaw drop as he said to himself "what the hell is this kid doing??". He is caught totally off guard throws it high to second and Harper legs out a double that he had no business getting, moving into scoring position.
Plays like that you just don't see in baseball these days, and he has been doing shit like that since the day he was called up. Made a diving catch in the outfield a couple innings earlier to save a couple runs, remember he was a catcher his entire life and they moved him to LF.
Stealing home on a pick off play to 1st? Are you serious? Yeah he pulled that off too. He baited Hamels, saw he was paying way too much attention to the guy on first and made his move. It was a thing of beauty, just a heads up smart baseball play that no one has the balls to even try. Right in Hamels fucking face after he beaned him for no reason, and you know that was in the back of his head.
Kid is the real deal and and joy to watch.
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