Bryce Harper: I'm arrogant but it's a necessity

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The more we see of Bryce Harper in the majors, the more we get the impression he is not such a bad kid after all. Whether you agree with the way he carries himself or not, you’d be lying if you said he doesn’t play the game the right way.

The 19-year-old has done a better job of that since joining the Nationals as well. One of the biggest criticisms of Harper is that he is too cocky and arrogant. The young superstar told USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale that he understands why people might think that, but he says he acts that way out of necessity.


“I think that I do maybe come off a little arrogant at times,” Harper says. “But you have to play with a chip on your shoulder. You have to play with that fire and passion.”


Harper insists that he was provoked when he infamously blew a kiss to an opposing pitcher after homering in the minors. Nationals GM Mike Rizzo admits that Harper is cocky and has an ego, but says he has no malicious intent with the things he does. For example, many people blasted Harper for being immature when he smashed a bat in he dugout and gave himself a cut over his eye that needed 10 stitches. Had he simply thrown a water cooler across the dugout like a lot of players would have done, he may not have been injured. Instead, Harper says he wanted to go into the tunnel where kids sitting near the dugout couldn’t see him.



“Look, I don’t want anybody to hear me cussing, or little kids sitting next to the dugout and me dropping f-bombs,” he explained. “Of course you get mad, and frustrated, but when you blow up, you want to go up in the clubhouse rather than doing it out there where everybody can hear you.”


On some level, that actually makes sense. The bottom line is there are much worse role models kids could have. Harper may wear his eye black a bit strangely and style his hair like a clown, but at the end of the day he’s still a teenager. He stays out of trouble and focuses on baseball. What more can you ask for?
 

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HE CAN BACK HIS SMACK..HR #9 of 2016 in bottom of 9th (game currently in 15th) <dt class="period" id="mediasportsscoringsummary-period17">Bottom 9th: Washington</dt><dd id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1630"><dl id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1633"><dd class="logo" id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1642"> WAS</dd><dd class="desc" id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1641">Bryce Harper[SUP]DFP[/SUP]
homered (403 ft.) to deep center</dd><dd class="score" id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1638">MIN 4 - WAS 4</dd></dl></dd>
 

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Harper can play on my team any day of the week. Quickly becoming my favorite non brave player ever.

He is Pete Rose with power
 

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HE CAN BACK HIS SMACK..HR #9 of 2016 in bottom of 9th (game currently in 15th) <dt class="period" id="mediasportsscoringsummary-period17">Bottom 9th: Washington</dt><dd id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1630"><dl id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1633"><dd class="logo" id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1642"> WAS</dd><dd class="desc" id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1641">Bryce Harper[SUP]DFP[/SUP]
homered (403 ft.) to deep center</dd><dd class="score" id="yui_3_18_1_1_1461537944880_1638">MIN 4 - WAS 4</dd></dl></dd>

he never should have been able to hit that homerun in that spot. game was bottom of 9th and nats were down by 1 run. he was the designed hitter and 1st up. why not intentionally walk 1 of the hottest hitters in baseball right now and face the rest of the lineup.
 

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Best player in baseball by far.
 

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Very arrogant IMO- wants way too much IMO

It is weird. In the past, we have seen these players sign much earlier. Jason Heywardsigned with the Cubs in 2015 - just over three years ago - on December15. Albert Pujols signed with the Angels in 2011 on December 8. What is going on?
 

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Aside from that article just basic history has taught management that signing veteran players is usually a poor business decision.

It is weird. In the past, we have seen these players sign much earlier. Jason Heywardsigned with the Cubs in 2015 - just over three years ago - on December15. Albert Pujols signed with the Angels in 2011 on December 8. What is going on?

Perfect examples right there of two disastrous contracts.

In AROD's two monster deals. He performed as well as anyone could have hoped for but he still wasn't worth the money. Stantons mega-deal. Ever if he hits 50hrs and 120RBI still not worth what he is being paid. Many teams have known this for a while, while the rich teams didn't seem to care. Now those teams seemed to have learned as well.
 

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Well, a big reason for the market correction is because the revenue sharing model as well. The incentive to win 93 games vs 83 games just isn't there like it should be. Call it social engineering gone bad.

When the Yankees/Red Sox were buying up half the league, they didn't have to split as much of the profits as teams do now.
 

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Padres???


With free agency dragging on as Spring Training draws ever-closer, the ​Padres are emerging as a team with a legitimate shot at one of the top talents on the market. San Diego has recently expressed interest in both Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. However, after reportedly meeting with ​Harper on Friday, the Pads prefer to sign the 26-year-old outfielder over his infield counterpart.
 

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