In the recent three-game series with San Francisco, Harper was 5-8, 5 walks. Always on base. He hit a blooper in the gap where the CF made a lazy turn, made it a double, easy score on a single.
Leads the NL in runs, XBH, OBP, Slugging, OPS, WAR. Is second in NL in average, walks, and home runs.
This isn't a rah-rah, Go Nationals piece, just a remark that watching him play this year has been one of the most enjoyable baseball experiences I've ever had. Think about how much fun it was to watch Schmidt at his peak, Roberto, Frank Robinson. Not saying at all that Harper is up there with them, just that it's so much goddamn fun to watch him bust his ass every play and play baseball the way we expect it to be played. Just a joy.
Leads the NL in runs, XBH, OBP, Slugging, OPS, WAR. Is second in NL in average, walks, and home runs.
This isn't a rah-rah, Go Nationals piece, just a remark that watching him play this year has been one of the most enjoyable baseball experiences I've ever had. Think about how much fun it was to watch Schmidt at his peak, Roberto, Frank Robinson. Not saying at all that Harper is up there with them, just that it's so much goddamn fun to watch him bust his ass every play and play baseball the way we expect it to be played. Just a joy.
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