The Summer Bryce Harper Broke College Baseball

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[@caidthackeray8896]

That umpire just decided to ruin Harper's amateur career, huh

[@LoG2891]

Angel Hernandez would be so proud

[@g4mernick4]

Ump must have hated his life. Who taunts a minor for no reason

[@_JamesBrown]

@Aaron-fv5lt cool you were in all those boys

[@senorpepper3405]

​@@_JamesBrownthat was pretty un called for😂

[@WhiskeyDip]

@@Aaron-fv5lt And?

[@justdirt]

Bryce has been my favorite player for a while now. He was the only guy I would check on when I fell out of love for baseball. He was just a confident kid who worked hard, but literally 10s of 1000s of grown adults despised Bryce for this. What isn't mentioned in this video too much is the sheer amount of hate Bryce received every game. There are now a bunch of clips of Bryce being called overrated before smashing a home run. That started when he was 14. How he spent 4 years playing in front of bigger and more hostile crowds, taking it in stride is just amazing. Say what you want about his inconsistency in the MLB, about 99% of players would take even his worst season's numbers and only a handful of players ever can say they have multiple MVPs

[@fortynights1513]

Say what you want about Harper. But the story of his early MLB journey is an interesting one in my book.

[@r.jguerra5526]

He's always angry and it's very funny

[@fortynights1513]

@@r.jguerra5526He’s been described as tenacious

[@garethwillmott4234]

What’s the name of your book?

[@tima.478]

Yeah, it was def not your typical route. His parents were thinking WAAAAYYYY out the box with this kid. Great talent though so I guess it all made sense to them, as It did pay off quite handsomely. Cool vid but I will also add that his brief college pitching career, was a total bomb. He threw hard but got rocked pretty much every time they let him have the ball until they realized it was a terrible idea. lol.

[@caseygillis9017]

@@r.jguerra5526he’s a gamer. Don’t mistake that for anger. Very few people would know

[@chriscampbell3417]

So his college stats converted to a full 162 games was equivalent to 76 HR, 234 RBI, 231 R, 47 SB, in 162 games.

[@Christopher-cm6he]

Jesus

[@ricky5369]

tbh that doesn't seem that impressive when you say it like that. Except for the stolen bases I guess it is for his age, but in general I don't think that's absurd for amateur play

[@tylers82]

Bryce and I are the same age so I grew up watching his highlight videos after coming home baseball practice. He was a stud in high school but I never imagined he would actually succeed in the mlb. He’s one of the few top baseball prospects that actually did well in the mlb

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Why do prospects consistently fail so bad in the majors again?

[@Yeldineyintun]

@@rustyshackelford4224they probably rest on their laurels bc they’ve been studs their whole lives

[@BenjiWantsBliss]

I remember playing him the summer going into my freshman year of HS. We were down 17-1 and didn't want to waste pitching so they put me in and my man sent my 3rd pitch at least 500 feet. Never even saw it land 😅

[@TheJiggaNasty]

As an O's/Nats fan, I miss watching Harper on a regular. Dude is really the perfect baseball player, a prodigy. I love when he goes off on players and umpires because he's usually correct

[@keithb5434]

I’m a Phillies fan I can’t express how much I love Bryce Harper.

[@24tommyst]

He's a baseball player--just calm the eff down.

[@keithb5434]

no thanks@@24tommyst

[@joeg5414]

maybe you should like marry him

[@JoeRogansForehead]

I sent him a magazine when he was on the cover , sports illustrated I think. He was still in highschool but he mailed it back signed . It was awesome . He was known to answer autograph requests before he got drafted

[@ricky5369]

98 mph is serious, I've never seen that stat before. He could have been a pitcher! omg!!?!?!

[@Aaron-fv5lt]

I was in that San jac team in 2010 when we played Harper at the juco WS and he got ejected.. dude was a monster then and still is

[@kc4662]

I was at Crowder that year and saw him get escorted out by 4 police officers for protection. Mind blowing the amount of attention he was receiving at his age.

[@JoeRogansForehead]

I mailed Bryce Harper a magazine when he was on the cover of it and he mailed it back to me signed . I think it was sports illustrated when he was still in highschool . Sad that I lost it but it was nice of him.

[@jmg999]

I don't know if you mentioned it or not, but he was using a wooden bat in high school where he was completely eligible to use a metal bat like everyone else. He was more interested in preparing himself for MLB. I always found that interesting.

[@user-rk7rl7tm5w]

Most decent high school players I know use a Baum bat just to prepare for club/perfect game tournaments

[@tima.478]

Not that odd bro, we did this back in the early 80's getting ready for Summer (Legion) ball.

[@connormartin4705]

Love the work man, been waiting for a new vid since I got recommended the first! Beautiful timing with the Harper Hernandez clip making the rounds, god speed algorithm o7

[@connormartin1618]

Yeah it's a great vid

[@baseballkid3542]

He lived up to the hype fs

[@kllrbee69]

Guy is a freak. Id take him any day over almost anyone in the league. His intensity is unrivaled. With that said, I still chuckle when Cole Hamels "welcomed" him to the bigs.

[@tima.478]

If I had him there's literally 50 players I would trade him for...he's a team of 1, always has been. No hit on him, it's just how he rolls.

[@NN.baseball]

The way he says Nevada 💀 (I’m from there and no one says it like that there).

[@drag0..]

We def don’t 😂

[@aidancrews6375]

Always a good day when “made the cut” posts

[@Fryed_Bryce]

The most successful Bryce so far. I met a black Bryce once, that was crazy

[@petewajda3083]

Theo Von ass comment 😭😭💀

[@NardoCantCook]

I know a black Bryce and a white Bryce and that’s how we differentiate between the two.

[@senorpepper3405]

Good stuff😂

[@SergioArambula]

I remember watching that 6-6, 4 HR game in 2010 during the junior college world series.... let me tell you, the hype was impalpable, the crowd was absolutely stunned... I thought to myself, "this is what it must have felt like to see Tiger win his 3rd straight amateur championship, to see Griffey at Moeller High in 87, to see Arod at Westminter Christian in 93, or even Serena in the 99 US OPEN final" Sure fire phenoms. I honestly thought Bryce was going to break baseball. To this day the best 17 year old I'd ever seen. And at that moment in time, I woulda been hard pressed to name ONE team in the majors where he wouldn't be able to start in the outfield as a 17 YEAR OLD!. Unreal moment.

[@craigwheeler4760]

It's really crazy to see the way Harper and Trout have evened out in terms of results. Trout -- Started out super hot and healthy. Now he can't finish a season, is plagued with injury, and plays on losing teams. Harper -- Always had good, not great teams, started out getting hurt in a lot of seasons, but got healthy at the right moments. Now he's playing a lot of games, having MVP seasons, and taking his team deep into the playoffs with clutch hits and moments. Both guys are team players, but I think Harper is the ultimate teammate and player. He changed positions twice to help his team out when needed. His play at first base is amazing, when you consider he never played 1st in his entire life until last year. To even be a league average defender at 1st is incredible for someone new to the position. Ever since 2020 Bryce Harper has been at least equal to Trout. He's been on the field way more games, produced more hits, more RBI, and won an MVP.. Harper has taken his good team to the playoffs, and nearly drug a mediocre team (that was not much better than the Angels' team in 2021) to the playoffs by himself, on the back of his 2nd MVP season. Whenever he gets on a team that would go to the playoffs without him, like the 2022 squad, he gets that playoff team to game 6 of the WS. That's a great player. I would love to see what a healthy Mike Trout would do on a team like the Braves or Astros. He's tear shit up!

[@imastudd]

Great info and clips but you gotta work on how you intonate the ends of your sentences. Your pitch goes up at the end of every sentence and it’s hard to listen to for more than a few minutes. Again, great research, info, and clips and this is something you can definitely adjust.

[@csampson7]

dude the way you speak drives me absolutely crazy. how you heavily emphasize and enunciate the last or second to last vowel sound of a thought actually makes my ears bleed.

[@LouieOcean2]

If Bryce Harper was a rookie post shohei he might be a 2 way player he really was that talented

[@tsua8061]

Stop.

[@bigdrummerhalld]

Sorry Eric sim Bryce might be the king of juco 😂😂😂

[@randymarsh6931]

Listening to this, it’s a wonder he didn’t burn out. Young players do not play this hard anymore when draft money is on the table. He really is a legend.

[@gldnedge]

If you can't pronounce the hall of fame players name....just don't say it. LMFAO

[@Hamburger-xw2mi]

I think it’s safe to say, this phenom made it

[@alarrim29574]

Textbook case why everyone hates umpires😂

[@michaelweston2285]

anyone else notice how weird it is this narrator ends the last syllable or 2 of every single sentence he says going from a high pitched note to a lower pitched note? it's really weird. and once you notice it, very irritating.

[@peteredmonds1712]

impossible to watch

[@hb-robo]

Man I did not realize in the moment but this is now unwatchable lol

[@insanefortnitewiththegmant5182]

He is not the first KZbinr I've noticed doing it. Drives me crazy.

[@KazeShikamaru]

You hate to drive it when umps go into business for themselves.

[@Scottie4twenty]

Joe Mauer struck out 1 time in high school. Let that sink in for a moment. Yep, that wasn't a typo. 1 time all through high school

[@paulcruz4215]

Maddux threw well over 90 mph in high school and chose to throw upper 80's to get optimal movement on his FB and Splitter.

[@paulcruz4215]

Love to know what his training regiment, nutrition, and supplement schedule were like in high school/JC...

[@HutchPHILA82]

I can’t stand the cadence of the narrators speech

[@allanturmaine5496]

It doesn't matter that he isn't the best hitter. What matters is he wants to be.

[@vegastjg]

He was an absolute sure thing at sixteen.

[@Korey_12u_LVBA]

You know what’s amazing at 9:45 my coach is Jordan Keegan he coaches at LVBA Lightning I’m from Vegas

[@OnTheCosp]

I played in the tournament he went 12-12 in, what’s wild is the double was a ground rule double 😂

[@Brennan88Hartnell]

This video is awesome, but the flow in which you talk is grueling to listen to. My god.

[@efg1311]

In my lifetime there’s only been 3 bonafide phenoms coming out of high school, Griffey, A-Rid, and Harper. All 3 have lived up to the hype but I just wish Harper could stay healthy because I honestly don’t think he’s played more than a couple seasons where he wasn’t injured.

[@rustyshackelford4224]

"A-Rid"... LOL!

[@tima.478]

"A-Roid," there...I fixed it for you! 🤣

[@JoeRogansForehead]

I sent him that magazine he was on when he was in highschool and he signed it and sent it back!!

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Based on the thumbnail it's safe to assume Harper is a fan of the Blackest of Metal. SDBM 🤘

[@TwoFingerSaloute]

Seems like he still hasn’t shown his max potential yet

[@fallendeus]

hearing stories like that last one with the ump obviously not doing his job intentionally... really makes me wish that batters would just crack them in the face in situations like that. They deserve it.

[@DJ-co3xx]

W vid bro!

[@cinemasnitch3959]

didnt know he pitched thats crazy

[@oldmangaming3858]

As a nats fan i have so much love and hate and respect for harper. Just annoyed that he is on the phillies.

[@ricky5369]

you need to take more care reading your script, because where you put the emphasis on each word affects the meaning and is difficult to follow. We would really appreciate it. When you read, you need to comprehend what you're reading not just speak the words.

[@brapskrt]

Bro fix your voice inflection at the end of sentences

[@_This_world_shall_know_pain_]

Umpires are the absolute worst for that reason

[@j.s.friedman9649]

Yea, but the "Phenom" may not make the Hall of Fame, if he doesn't start producing again.

[@PeterpanSyndrome_]

You forgot to mention how disliked he was by most who met him.

[@TrandafirRuby]

Bruuuuuuuhhhhhhh its Neh Va Duh. You dont say Awwwwwwpple to say Ahpple.

[@mikemurphy8996]

That generation of player had the worst eye black of all time

[@Blubbluh]

6’3 as a freshman? Did he not grow after that?

[@myworldview999]

some people stop growing at 13 or 14, so that's definitely a thing

[@bibwaddie2784]

Anyone know the other judo player to win the golden spike?

[@mobogdan4683]

nah how you gonna pitch to a guy in an elimination game that has like 4-4 with however many bombs and extra base hits against you gotta put him on idc

[@mikemurphy8996]

It’s a bit crazy to say but he’s not even the best player in that draft class. Still a good player though

[@hb-robo]

Who did you have in mind?

[@mrjamesgrimes]

A healthy Harper is the best hitter in the game

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Why?

[@mrjamesgrimes]

@@rustyshackelford4224 tf you mean why?

[@drag0..]

The way he pronounces Nevada 😬

[@Interwebssuparhero]

Nah watch him retire and re enroll in that school just to play baseball and get that fucking title. Id watch all them damn games hahaha

[@MrBrianyoruk]

His haters are overrated

[@PopOutPaulie]

570ft tho. Like some of this shit would sound unbelievable if it wasnt Bryce. But dog 570ft. Idk if i can believe that one. I do believe the 502ft hr though

[@chrislewis5069]

Robin Yow-nt. Come on man

[@Thuromc]

The ump was the definition of a hater.

[@nicholasadams2374]

Max Clark might have something to say... LOL

[@Nolan33177]

Umpires should be fined and fired, they should have to wear mic’s and cameras

[@aappaapp6627]

Nice!

[@bigben624]

High School Ohtani in shambles

[@LouieOcean2]

I always thought that if he was to come up in the post shohei era he might of been a 2 way player

[@footballstar2772]

Greg maddux used to throw 95???

[@anthonymoctezuma3313]

11:02 that is video of Cypress High School

[@aidancrews6375]

Let’s goooooooooooooo

[@dal_bhat]

It's pronounced "Nev-VAD-uh," not "Nev-VAH-duh."

[@vicenteduran3764]

East Made ⚾️

[@phbranding8530]

Harper's story is really interesting. Unfortunately, this is not the story. These are a bunch of tall tales and actually take away from the real effort and grind that it took for him to make it. Very little in this video is true.

[@DoggieMike-rw4ix]

"MONDO"🤔 I THINK IS "MUNDO"😉

[@Alex-ii9sp]

Es mondo. Es el apodo que su tio le dio.

[@Pwnzistor]

UGH why do you end every sentence like a creaking door? I had to stop watching.

[@Mskedu47]

Heating up now but kind of a big disappointment given the hype

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Elaborate on that...

[@pangaea6united]

Take October

[@brennanburke2782]

Im honestly shocked he is mormon

[@wwpjd28]

Should've been a Yankee. I don't think I've ever seen a guy more fitted for the pinstripes than Harper. He has made a phenomenal Philly too, but Cash letting this one slip away is his biggest failure.

[@Broken_Robot_]

Ew

[@bipity-bob]

not everyone should be a yankee blawg

[@wwpjd28]

@@bipity-bob Agreed. Harper should've been though. He talked about wanting to go to the HOF in pinstripes before he was even drafted (knowing he was never going to get drafted by the Yankees because they never have top 5 picks). His swing was made for the Stadium. And he would've been the perfect larger than life ARod type personality to Judge's Jeter (though obviously without the off the field problems ARod had - but every ounce the competitive fire and incredible passion for the game as a baseball rat that ARod had). He could've kept his number 34 too (a number he chose because it adds up to 7 for Mantle).

[@bipity-bob]

@@wwpjd28 thanks for the info.

[@jackwilliams7738]

98 mph at 16 years old… that seems like a big red flag for PEDS!

[@kennym9933]

he has never thrown 98 mph off the mound

[@arresthillary9502]

he never seemed like a very nice guy

[@robf4605]

Lol

[@PringlesCan-y7m]

meh, he's alright i guess. He's not as good as El Fuerte from down the block, that kid can play.

[@bodacious117]

Stop with this nonsense, dude wasn't hitting 400 foot home runs at 12 with a wooden bat

[@manka6969]

you dont have to hold the camera so close to your face

[@BigBoiOlive.]

It’s not that big of a deal

[@zachansen8293]

TIL harper is mormon :(

[@JoshGibson-fb7mf]

Overrated

[@rustyshackelford4224]

How is Bryce Harper overrated?

[@rustyshackelford4224]

How is Bryce Harper overrated?

[@rustyshackelford4224]

How is Bryce Harper overrated?