The Biggest Villain in Baseball
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Bryce Harper has received more unwarranted hate than anyone in baseball.... People love to hate Bryce Harper but is that why he's become so good?
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“Has gotten into verbal confrontation with fans”
Shows him arguing with Phillies fans
Me as a Phillies fans: completely understandable
Philly fans are my favorite fans, they love all of their teams and hate all of their players. I'm pretty sure they've thrown rocks at the city orchestra's 2nd chair cello player at this point
I love how he added the “acoona” video to that part too
If we aren't arguing with our players we don't care about them
100% agree. We are ass holes
I feel this
Baseball is the only sport where people get mad at you for trying too hard.
Happens in basketball
@@rayquaza1245 no it doesn’t not in any serious league.
Baseball has so many strange unspoken rules since it’s an old sport.
Like you can’t even celebrate getting a home run or do the ultimate crime of looking at a ball go out of the park for too long. Ding, you’re getting beamed at 93 miles per hour. Apparently pitchers have very thin skins.
@@owainraysor5108 Pitchers are the biggest divas in all sports.
Been happening a bit recently in hockey...but that's mainly old washed-up commentators getting mad that today's young players can do things that players in bygone years just didn't have the skill to do.
Bryce Harper: "Breathes"
Umpires: Throws him out
The signed pine tar bat to Ozzie is about the funniest baseball shit I've heard in a while. The whole incident sounded pretty on brand for both of them.
Actually hilarious 😭😭
Imagine a grown man getting upset at a 20yo for doing what he said😂
Shows that his teammates liked Harper, too, because it was their idea.
I love how the spectators say “show some class” after immediately calling him overrated. Makes sense 😂
It's not possible to be over-rated with 2 MVP awards that were 110% deserved. He's got over 40 WAR in 10 seasons, on pace for 80-90 WAR in his career. It's not Mike Trout levels, but it is HOF level.
Have you seen Bryce's numbers this year? He's making a push to legit defend his MVP crown. That's rare.
Shoehei Ohtani is also looking like defending his MVP. His hitting is down, his power is a bit down, but have you seen his pitching numbers? He's almost thrown enough innings to qualify for ERA leaderboard. He's at like 75 IP or something headed into July, and he's only allowed 1 ER in his last 27 innings. He might actually get some Cy young votes this year. He ain't gonna win it, that's gonna be Verlander or Perez, but man is he gonna get some lower ballot votes.
Sports fans in a nutshell. All of them love to talk shit but if a player responds back
"Hey, show some damn respect you classless clown!"
@@craigwheeler4760 Harper would have had a crazy follow up campaign. He would have hit 40 homeruns and had like 130+ RBIs. Plus the way the Phillies are playing right now, he would have a legitimate shot at a playoff run.
@@throgerino2731 harper is a generational talent. he's definitely polarizing but i'd say he gets hated on far more than he deserves.
@@duwop4677 not just in baseball either. ppl already are jealous of talent and they feel like it isn't fair, they actually expect the talented person to tone it down. If a talented person not only ignores that unwritten rule but raises their level of aggression way up then they are always going to get crucified by regular people. Laws of human emotion, double standards, a regular American's life is all about being competitive and getting ahead but if someone can do that so much better that it isn't competitive anymore, then the regular person's entire world view is obliterated. They %100 must obliterate the "cheater" to get their life back to normal. I mean if a fan's house payment was made or lost on their ability to play baseball, most professional baseball players would end up murdered. No joke.
So let me get this straight… looking at a home run too long is deemed unprofessional by the same people who vote on the most overrated player in the league?
Yes.
Man.. baseball is one of the most ridiculous sports in existence when it comes to these irrationally petty unwritten rules. Especially when it comes to pitchers. Pitchers have the most fragile egos and see themselves as the ones holding the projectile. Show too much emotion, flip your bat too hard, trot too slow, admire your hit too long, make it apparent in ANY way that perhaps the pitcher isn’t in full control of his stuff that day, and there’s a good chance you are getting hit your next at bat. Or, if they don’t want to jeopardize their starter or one of their premier relievers, they will just send out one of their worst in the pen later in the game specifically to hit you, get him thrown out, and then back to baseball.
Then you have no stealing bases with a lead OR if you are “too far behind”, no over-celebrating a strikeout, don’t beat your opponents “too bad”, don’t step on the chalk OR step through the pitchers mound EVER, always run as hard as you can even if you grounded to first, never rub the spot you got beaned.. I could go on and on.
By far (in my opinion) the worst of them all is: don’t swing on a 3-0 pitch if you are up big (like up by 6 after the 6th inning). This is right there with no stealing with the lead, but worse. The idea is that you don’t want to hurt the other team’s feelings and beat them too bad. And obviously on 3-0 the pitcher is most likely going to throw a fastball strike. What is crazy though is that the other team isn’t just going to give up. So it’s like you are supposed to wait until the other team does everything in their power to crawl back into the game before trying again. So stupid. Just go watch Jomboy breakdown the Tatis jr. grand slam to see how low baseball is willing to go when it comes to making sure everyone feels like a winner.
Baseball is honestly such a crapshow..
Yup, literally sums up the answer.
@@matthewmccann7108 people like you are the reason kids think baseball is boring, and why the sport is slowly dying
@@matthewmccann7108 and this is why baseball is losing fans. God forbid people have fun. Pitchers get to celebrate, so should hitters. It’s more fun for fans, teams and players.
Anyone who has been treated the way Harper has since they were a teenager would become just like him.
Going around saying you're better than everyone probably had something to do with it. Which is fine, just don't be surprised when everyone guns for you
@@draneym2003but everyone said he was better than everyone. Now he is just repeating it, and now they are mad
@@draneym2003 Bryce barked back. In order to bark back, someone needs to bark at you first. Literally blaming a dude for not rolling over to verbal abuse lmfao
No, he was a duckhead from the beginning. He feeds off the hatred.
Superior?!!?
The fact he did all that with a wooden bat in college is a such a disgusting flex and hilarious. Legendary shit ngl.
Wooden bats were mandatory in the conference he was playing.
he wouldn't have been allowed to if it wasn't required, he would literally be screwing over his team by using a weaker bat
I’ve known of him since we were both 12 playing travel. Since then, he’s been the best player I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen him dominate all 9 positions, 5 HR games, 96 mph fastball, best catcher in nation, he is the definition of baseball. I love the passion tbh, he’s killed it for 15+ years in front of the world and still no love.
I didn’t know much about Bryce Harper, but this gave me a lot of newfound respect for him. Thank you for that
I don’t watch baseball, but the bm he gives (at least in the video) is not even that disrespectful in my opinion. Just seems like competitive adrenaline or something.
Yeah I guess you will be in the minority on that one. This just solidified his douchieness to me. He is such an asshole and everyone knows that even all of his ex and current teammates.
Yeah I agree
@@colatf2 people hate him cuz he’s young and talented. Same goes for everyone in every profession. Imagine being passed up by a younger better person at your job. You’d be pissed too
He’s hated in Washington because all those stats yet he never won a playoff series and right after we got rid of him we won a ws with a much better much more likable best hitter
Just shows you how many overinflated fragile egos are present in the game of baseball.
Massive respect for him staying strong against literally the entire industry
Couldn’t agree more the game needs it people don’t watch this beautiful sport for a reason
People spend way too much time worrying about the wrong stuff. Players included.
I am not huge into baseball, but getting mad at players staring at a homer is the dumbest, most fragile thing. Throwing a fastball at someone is no where near a proportionate response. Have they seen people celebrate in other sports?
@@nathangarn6918 Baseball has dumb “unwritten rules” culture.
He IS the overinflated ego...
I love Bryce. He's unapologetically himself, hustles, and loves to compete.
That’s why he’s my favorite player of all time, and he will be in the hall of fame regardless of all the hate
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@@marselisscott6702true
same
@@Fit4Cyessir
Would love to see a part 2 of this now that Harp has become a literal walking legend in Philly. Hopefully the can finally get a ring this year to really round out his story
Astros in 5
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@@paulrodriguez4075your comment aged so well 😂😂😂
Womp womp
@@bryancole4022 i bet you kept this tab open for 2 days just to say that. Ha!!! It wouldnt be fun if they moslty won or went to the WS almost every year. Rangers better win though because my nerves cant handle this post season
"Almost nailed him with a helmet"
Throws the helmet 5 feet to his right
He was gonna nail him and then last second decided it was a bad idea
@@rayquaza1245 i think it just slipped out of his hand
juuuuust a bit outside!!
@@Nick_MyName def a slip, helmets aren’t baseball shaped unfortunately lol
Angel Hernandez still called it a strike.
Considering the amount of pressure that was placed on him at such a young age, I honestly think he's really grown as a person. Most of his antics that made some question his character were on the field-type of things. Being a Phillies fan, I think he really brings a level of competitiveness that the fans love, which is why he's a fan favorite here.
Hes earned his praise here. Alot of guys think you can walk into Philly a star and get praised. You have to earn it here. Hes also been pretty quiet since Joe started managing the team. Hes also a dad now. So, I imagine his perspective on life has changed a bit.
@@largemouthbass355 fax. example james harden will be trashed if he dont step tf up lol
i go to a lot of phillies games just cuz i love the energy, and last time i went to a reds @ phillies, harper got hit twice lmao
pep's hate him for doing exactly what everyone dose in baseball
I definitely like a class act over a hothead (mike trout vs Harper) but honestly the passion and work ethic Harper plays with most of the time is respectable and I honestly like it. He's been getting hate since forever and it's pretty hard to not be a 'villain'. He's definitely not over rated by any means
It's like finding out your favorite musician is a pompous douche. Not the end of the world, nothing overtly criminal but just makes them seem a bit less likeable. But the songs still go hard.
This just makes me a fan of him. Props to him for getting them to the World Series and taking 2 games off of the far superior Astros.
are you actually with them
@@bikearooee4134they're gonna have fans no matter what
Honestly, I have a hard time getting mad at a professional player for being 'overly' competitive or getting heated over bad calls. This is essentially been their entire life, so its understandable to get mad about something you care about a lot. If anything, it bothers me a bit when players have no reaction at all, almost like they are just there for the paycheck and don't care about the outcome.
And honestly, being cocky, while not an amazing character trait, is pretty entertaining to watch as a fan. A league without 'vilains' and drama wouldn't be as fun imo.
louder for the ones in the back🗣💯
Billy Beane has talked about how he knew he wasn't ready for baseball when he saw how much self-confidence Lenny Dykstra had. So much so that he literally couldn't imagine the idea of himself failing.
To hit at an elite level it's almost required to be insane or a huge narcissist.
Right? Shows you like and care about the game.
People should like it when players care. So many don't...
100% agree
@@VersaceJesus that makes no sense. MLB they mostly fail at hitting....
This guy was so insanely talented that everyone basically demanded he bow down to the good old boys club, and went apeshit when he didn't. Guys will hit him with 95mph missiles or taunt him mercilessly then cry foul when he responds. I am a Harper respecter.
I've come to this same conclusion.
Same. I like a lot of his competitiveness, except for he argues a bit too much. His responses to everyone's criticism is absolutely think is great.
same
@@zaos7321 I completely agree
@@zaos7321 yeah, the arguing gets a bit too much. Overall i think he's a very good player at the game.
Harper has become more mature and a true leader over the past 2 seasons. He deserves all the credit for being one of the reasons getting Phils into the World Series. I’m so excited to see what he can do for our city next season.
Lol, he hasn’t matured. He’s just older now. I hope he never gets a ring. He’s a classless pos player. F him
Let’s go Phils!
@@comebackkid531lose to the Diamondbacks in the NLCS. What’s a shocker 😂
If you think one person gets u to the post season, u know nothing of baseball
HA HA HAAAAA!!
And now he hit the game winning home run in the NLCS and we're in the world series! Congratulations Bryce!
... and you guys lost the world series because he couldn't come up with anything when it counted ;).
@@shpoopadoop at least we actually won a few games against those cheatstros.
@@OmaidyMan cry about it
@@AK_804 Ok, At least we dont even come near cheating as much as those bastards.
@@shpoopadoop and you’re still a virgin who lives with his parents 😢
Buster Posey normally is the first to defend his pitchers. When Strickland hit Harper... he just stands there watching. Even he knew Strickland was being a clown. As a Giants fan, Harper was definitely in the right there.
Even bumgarner went into the locker room during that brawl, which speaks volumes how the team felt about Strickland
Wasn't Posey injured? What pitcher tosses their catcher in that situation? Everybody hated Strickland that day, including his teammates...lol...
The legend goes that Strickland told Posey "hey I'm gonna hit him, if he charges the mound, let him come"
Pretty sure posey just was thinking that Strickland is on his own, not that he was a clown
@@gosebadoh i think bumgarner was on the DL or suspended, and according to the MLB rules no players that are on the DL is allowed to leave the dugout during a brawl
Mad respect to Harper how he responded to getting hit in the face. He sent a message to Genesis Cabrera (the man that hit him) encouraging him to not lose confidence and keep pitching inside.
back in 2014 i was in seattle and the nats were visting. there was one fan jeering "HAAAAARPERRRRRRR" every single pitch he was up. in the first inning, he smashed a home run. the fan didnt stop. next time harper was up, he smashed a home run off the hit it here cafe (which, for anyone who has seen a game in seattle, is pretty fucking far out). as harper rounded third base, he pointed out to the fan. the fan was silent the rest of the game.
one of my favorite all time baseball memories
Fuckin' dope af bro hahaha 😂
This certainly puts his 2022 post season in a new light. Good for him.
The senator saying "that's a clown question bro" made me laugh pretty hard.
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I’m a life long Yankee fan. For a while I had a pretty contemptuous relationship with my dad. While we were trying to reconnect we went to citi field for a Mets nats game. I remember it was one of Jose Reyes first games back after being traded back to the Mets. I was hoping to see 2 things. Bryce Harper hit a homer and Jose Reyes hit his first homer back as a met. I forget the order but both happened, and the homer Bryce hit was a fuckingBOMB like 450. I remember seeing the replay and telling my dad “look how far he hit that ball, we watched that” it’s one of my favorite memories in my entire life
The single most amazing moment in baseball, and I played it in HS and watched MLB my whole life, was Harper when he was a National coming to the plate as a pinch hitter (he had the night off) with bases loaded, ninth inning, Nats down by 4. He fouled off five or six pitches, ran the count to 3-2, and then launched a gigantic bomb over the 400 foot center field fence. I’ve never seen a baseball moment-in person-with more drama. Truly a “Casey at the bat” moment and he delivered. Nats ended up winning in 12th or 13th inning on a walk-off home run.
“F%#* you if I hit a ball 500 ft I can do what I want” that was the coldest quote I have ever heard 🥶
I would have said the same thing as well.
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I believe Albert played for Longview just outside KC-MO. Anyways during his first at bat he struck out...the catcher for Highland, KS told him
"You should go D1, not pro"
The next at bat Pujols smokes a ball over left center past the grass, the sidewalk, the road and lands on the roof of a house...Pujols rounds the bases gets to home plate and slams his foot on home plate looks the catcher directly in the eye and says "Fuck D1 I'm going pro bitch!"
Now that's 🥶
That’s tough!
@@matthewberrey3982 thanks papi
@@matthewmccann7108 DAMN!!!!!!! That's how you put a trash talker in his place. 😂
“Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical.”
Harper made his career off of this quote.
Yogi Berra*
That’s Yogi Berra💀
@@andrewwaters6411 I think he meant that Harper modeled his career after that quote, not that he said it.
If you come to a fork in the road then take it.
10 % isn't "another half", clown move bro.
Honestly, can’t imagine an athlete better fit for Philly than Harper. Absolutely love this dude.
He’d be even better on the ‘72 Flyers.
its crazy how many people dislike him and say he is overrated when hes HOF material
Honestly this whole video proves why he isnt the bad guy, he just doesnt take any crap from people
This video in summary : Bryce Harper is very good at baseball, so everyone had it out for him. Opposing teams hated him because he was so good & same for opposing fans. So Harper getting nothing but hate has simply led to him reciprocating the energy back to everyone else. He’s also extremely competitive so plays with a ton of energy. In other words, a bunch of grown ass men were acting like babies bc Bryce Harper is good at baseball and a competitive athlete
So why did the Nats win the WS the year after he left?
@@admiralv3538 cause they were still a good team? not even that much of a harper fan but that comment is 100% true
@@haydenmayer495
Nah it's cause I heard Harper was toxic in the locker room
@@admiralv3538 trust me guys I heard he was toxic
@@admiralv3538 yet not one teammate has ever come out and said that ya dope.
I'm a long time baseball fan, but some of these "unwritten rules" are ridiculous, like looking at a homerun for too long or taking too long to round the bases. I wish I was talented enough to tell people to F-off, then hit a homerun and slow-jog around the bases while laughing in their face. I've always kind of hated Harper, but this video makes me like him more.
When folks ask me who my favorite players are, its Mariano, Reggie, Derek, Greg, Pete, Ricky, and Bryce.
Thanks.
If I hit a home run, I would stand at the plate for at least 5 minutes before I started to very slowly walk around the bases. Stupid unwritten rules.
You never will be that talented. At anything.
@@swifthennessy1949 Really? You might want to check with your mom about that. The other day I had her screaming so loud that my buddy had to leave the room.
After last night…the biggest HERO in baseball!
15:27 “Almost nailed him!?” He missed by a mile 😂
I've personally always loved Harper. He was a kid that was put through an unfathomable amount of hate and heckling, yet still managed to perform at an elite level most people could only dream of in the best of circumstances
Yeah that guy's got thick ass skin and unshakable self confidence.
All that hate would've gotten to me by mid season 1.
@@jonathanallard2128 esp when I was 16.. Lol. 16!!! And took all that in stride... Fkn crazy..
I don't get why just because you're a fan of the sport you can just ignore bad people. Maybe it's cause I don't watch baseball, but to me I don't give a shit about how good he is at the game, it's literally a fucking game, he's a bad person. Would you say the same if someone in Esports behaved like this and everyone excused him because he was good?
@@SoaringSalamanders lol bro he’s a “bad person” because he makes people mad in a game
@@jamiesmith4757 No, I have no problem with that, that is what makes sports interesting. Attacking or hurting people is the problem. The people who purposefully threw the ball at him are in the wrong too, I'm just slightly more sympathetic.
Looking "too long" at a monster home run will get you beaned in MLB. Yet dunking on a guy and posterizing him in the NBA is just another day in the life. Baseball is fraught with "unwritten rules" designed to protect the feelings of underperfoming players--guys that just need to grow up and deal with it!
Nice
at the same time, you get booed by fans in the NBA if you try a little too hard if your up by a lot. NBA has some bullshit "unwritten rules" too
I love the unwritten rules in baseball. The majority of the effect they have ends up bringing teams together, having teammates standing up for each other, and providing interesting drama(I do admit there are occasional drawbacks but there is far more good produced by them IMO).
Also, I honestly think it ends up devaluing celebrations in football for instance when every tackle turns into an impromptu 45 second rap video.
@@Benjamin-1776- Damn did you have to get racist at the end tho?
I dunno. Every sport is trying to tamp down the taunting. If you dunk on a dude, you can't get in his face about it. If you make a great tackle in football, you can't stand over the dude and rub it in. The problem with baseball is that the "unwritten rules" go one way: a batter can't admire his homer or pimp it on his trot, but pitchers can scream and pump their fists after a big strikeout.
Guys like LeBron, Harper and Zion never really have a "chance".... media and grown ups rank them and hold them to unrealistic expectations as teenage "kids" and are held to this HOF worthy career standard their whole career from day 1. It's not their fault strangers put absurd expectations on their talent. He's an absolute beast
there's a difference between being good, and being a loud asshole who is also good.
@@Autistic_Tarkov_Guy there’s also a difference to not caring and just focusing on their skill and being extra sensitive and focus more on things outside of skill
@@Boss3Nate ....the fuck are you talking about?
He's a beast. Really the most dominant hitter in the playoffs and today heading to the world series
I'll never understand the "old guard" MLB mentality of treating a phenom with such scrutiny just because he's "too young" to be as good as he is.
The veterans get all butt hurt over this for some reason. He's intense, he's young, has an amazing swing - you should be celebrating that instead of getting jealous.
Only in baseball do you get shit for trying too hard. Absolutely ridiculous.
Most of those "Old Guard" were doping haha
It’s job security, that’s why. They don’t want to be replaced with the new best thing. 🤷🏿
@@sea_triscuit7980 Which I don't mind at all. I welcome steroids into the sports realm. Not only do I pay to witness competition, but I'll concede that for entertainment - juiced-up monsters hitting 100 HRs a year.
Coming from a motorsport background it's really baffling. A lot of the time in F1 especially you get periods where a single team dominates the Constructors Championship for years at a stretch, oftentimes with a single driver on that team dominating the Driver's Championship as well. There really is no bitterness between teams or drivers when one phase bleeds into another, as that's just the nature of the sport: teams rise and fall, new drivers come up and old drivers go down, and the show goes on. When Lewis Hamilton matched the record set by Michael Schumacher of winning seven Drivers Championships Michael congratulated him in person, despite the fact that Mike drove for Ferrari while Lewis drives for their bitter rival Mercedes. The late legendary Niki Lauda came out of a long retirement from motorsport to serve as a technical advisor for Mercedes and help foster the talent of Hamilton and his teammate Valtteri Bottas, again despite making his chunk of history with Ferrari back in the 70s. There's a general understanding that the best way to get butts in seats is to put on a good show, and that means nurturing the legends of tomorrow, old guard helping the new. People don't show up for races that happened years ago, they show up for races that are happening today. History doesn't sell tickets, and MLB has best learn that lesson before history is all it has.
We couldn’t love Harper more in Philly. He and his family represent the city so unbelievably well and he grinded to get Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos to Philly. Here’s to 10 more years and retiring No. 3 after he goes to the Hall of Fame.
100 fucking percent brother!!!!!!!!! Guy is an absolute Gamer
Schwarber is awesome! Love that dude!
@Fries based on some of the contracts that have been signed recently, I think Harper’s has been an incredibly fair deal.
@Fries that’s why Phillies owner wanted the extra 3 years to get the AAV down to $28m. I think that’s more than fair for a 26yo perennial MVP candidate.
He's got that Ty Cobb edge. It's rare for a guy to be good being so on edge.
I played a lot of baseball and one of my teammates growing up from T-Ball to high school was a pretty big star. Most everyone treated him the same way including myself but looking back, he was actually a good guy but had confidence and skill to back it up while not being dazed by peoples disdain. and I feel guilty for being against him. Weird how humans do that.
Right, I hated my neighbor, we went to school together, but played seperate travel teams cause we played the same position, dads hated eachother over an adult basketball league in 1996, We were same size, both lefties, I just couldn’t stand him, (drafted by angels) but looking back, he was actually a nice ass dude, and I was an Asshole lol. It’s natural for men yk.
Astros fan here, gotta give credit to the 2022 Phillies that went to the World Series, for a team which had few wins compared to us, he Schwarber and Bohm were the only hitters I legitimately started to fear something big was gonna happen and it could be game changing, awesome team to go up against, Phillies and Team, you guys have earned my respect, well played.
Harper is going to end up being an all time great. Regardless of his antics he’s a legend of this era of Baseball
Yup dudes a stud. I can see why people may hate him, but I’ve always loved him and how he plays and I’m not a Phillies fan.
Doesn't make him any more of a likable person though.
@@PerkyPineapple What does that matter? He statistically produces some of the best baseball of a generation. I must have missed when baseball became a soap opera and not baseball.
@@nothazzz when everyone started getting emotional over everything lol. People are soft nowadays as we can see by the comment before ypurs smh
@@InsaneRecordsEnt the only people getting mad at him are old heads about “how baseball should be”. At least as far as I’ve seen.
“Almost nailed him with a helmet”
*probably the worst throw of anything of all time*
He intentionally didn’t throw the helmet at him because the punishment would be much more serious if he use any equipment as a weapon
@@JasonWindsor88 No it just slipped out of his fingers he was definitely going for him
@@reesespieces2514 nah I think he through it to the left on purpose so he could distract the pitcher
@@mercifulprism7900 100% agree he 100% intentionally threw it to the side. He knew the consequences if he hit him with his helmet
@@JasonWindsor88 yeah yeah yeah, if that were the case he wouldn’t have thrown it at all
He's Proving his critic's wrong the last few years is Philly.
9:48 will always be my favorite. Just goes from extreme anger to extreme happy in like 2 seconds.
I took a fly ball to the face despite having my glove up in Little League and was absolutely terrified to play outfield for a good year afterwards. A pro fastball to the face is orders of magnitude worse, so I can only imagine how psychologically damaging that could be. Massive props to Harper for managing to move past it.
I did the same at third base. Broke my cheekbone. I couldn't ever really play after that
I play pitcher and third and I took a come backer to the face well I was pitching I broke my nose and just got up and played the rest of the game lol. Btw I still pitch I love ball
Same had bad line drive bounce ball hit my eyebrow left a cut with a dent. Was pull out by my coach and was hard close my eyes for the first hour. Harper definitely cares about the game more than anything why we true baseball fans like him.
Definitely understand that. I had a similar thing, except it hit my forearm and not my face. It definitely made me more anxious about trying to catch fly balls. I later got beamed right in the hip from a pitch, which at the time I was a twig and so it hit right on the bone with no muscle protecting it, and at that point I just found myself no longer enjoying playing baseball and stopped playing after that year.
took a couple fly balls to the face playing house league over the years. Most embarrassing part of it was showing up to school the next day with the baseball stitches imprinted on my face
You left out a huge detail about the Cabrera incident. That same night he messaged the pitcher who had hit him in the face and made peace, even asking if he wanted to talk about it. That was an *incredibly* classy move on his part, especially with what he'd just experienced.
Cabrera was having a terrible night, immediately nailing Gregorious in the ribs afterward, which should be your cue to get off the mound lest a Phillies fan shoots you in the parking lot.
@@artstsym Which he couldn't do thanks to the 3 batter minimum rule, otherwise Shildt said he would have taken him out after that first pitch; he could tell Cabrera was shaken up pretty bad by that.
Harper is the only man in sports who can go from the most hated too beloved after going to Philly.
Man imagine being beamed in the head cause you stared at a homer for too long
You didnt mention one of the best parts. After being hit in the face by that pitch, Genesis Cabrera (the pitcher) was shook up pretty bad and Bryce turned the whole situation by saying it was all good and there were no hard feelings. Lots of fans respected the hell out of him for that, especially in STL.
I thought so as well... and was also impressed when then Cardinals Manager Mike Schildt disclosed he called up Genesis Cabrera to tell him he was ok and to ask how Genesis was doing. Related - I can't believe STL fired him. I WISH he was the manager of my favorite team. Good dude.
Well, it was obvious to Harper that it wasn't intentional. I'd bet after so many intentional beans, he was somewhat relieved that one pitcher legit messed up.
@@denningfamily2145 mike is kinda a joke tho
@@kierasher1 I'm sure he was also very relieved his skull wasn't fractured. With how serious and dark this incident COULD have turned out, Harper was likely way too consumed with that thought above anything else.
Ive always loved Bryce. It seems like almost every problem hes been involved in is him just responding to someone. Dont fuck with him if you dont want the smoke.
that's what i see
bro saaaaame ive never really understood the hate dude plays his ass off and only talks shit as a response
Exactly. Fans talk all the smack they want but as soon as he responds he’s the bad guy
@@informantfred1853 there is a reason why. If you follow baseball or the teams he has been on you know that he is the instigator. He is a cocky little shit head. He is the least humble person on the planet. Terrible quality to have. That's why his teammates never want anything to do with him now matter how good he is and that's saying a lot because most people will look the other way if you're an all-star. Not in his case though.
@@lucastudor5536 not everyone has to be humble u clown if being cocky helped him become a 2x mvp before 30 then obviously it worked
I think this amazing video needs an update! He's now solidified himself as a Philadelphia hero and has matured a ton!
Man, Michael Morse is a real one. That's a ride-or-die teammate right there.
As a Philadelphia sports fan, if you dont argue with us at least once you might be too soft to exist here. Its just our thing 😂😂😂 Bryce is a monster and we love him
bryce harper is probably super racist tho =/ not a fan and he just looks like a massive trump supporter. i would bet all the money in the world he was involved on one of americas darkest days....1/6/2021
Nah yall Philly fans are just pure toxic
Facts, he’s got thick skin and talks back when we get too rowdy, he’s one of us
As a Nats fan I have to admit Philly is the perfect place for him. Our fans are massive pussies and our ballpark culture is extremely soft you will literally get kicked out for yelling “crap”.
The pine tar bat gave me such a good laugh. The absolute pettiness in that is amazing.
Fast forward too 2022 NLCS game 5 Brice Harper smacks one out for a 2 run hr to take the Phillies to the 2022 WORLD SERIES!!
This video just made me love Bryce Harper even more. I only recently got back into baseball after a recent trip to NY where I caught a Yankees game against the Red Sox so I’ve been following the entire post season and since I’m not invested in any particular team I’ve started to really become a fan of the Phillies and Bryce Harper has been playing on another level. Excited to watch the World Series against the Astros!!!
As a Philly fan since birth this melts my heart man
That didnt age well
@@Jet_Rod_94 I mean they had an amazing run. We ain’t mad bro
@@Jet_Rod_94 I never expected them to beat a team that was undefeated in the postseason but they definitely put up a fight. Gave the Astros their only 2 losses and one of them tied the single game World Series HR record and was a complete blowout 7-0. The Astros are just simply the best team in the MLB rn.
@@austinkoble No I agree. Nothing meant by my comment but for humor. I'm a Rangers fan all the way but right now only the Astros pay lol
Wow I literally never realized how hated Bryce Harper actually is. I'm a Mets fan and am tired of him being in my division, but other than that I love him. I love how good he is, I love how he plays, and I love his tenacity. May be hard to hear it but Bryce is so good for baseball.
fans are morons. most people hate on players because they expect them all to just keep their mouths shut, swing or throw a ball, and head back to the dugout without showing any emotion. it's ridiculous. players apparently can't show any emotion but fans can do all the bullshit they want because "they paid to watch the game." The entitlement of some fans is so obnoxious
He just does things to antagonize people, not even in a sporting way. That bit with him dragging his feet across the Braves logo was a perfect example. He'd been boo'ed as usual, but nothing personal, and nothing on the field. He just did it to be an asshole.
I’m with you, also as a Mets fan. He seems to have taken the shit in stride. We’ve seen what happens when players are overhyped and don’t live up to it. This guy has two MVP’s before age 30, and has always been a gamer.
@@2005StangMan I’ll drag my feet on the Yankees logo. Also a Mets fan
@@2005StangMan didn’t he do that after getting boo’ed? At least that’s what it looked like.
It's always interesting to see the "villains" in different sports. Especially when they own up to it and make the most of it.
For example in basketball trae young
Yeah half the time they’re just really good at the game and talk shit that they can back up, which obviously gets the people who are worse at the sport butthurt lmao.
Another example Kyle Busch in NASCAR
Soccer: Mario Balotelli
@@fakephoenixprince nah that's gotta be Pepe
This dude knew he was the man at 16 and never had to let up. Respect.
Never was a fan of him until this. This dude has had nothing but hate since day one and he's still playing as one of the best in the MLB today.
Ozzie Guillen calling someone "Unprofessional" is the most laughable thing I have heard in a long, long time LOL
Lol seriously. The guy is the most unprofessional manager to ever don the title.
I’m a White Sox fan and I totally agree.
Legend says Bryce Harper is still looking forward to the next 6 games
All this changed with one swing in game 5 of 2022 NLCS
And now he is in the world series
Honestly I agree with Harper to some degree. If you hit the ball 450-500 feet you should be able to do what you want.
Gotta respect the grind 😂
Except he was using a metal bat at the time.
@@KG-th3crI’m college he used wood
Phillies fan here- used to hate Harper. Since he got here, he has matured a lot. It is impossible for Phillies fans to not love him now. Dude is just an elite competitor.
couldn’t of said it better!
We really love him here in Philly. He’s indoctrinated himself into Philly sports culture better than any other big acquisition I can think of. Maybe Moses Malone and that’s probably it.
My dad is friends with Bryson Stott and he is friends with Harper. Harper has definitely matured
That's because he knows that Philly fan's don't play, they'll stab him with a spoon
@@duct-tapedproductions6014 no way that’s so cool!
i’m really excited to watch Stott this season 😁
As a ballplayer, he's the most exciting player I've ever seen. Yes I'd be jealous of his game too. RESPECT
He doesn't get paid for his personality. He gets paid to win games for his team and.... he does that just fine
Can’t believe he’s still only 29, he came into the league so young and was great so fast
ur right I'd a guessed like 33 👍
I've always liked Harper personally. You can never accuse the guy of doing less than his best and you can tell he cares about the sport. I was watching the game when he got hit in the face by my Cardinals and was horrified. I know it wasn't intentional at all (our pitching was atrocious at the time), but I remember being terrified that they badly hurt one of the greats in the game.
I love how he drops a obsolete nuke after the spectator just called him overrated😂
"Almost nailed him with his helmet"
He missed so badly though lol
Not a baseball fan but I love how he just completely shattered everyone’s fragile egos. Respect
Harper is exactly the kind of ball player Phillies fans love. He's always giving his ALL. He'll be OK in Philly.
Phillies fans will never boo a dirty uniform (or the man in it.)
thats facts though as a phillies fan myself u could not have said it better
Somebody with two MVP awards cannot be overrated. He was hated by a lot of people, including some of the people voting for the MVP, but his two MVP seasons were so awesome they had to give it to him.
Last year he nearly drug his team to the playoffs. They would not have had a winning record if he had not been on the team. So many of his RBIs, his home runs and doubles, gave his team the lead.
@@paysonfox88 exactly,someone who has won the best player Two times in any sport, says a lot about how good the athlete in question is
Here in the 2023 post season and Harper is still on fire.
3:52 I meaaaan, that is an amazingly valid point
One thing about sports fanbases that rubs me the wrong way is how they view players who leave in free agency. GMs and owners can trade, release, and underpay their players and get little to no flack for it. But a player, at the end of his contract, isn't allowed to change teams when his current team can't pay him what he's worth? Specific to Harper's situation, he said in an interview that the Nats flat out told him that, because of other contracts, they weren't going to be able to pay him anything near market value and essentially pushed him out the door. I just don't see how that's Harper's fault if you're a Nats fan upset that he left.
exactly, amen and I'm a Nats fan
@@denningfamily2145 I'm a Phillies fan and I always hated how badly Jayson Werth was treated after he joined the Nats. He was booed by Phillies fans his entire career after he left, and I hope Harper doesn't have to endure that too.
I love Bryce Harper, dude is the meaning of "I love this sport" even if people see him as a bad guy, I just see him as an amazing player who loves what he does and stands for it
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"You know Im just trying to get ready for the next 6 games".
@@PaintMyTaint 🤣🤣
you really think anyone came here to find out what you think huh...
@@slowery43 there’s a comment section for a reason, but okay
“A-koo-NA” Lol 😂 (with a Mexican accent) Acuña, menso!!
15:27
almost nailed him with a helmet😂.
I’m a Phillies fan. I went from hating him so much to him becoming my favorite player. He’s definitely matured, but the work ethic and leadership he brings takes his electric, game changing play over the top for me
I am also a Phillies fan from day one even when he was on the nationals
I never hated him, I never understood booing him because he was “overrated” because that’s not his fault, but as a Phillies fan, there is nobody on earth I’d rather have on my team then Bryce
@@mikeyanno457 yeah and when he comes back the Phillies are gonna be unstoppable
@@skyi3188 I hope so, we need to keep winning series’ and if we can stay 10-14 games over, we can slide in a wild card slot easily
Hell I'm a Nats fan and he's still my favorite player.
Love Harper so much, and even more after watching this. Funny that Arrieta out of all people was calling out Harper for being toxic a few years back. Arrieta was beyond toxic his entire time in Philly.
Not to mention Arrieta fuckin sucked when he was with the Phillies
Gotta give him props to not only playing through the insane hype when he entered, but now being an absolute force on the field who has more than proven himself
This didn’t age well.
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I love Harper. Sometimes sports just need a villan, and Harper has been primed to play that role for forever.
People who are only familiar with professional sports will never understand how a great athlete can be a villain simply for being good.
Honestly names me think of baseball fans actually care about the sport.
I’ve always loved Harper. Dude just has a different kind of drive for the game. Once again great video!
Who's here after he's in the world series!
trump
“He was in a brawl which ended a player’s career” My Brain: Multiple Times
Bryce isn't Trout. Trout was underrated till his debut. Unknown and quiet with no spotlight on a middling franchise. Bryce was named the chosen one at 16, had mobs of people booing him since he was a literaral child, and was hated cause of things out of his immediate control. He responded to all of it and worked hard. The dude plays like a man possessed sometimes and was just better than most people. He's a young player who hated the old rules of baseball and in the 2010s that meant you were a villain.
Bryce is my favorite player and has been for years. He's like an NBA player in a baseball jersey. He has the talent and charisma to be the lead villain in the league. Like a more self aware kevin durant. He has always been a great player, even in his down years, he's still worth the max deal despite what some baseball fans will say.
I originally hated Harper, (I’m not a Giants fan btw) but now I love him
Bro me too
I'm the opposite, I liked him when he got to the majors but can't stand him now. He is terribly overrated and kinda a dick.
Same then the Phillies signed him lol
brother
Last year was my first year watching baseball and I became a Phillies fan b/c of a hat my dad had I fell in love with bryce
"I'm just excited for the next six games" is the baseball equivalent of "I'm just here so I don't get fined." I like it.
That was so hilarious at 9:45 😂
The haters want Harper to act like a Saint, while acting like devils themselves.
I was trying to think of the best way to say the same thing.
Why can't he act like let's say a better player than him like... trout?
At 14:04 he must be really excited for the next six games
Perfect fit for Philly...No one likes us. WE DONT CARE!