Remember when Cole Hamels hit Bryce Harper? Harper made Hamels look really bad because he took the mature road and only showed him up by stealing home and making fans' jaws drop. Immaturity among the immature can only hide for so long, and Harper made himself look really bad.
Last night after going 0-5 with three strikeouts, Harper put his own team's best interest on the line and gave himself 10 stitches and a bloody eye. After a poor at-bat, Harper slammed his bat against a dugout tunnel wall, and it turns out bats can bounce. The bat bounced right back and hit him in the eye, requiring major stitchery.
His manager Davey Johnson now says he will miss 1-2 games due to this injury. Harper, unable to get his manager's polite message that he will essentially be benched for being stupid, could not keep his mouth shut and said, "The doctor said I could play, so I’m going to play".
Good move - now the manager is going to have to make you look like an idiot and bench you. Even smarter: Bryce Harper's reaction to a question about whether he learned a lesson:
“I guess I won’t do it anymore, but I don’t know”.
As a Phillies fan, I say Harper is allowed to do this as much as he wants. Turns out, Cole Hamels did not have to send any messages with pitches; Harper will take care of himself.
Hah. Hahahhaha. Hah.
Posted by: Schrammalot | May 12, 2012 at 02:38 PM
That's some serious Natitude. What a dope. Soon as I think he isn't a douche, he does this. Just goes to show, you should always go based on pre-first impressions.
Posted by: Displaced Phan | May 12, 2012 at 03:11 PM
I agree - I thought he had turned the corner and was ready to step up too.
Posted by: Frank Klose | May 12, 2012 at 03:39 PM
Looks like Harper is in the lineup...
http://www.natsenquirer.com/2012/05/bryce-harper-bleeding-bam-bam-hit-himself-in-eye-lineup.html
Posted by: Frank Klose | May 12, 2012 at 03:43 PM
If the joke of a manager does not bench him nor even send a message other than woe is me, then his players will continue to have egos bigger than their guts. At least Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard pride translates into work ethic. This guy's only ethic is that the Phillies are targetting him and that alone does not make him talented. News flash: every major league rookie gets plunked, booed, and sent home crying. You're not that special just because you notice these things and they fulfill your fantasy.
Posted by: Hykos1045 | May 20, 2012 at 07:06 PM