Sunday, May 6, 2012

Bryce Harper Steals Home

  • The Bryce Harper era is off to an outstanding start pretty much any way you look at it. Sunday night, he added another layer. After getting hit by a Cole Hamels pitch, Harper eventually found himself on third base.
  • (CBS Sports)
  • Sunday night, on a national stage and before a packed stadium, Bryce Harper provided a beginning so perfect, so electric, that it seemed scripted. He absorbed a fastball in the backside, stole home and sent Nationals Park into hysterics.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Something Unusual Bryce Harper has had a knack for wowing fans through his first eight games and did so again on Sunday night. He stole home as the Philadelphia Phillies attempted a pickoff at first base.
  • (ESPN)
  • Hamels (4-1) scattered five hits, a walk and a hit batsman, striking out eight. He allowed just one run, a steal of home by Bryce Harper in the first inning.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • They took the first two games of the series, and were primed for a sweep after a Bryce Harper steal of home Sunday. But after Werths ill-fated dive in a game they were trailing 3-1, the good vibes around the Nats have once again dissipated.
  • (USA Today)
  • For nearly two years, outfielders Bryce sheet. Harper is an aggressive hitter with a violent swing and the ability to hit the ball 500 feet.
  • (USA Today)
  • Will Bryce Harper-- who turned in a double, a sacrifice fly and a laser of a throw from left field to home plate in his major league debut for the Washington Nationals on Saturday -- be a superstar? Perhaps. Probably. Most likely.
  • (ESPN)
  • Question: When is it good to be booed by your home fans? Answer: When youre a Miami Marlin 500 for the first time since 1992. Then theres the Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, two highly anticipated baseball draft picks.
  • (The Guardian)

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