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Because they're dumb.

Harper aside, looks like all those years of high draft picks are paying off in Washington. Gonna be an interesting story, following them this year.

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"This is a heavyweight bout indeed."--John Rooney, Oct. 27, 2011

Impressive arm

http://deadspin.com/5907021/bryce-harpe ... -by-umpire

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And that wasn't as good as the one in LA during his first game. He should have two assists already with both being at the plate.

Don't run on that OF.

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I'm going to love hating Harper...he's good and a douche.

Brett Lawrie is another one to watch. He's going to be a stud, but he does strike me a bit as a douche.

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The kid plays hard; ESPN just showed him going to first in 3.7 sec...on a popup to short.

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"This is a heavyweight bout indeed."--John Rooney, Oct. 27, 2011

I've thought the same thing about both of those guys. Hope there's not a new wave of dicks that want to turn MLB into the NBA.

Baseball wishes. Just having a few new marketable personalities - even one in the style of a WWF heel - would make up some of the huge marketing void between MLB and the more popular sports. When the best player gets forced the nickname "the machine" in part because he has no discernible personality, it's kind of a problem.

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Yes, because if there's one thing MLB needs, it's a bunch of jerks running around posing and talking trash.

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"You have to be concerned about the future, but you also have to be more concerned about the present. If you have to give up two or three young kids - who may not be able to play for several years - to get help for your team now, you have to do it." - Bing Devine, 1999

"They call baseball a game because it's too screwed up to be a business." - Jim Bouton, 1971.

"Big deal. Anyone can win games when the other team doesn't score any runs." - Curt Flood to Bob Gibson, circa 1968

Lawrie has lightened up a lot since being traded is my understanding. He plays the game incredibly hard and has been likened to George Brett in the way he plays the game.

Harper is 19, Lawrie is 22, they both still have a lot of maturing left, and Harper is going to be around guys like Zimmerman, Ankiel and Werth while Lawrie will be around Bautista. I think they'll turn out just fine, but yea, at the moment they're both kinda douchebags.

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