mredskins
06-01-2010, 05:29 PM
Yeah most people say Harper is a complete jerk, but he's too good to pass up I think.
Like what I've seen from Ian Desmond and Drew Storen so far this year (albeit limited innings so far for Storen)
If the Nats can hang in there; late summer/early fall should be exciting when hopefully we have a rotation of Strasburg, Zimmerman and Chien Ming Wang
Most 17 year old males are to some degree, he has plenty of time to turn it around.
12thMan
06-01-2010, 06:42 PM
Strasburg has sold out Nationals Park:
http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu27/kielfoto/Random/soldout.jpg
Just got a ticket myself. I'll check back to see where you're seated.
tryfuhl
06-01-2010, 11:29 PM
Yeah most people say Harper is a complete jerk, but he's too good to pass up I think.
Like what I've seen from Ian Desmond and Drew Storen so far this year (albeit limited innings so far for Storen)
If the Nats can hang in there; late summer/early fall should be exciting when hopefully we have a rotation of Strasburg, Zimmerman and Chien Ming Wang
most elite young athletes seem to be.. even just some of the "pretty good" ones
SmootSmack
06-01-2010, 11:38 PM
There are plenty of elite young athletes who aren't and don't come as across as jerks the way Harper is said to come across.
tryfuhl
06-01-2010, 11:39 PM
Yeah most people say Harper is a complete jerk, but he's too good to pass up I think.
Like what I've seen from Ian Desmond and Drew Storen so far this year (albeit limited innings so far for Storen)
If the Nats can hang in there; late summer/early fall should be exciting when hopefully we have a rotation of Strasburg, Zimmerman and Chien Ming Wang
most elite young athletes seem to be.. even just some of the "pretty good" ones
InsaneBoost
06-02-2010, 01:04 AM
This has to be the 8th game we've lost because of terrible umping. I really don't understand how that idiot couldn't see the bat go across home plate, it wasn't even close.
The MLB seriously needs to start fining umpires for blowing calls. I can understand bang-bang plays, but ones that are completely obvious are a plain joke. Something needs to be done.
SmootSmack
06-02-2010, 01:16 AM
most elite young athletes seem to be.. even just some of the "pretty good" ones
Agree to disagree I guess.
GMScud
06-02-2010, 01:54 AM
There are plenty of elite young athletes who aren't and don't come as across as jerks the way Harper is said to come across.
I agree, and but I also agree with Tryfuhl that he has plenty of time to turn it around. In his short life, he's always been the best player on his teams by a mile. I think he'll be in the Nats lineup by the time he's 19, a la A-Rod, Andruw Jones, and almost Jason Heyward (he's 20). He's got it all, but his current attitude won't fly in a big league club house I think.
The Nats have to draft him. You can't pass on that kind of talent. He's a once in a generation kind of guy. How often does any team have the opportunity to snag two prospects of this caliber just one year apart? It's amazing. The Nats have could really go places with Strasburg, Harper, and Zimmerman as the cornerstones for the next decade.
On a side note, my Oriole fandom is waning....
SmootSmack
06-02-2010, 02:09 AM
Well the O's have some pretty sick young talent as well
GMScud
06-02-2010, 02:19 AM
Well the O's have some pretty sick young talent as well
Pitching-wise for sure. Bats, not so much. Terry Crowley should be fired for starters. How Trembley still has a job amazes me.