The Anti-Harper Thread

[m0nkey]

Let this be a thread for all the Harper hate.  Whether you have an inferiority complex and have to say "harper sucks mike trout is better" in every harper conversation or when he does things like this:

 

https://www.mlb.com/video/harpers-ejection/c-1654454683

[JustATroutFan]

He comes across as a selfish player. Not a team player at all. .

[OregonLAA]

Ya I don't really mind it. Dude is passionate and a little crazy. I'd love it if he were an Angel. At the same time I love Trout even more for never even coming close to moments like that. The worst part of that video is the announcers 

[Ohtaniland]

Don't kid yourselves, if he were to sign here we would all have an angelswin group boner and TDawg would haze himself. 

[Angelsjunky]

The guy can hit a little bit.

[yk9001]

I'd much rather have superstars who go on cocaine binges, or play every day like it's an old timers game.

[JoJo26]

No Harper Hate from me....Dude is 24 and he busts his ass.

But if you love watching Old man River bat clean up only to meekly ground out...you enjoy yourself.

Passion & Hustle offsets any hair flip of arguing a bad strike call (it was friggin' low)

[Dtwncbad]

Harper totally gets away with it with me. I am fully entertained watching him and I have a massive amount of respect for his game.  I pull for him to be great.

I respect Trout's calm and mature approach.  And I respect Harper's attitude approach.

Each approach "works" for each player.  I don't have to pick one to like and hate the other.

Harper is awesome and I would love to have him on the Angels.

Harper is one reason I pull for the Nationals.  He is a beast.

[Lou]

nobody has stated that they enjoy watching Pujols bat cleanup.

Cliff Pennington is full of passion and hustle. 

[Lou]

meh, being ejected for arguing balls and strikes isn't the reason why people don't care for Harper. 

nobody has stated he isn't a great hitter or that he doesn't hustle and play hard.

but if you have a superiority complex and need to announce how he busts his ass every night, have at it.

 

[mtangelsfan]

Very good player?  Absolutely

Douchebag on the ball field?  Absolutely

Would it be great if he was on the Angels?  Absolutely

We've had Lackey and Wilson.

[Glen]

10 hours ago, CALZONE said:

Don't kid yourselves, if he were to sign here we would all have an angelswin group boner and TDawg would haze himself. 

*glaze, not haze.

[Junkballer]

I'd rather see Harper-type shenanigans than players being overtly friendly to the other team during the game.  EYjr pisses me off more than Harper.

[DCAngelsFan]

10 hours ago, OregonLAA said:

The worst part of that video is the announcers 

The Nationals announcers give you the distinct impression that they were broadcasting small-town high school football games on a 250w radio station up until last week.   Sad part is, they've actually gotten better since the beginning ...

Yes, he's a bit of a jerk - but would love to have him on my team all day, every day - except probably not at the free agent dollars he's gonna get.  

[Taylor]

I love how people celebrate and admire Harper for being an angry douche. It would be like defending a guy who beats his wife and kids. "At least he has passion!"

[CanadianHalo]

Harper is actually my favorite player. Love his attitude, we could sure use someone like him in our lineup.

[Taylor]

4 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

Harper is actually my favorite player. Love his attitude, we could sure use someone like him in our lineup.

What about his attitude do you love? Making an ass of himself on a regular basis? Being arrogant?

[Troll Daddy]

Don't get the jealousy but whatever. Harper may act douchy on the field but off the field he's a stand up guy. 

[CanadianHalo]

Harper with 2 jacks already today.

[yk9001]

The dude got into a fight in the dugout with Papelbon.  Points in my book.

[yk9001]

Just now, CanadianHalo said:

Harper with 2 jacks already today.

Yeah but the hair flip.

[CanadianHalo]

49 minutes ago, Taylor said:

What about his attitude do you love? Making an ass of himself on a regular basis? Being arrogant?

He's been touted as the next greatest thing since he was like what? 16?

To live up to that can of hype says a lot about his mental toughness. Harper is great and he knows it, he has a swagger to him that I like.

Trout goes about his business one way, Harper does his, his way. Both work for each guy. 

[Chuck]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

meh, being ejected for arguing balls and strikes isn't the reason why people don't care for Harper. 

nobody has stated he isn't a great hitter or that he doesn't hustle and play hard.

but if you have a superiority complex and need to announce how he busts his ass every night, have at it.

 

^

[Chuck]

3 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

Very good player?  Absolutely

Douchebag on the ball field?  Absolutely

Would it be great if he was on the Angels?  Absolutely

We've had Lackey and Wilson.

^

/End Thread

[ABC]

Trout and Harper are making baseball white again.