The Bryce Harper-Hunter Strickland beef went dormant for 3 years, then exploded into a famous brawl

[@12packersfan]

Dear lord Harper’s helmet throw was less accurate than most celebrity first pitches

[@CharizardMaster69]

well it slipped out of his hands, didn’t have enough Pine Tar

[@clevelandfuzzballs2559]

I think he did it on purpose it made strickland’s feet in an awkward position so he managed to get a good punch

[@ancestralFromWesnoth]

New pre-game ritual: the helmet toss.

[@leroyyau5]

Looking like 50 cent

[@brianscalabrine7494]

Shoulda gripped it by the ear much more accurate

[@petercort3566]

TIL: If you wanna win a world series, sign Strickland and have him give up a homer to Harper.

[@stefanbayoumi2399]

That's amazing since the Nats did get Strickland this year...

[@mysteryman0216]

Dammit, why didn’t we think of that?!

[@danmyers9372]

Stefan Bayoumi - Yeah, AFTER the Nats traded Harper to Philly. Most of us Giants fan were not disappointed to see Strickland go. Great arm but the guy is immature and needs done counseling.

[@AwesomeSauceClips]

Harper wasn’t traded

[@mysteryman0216]

Dan Myers my guy, he wasn’t traded he signed with the Phillies in free agency

[@StonedSpagooter]

The whole pitchers cheering at strike outs but getting mad over HR will always confuse half ass fans like myself.

[@roguishpaladin]

It sounds like Harper was mouthy. I'm not endorsing the beaning, but I can maybe see why it would stick in the craw.

[@gkdunch]

baseball is weird man

[@mcfearson1391]

I played baseball in grade school, high school, the army, and it's still my favorite sport to this day. The reason is every pitcher is a prima donna who can't ever stand to have their feelings hurt.

[@Bidwellz9]

pitchers are divas, just look at bumgarner

[@thelastmanonearth2631]

Nothing confusing here. When you realize that most pitchers are total head cases, it all comes into focus.

[@planetexpresszoidberg]

This always makes me sad because of what happened to Morse, always liked the guy and it was tough for his career to end the way it did

[@Feanor026]

Remember when a few games before he made his come back by tying the game with a Pinch Hit HR against the Dodgers? I was so happy for him and then... Strickland happened...

[@CharmCityGamer]

I didn't even know Morse got hurt from this thing.

[@PhantomThiefOfSports]

Was it Jeff Samardzija who collided with him?

[@Feanor026]

@@PhantomThiefOfSports yes it was, but it's not really his fault he arrived less than a second after Morse trying to do the same thing than him, and.. Shark is pretty big as well

[@planetexpresszoidberg]

@@Feanor026 always tough when a 6"4' pitcher who used to play football barrels in to you

[@jeremymccommons7741]

Baseball: Suspended for 6 out of 162 games for a fight. Football: Suspended for 6 out of 16 games for taking epilepsy medications.

[@chesthoIe]

Do we really want to watch someone with epilepsy slam his head into other people's heads for a living?

[@Corninthesky]

Sean -Chesthole- Osman Are you suggesting he should be banned from football? Because that’s not what they did...

[@im_waffles2920]

And that’s why I love the MLB.

[@Personal_Chizo]

@@chesthoIe There are different types of epilepsy. Luckily for some, concussions aren't really an aggravating factor.

[@tiger5869]

Hockey: 5 minute penalties all around for a line brawl

[@12packersfan]

They really had to do Bryce Harper like that with the thumbnail

[@alexanderschwarz242]

Harper didn't even pimp the Home Run everybody was watching it to see if it was a fair Ball or not.

[@GaigeGrosskreutzGunClub]

Also, Harper was only looking at Strickland because Strickland was yelling at him

[@rolandoalvarez8154]

This is the stupidest beef. Strickland was being super childish. Even Bumgarner, the angriest pitcher didn’t join the brawl

[@calvs420]

But we have to be pro pimping bombs 💣 as a pitcher that would gas the competitive fire (w/o targeting batters)

[@thomasalexander3406]

@@rolandoalvarez8154 For real. If this was an actual issue Bumgarner would have gotten involved. As a pitcher, you should probably know you're in the wrong when your catcher knows you're gonna throw at the guy and makes no effort to stop him charging you.

[@rolandoalvarez8154]

Thomas Alexander Totally. Who holds a grudge for three years an it’s a 100% Real that Harper it’s watching if it’s a fair ball or not he never do it to show off.

[@akauf2282]

You forgot that Strickland was released (or traded) to the Mariners the year Harper was a free agent. I think they did this because they were front runners in the Harper sweepstakes

[@RikiTree]

They were the runner up, and harper likes sf more than philly! Came down yo money and better ballpark to hit in

[@FallingStarDX]

Why is dis i think the giants offered him more money but oracle park is a terrible place to hit, especially for lefties

[@DaffyDuck007]

While this may be plausible, I can tell you as a Giants fan that Strickland was terrible. He had no control of a second pitch, and no movement whatsoever, so his fastball became batting practice to patient hitters. He was a homerun machine.

[@akauf2282]

DaffyDuck yeah. I live in NorCal and am a Giants fan and I would say “its over” every time he pitched

[@FallingStarDX]

@@akauf2282 i remember strickland being decent for the first two months of 2018 (before the door punching incident) but outside of that i always remember dreading the inning when he would come in to pitch

[@TheGlyde18]

Could we have a "Weird Rules" over the unwritten rules of baseball?

[@ubadman1]

1. dont have fun 2. dont celebrate 3.dont look at your home run 4. dont you DARE flip your bat 5. dont keep trying to score when winning 6. dont hurt my pitcher's feelings 7. run the bases at the "correct seed" after a home run 8. if you break a rule you get the appropriate punishment

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

9. No bunting to break up a no hitter.

[@Konformation07]

@@jasondyrkacz8270 10. Don't throw breaking balls to the opposing pitcher when he is hitting

[@Smoggygotdajuice]

ubadman1 Those rules are dumb

[@frozenlotus3563]

@@ubadman1 pretty accurate, slight revisions. 1.Dont have fun, this is your job and life 2.Dont celebrate until you hit the lockers 3.Dont look at your homerun 4.Dont make a show out of your bat flip 5.Dont run up the score past 5 runs 6.Dont hurt the pitcher's feelings 7.Run the bases at the correct speed after a HR 8. No bunting to break up a no hitter. 9. Dont pitch to embarrass another pitcher at the plate (we all know they cant hit) 10.Break one of these rules and deal the appropriate punishment (generally a pitch to the hip, egregious violations may receive a true beamer)

[@jazzosaurus8582]

Important to note that Hunter Strickland punched a door in a fit after a game while he was still a Giant. He broke his hand and was out for a while, but during that time he realized that he had an anger issue and started going to therapy. By the time he was traded to the Nats, he was a very different person.

[@leroyyau5]

50 cent’s first pitch>Harper’s helmet toss

[@ThatOneDude219]

🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣

[@matthias2756]

To be fair throwing a helmet is actually pretty tough, but yeah he could have done better

[@pandoralover21]

We need a rewinder of the 91 World Series

[@Angel-Diaz_805]

🤔👍

[@chekhov4215]

Oh yes please

[@DoubleKillFilms]

just so we can see herbec cheat all over again? no thanks. (I'm just being facetious I would love a video about an amazing world series)

[@kyleshreve9913]

I was at the game in DC after that incident. The whole thing kind of had an anticlimactic end when Harper grounded out but hey that's baseball most of the time. Kind of weird that out of the two Strickland was the one who went on to win the World Series with the Nats.

[@StifMiesterG]

Kyle Shreve Strickland got the last laugh 2 rings before Harper.

[@LostBoysBasketball]

StifMiesterG damn, that truth 😂😂

[@pandoralover21]

We need a collapse of the Phillies. From WS champs to runners up to successively lower placings until they were the worst in MLB

[@fefonrtv7730]

As a Phillies fan, this is sadly a feat video idea

[@fefonrtv7730]

Great

[@TravisCann]

not that interesting, they just got old and didn't think the nationals would come on as quick as they did in 2012 and didn't have the firepower in the farm system to replenish.

[@tmzebe530]

Dude you could do this about plenty of one off ws winners tho.

[@TheDogAdventure]

As a Phillies fan, I don't think it would be very interested. The FO didn't know when to rebuild, held on to their players for too long until they lost all value. They had to start from scratch. Had a couple years of poor drafting. Pretty basic stuff

[@DuuKem]

I love the fact that buster was so disappointed and was just kinda like “nah, I don’t care” plus bumgardner immediately walking into the dugout was great too. Nobody supported Strickland

[@lrs1975]

Strickland told Posey he was gonna hit Harper and to not intervene if Harper charged the mound. As for Bumgarner, he was on the Disabled List. If he took one step on the field he would of been suspended.

[@blendermaniac1326]

Bro, this editing is so dope.

[@maxmeadows9218]

Even as a giants fan, I’m on Harper’s side for this

[@Chris14_]

Everybody is it was 3 years ago and the giants still won

[@casualnoob7316]

@@Chris14_ exactly which is why it made no sense for Strickland to hold a grudge for 965 days.

[@carson.4612]

Loved the video, but I think you guys forgot something. After Harper hit the homer that the paddler makes the epic dive to get the ball, Strickland starts yelling at Harper for looking too long at the ball, which explains Harper staring down Strickland when he went around the bases.

[@richardverdi5490]

SB Nation: I'm a Philly native, and as a result, Harper fan. In addition, meaningfully missing baseball due to the coronavirus. So, just wanted to give a big THANK YOU for the video - it was VERY enjoyable, and helped me overcome some of my sadness surrounding baseball absence. Keep up the GOOD work, and THANK YOU once more!!!!

[@csabah.6251]

We learned that Harper hitting homers off Strickland and he gets the rings. Lol

[@Sai4651]

I feel bad for the dude who got a career ending concussion during that fight.

[@NoahNTG]

Lol. Imagine leaving the team and then they win a Championship without you

[@theoneandonlycobruh]

With Hunter Strickland on that team.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Well he did say he would bring a championship to DC

[@dominicmallano5633]

Beef History Chase Utley vs the entire Mets Team!!!

[@danielweiss3810]

it was just the Syndegaard pitch after that, not much of a beef tbh

[@samilles472]

Beef History: John Rocker vs. the state of New York

[@DanielOheb]

Daniel Weiss And the Rueben Tejada slide that forced the MLB to change the rules on sliding to break up a double play

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

Sam Illes That would be a good video. John Rocker was a douchenozzle of epic proportions.

[@PhantomThiefOfSports]

The Mets vs their own bullpen. 🤦🏿‍♂️ that definitely needs its own video

[@hostiletoxictomdowneyburne6469]

Can you do Beef History: Terrell Owens vs the NFL...may need to be broken up into multiple videos😬

[@181cameron]

The beautiful ending to that would be him being released from his contract.... With the Edmonton Eskimos.

[@tombstonejones9581]

@@181cameronHe signed a ten day contract, he worked out for them, the contract expired, and they took him off of their negotiation list. That's a lot different than being released. The beautiful ending would be him inducted into Canton. ;)

[@hostiletoxictomdowneyburne6469]

@@tombstonejones9581 he who has the last laugh, laughs best

[@SlimThrull]

Multiple videos? You could do an entire series on this one.

[@mspionage1743]

Love how Posey was like "Fck this, I just want to play baseball"

[@GFHarmy]

As jomboy said. I think Harper watched that homerun because he was unsure if it was foul or not

[@JonathanBarrow]

“A barstool podcast” No free clout for Starting 9, I see

[@CaribouLuu]

YESSSSS FINALLY BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@Alejandrohnandez1112]

I remember exactly where I was when this happened. In line for Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters at Disney’s California Adventure

[@JC4.80]

Mike Morse in the brawl: The people on the brawl: I’m about to end this man’s whole career

[@grege5074]

Spare a thought for Mike Morse here. Guy was never the same after the concussion from that day. Essentially ended his career. Edit: sorry I should have watched entire video before commenting

[@stefanbayoumi2399]

Yeah, it's a real shame. Dude was a pretty good player. I actually have his bat from when he played for DC

[@harrisonlee9585]

Beef History: Ty Cobb vs. Integration

[@nathaniellevesque2782]

Ty Cobb vs. pretty much everyone. Even his own teammates didn't like him.

[@maschneider9314]

Ty Cobb be every fan

[@maschneider9314]

Vs*

[@Ryan-0413]

Ty Cobb was actually in favour of integration, one of the few stars back then who were. He publicly supported integration, said that Willie Mays was the only player he would pay to see play and thought Roy Campanella was one of the best catchers of all time. Al Stump’s 1984 biography is notoriously falsified.

[@thedude3065]

Ty Cobb vs the legs of enemy infielders

[@JB-vi8xt]

This beef ended Michael Morse’s Career when the brawl between the two happened

[@DaddyHackAthletics]

Always entertaining to watch a Beef History, even if I already knew most of the story from Jomboy and the Harper podcast.

[@nicolasciampaglione4772]

I have some ideas for hockey content: Collapse: Mid 2000s leafs 2010s San Jose sharks (in a few years) Rewinder: Brendan Morrow 4ot playoff goal vs sharks Easter epic: 4ot game 7 Islanders capitals Kris kunitz' 2ot game 7 goal to send the pens to the cup finals over Ottawa Beef history: Ryan Reaves vs evander Kane? Maybe?

[@vedantshah9480]

As a Sharks fan, that one hurt to read

[@humbirdms2784]

Love the uploads and content during quarantine. Keep em coming

[@delusionalbengalsfan8332]

Beef history idea: Jackson Ellis vs mynba2k14 myplayer

[@jeremymccommons7741]

You have to respect Buster Posey for not entering that fight giving the OTHER injuries he’s had in his career

[@ZGryphon]

I love his body language in that wide shot. He's like a guy standing on the opposite sidewalk watching a McDonald's burn down. "Well, that's a damn shame, but it ain't my problem."

[@benjamindavid5641]

Lol I literally got that Gatorade ad with Harper in it right after the part where Harper was staring down Strickland

[@drewbravo7432]

Harper has that Don Mattingly timing when it comes to getting that ring.

[@roguishpaladin]

Imagine being a Yankee legend and never winning a world series. That just boggles the mind. I feel bad for the guy...and I grew up in New England!

[@matbettez3495]

Morse's head got injured from SLAMMING into Jeff Samardjiza's head. That pretty much ended his career.

[@mikecookboxing]

Roy Jones vs Antonio Tarver or Bernard Hopkins beef history please! Love this channel & beef history!

[@fse2520]

God this was hilarious

[@virushasdetectedawindows8381]

As a Nats fan, I'm getting tired of our "beef" with Bryce Harper. I don't really care that he left, it happens to most baseball players. If he wanted to get the most money possible by going to a division rival then fine. I think it's fun to have a rivalry sort of beef, but I've seen people that genuinely hate him and want to wish bad on him, and I wish that would stop. In a vacuum where I look at Bryce in a baseball sense, he was such a hype player that brought so much fun to Nats games. I still have respect for him.

[@Tetsaiken]

@@stefanbayoumi2399 At least Bryce Harper brought a WS ring to the team. All he had to do was be on a division rival that was repeatedly driving itself off the cliff all season long.

[@collyurdan5978]

Thank you, Seth!

[@ryanhopper2854]

There's also Bryce vs Johnathan Papelbon

[@tmzebe530]

I got j pap all day.

[@ianwestc]

Oh god, what a horrible choice to have to make.

[@PrivatelyHanging]

Harper's helmet throw resembles his team's in the playoffs!

[@roodboy606]

I always felt he was going to throw it at him then realized it was a bad idea and pulled off last second.

[@AquaticIvy]

1:44 That suit makes Harper look like he should be singing for Fall Out Boy

[@jaredpap8874]

I'm a massive Giants fan, but glad we got rid of Strickland

[@Morphical]

Looks like your a San Francisco 49ers fan not a New York giants fan

[@roycecarter4663]

Ya Strickland was good for like his first 3 outings after that he was ass

[@kavansamant6871]

Remember when the Giants won the world series every other year 😭

[@danmyers9372]

Yeah, he has a really good arm but the guy is emotionally immature and needs counseling.

[@danmyers9372]

Morphicsk - New York who?

[@patrickfleming7731]

You guys should do a video series talking about the history of rivalries from different sports. I think that would be pretty cool.

[@zackhaselius2757]

Can you guys do a rewinder on game 7 0f the 1991 world series?

[@markjones952]

Basketball is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court.

[@FranzFridl]

I like Ice Hockey, I like how they smash each other

[@j----y]

"Hey Kurtis Blow, what's your favorite sport?" "Basketball is my favorite sport!" "Yeah right. I've never even seen you play basketball. I bet you know nothing about it! What's your favorite thing about basketball?" "I like the way they dribble up and down the court." "This guy knows his stuff!! I'm sorry I doubted you!!"

[@lando.50]

You guys should do a beef history of the Leafs and Canadiens or Oilers and Flames

[@1neOfN0ne]

My opinion of Harper has changed drastically over the past few years. Sure, I'm a diehard Phillies fan but even the season before we signed him, Harper started to grow on me. I used to despise him because he was easy to hate playing for a division rival and being as hyped up as he was entering the league... BUT especially since he's been in Philly, the dude is genuinely a good dude who plays every game as if it's his last. He cares about nothing but winning and has been saying all the right things to win over the fanbase here. If you're not from Philly you really can't understand how misunderstood our fanbase is. We care about our teams and want the players on our teams to care about winning as much as we do and Harper absolutely does and unlike a lot of today's athletes, he's not a phoney.

[@korn.on.jacob.]

I was going to request this on the next Beef History but I guess THIS is the next Beef History.

[@jeremymccommons7741]

What did Bryce Harper do to get this much attention lately.

[@MikeJr9284]

Ikr? First Foolish Baseball uploaded a video about Bryce Harper and now SB Nation.

[@dmv2ks]

Pull a John Tavares

[@chaosof99]

Coincidences happen.

[@Boxscot49]

Oh shut up jeremy

[@benballier9580]

He’s a star player why wouldn’t he

[@littlebrady]

Hunter Strickland kinda look like that weird uncle at the cookout

[@CezrDaPleazr]

Old-school tradition is honestly kinda dumb, let the player celebrate when they've done something good, those moments are iconic

[@willdawg0053]

That fight was one of my best birthday gifts ever

[@creativeusername6828]

Have you done one on revis vs sherman

[@teddyhector5360]

Yall should do a beef history with the Canucks and Blackhawks from 2008 onwards

[@jasonleavy2384]

you guys should do a beef history between favre and rodgers!

[@grantparker3128]

This channel is sooo good

[@jkbuckeye1]

Guys who still get pissed about batters “showing them up” are losing that war.

[@Hyndergogen9]

My god Strickland's reasoning for why he hates showmanship is so dumb, and really does illustrate why baseball is dying. This bizarre deference to a mythologised past is just so restrictive.

[@bulbousoars7129]

"On uhhhh Barstool podcast" lmao okay dude

[@roodboy606]

Huh?

[@matbettez3495]

I was hoping to find more pitcher v hitter beefs. As a lifelong baseball fan there are some reallllllly good beefs you could explore.

[@luckyducky5213]

Interesting video as always

[@furrellpiere8930]

Do a rewind episode of Norwood's missed field goal in that Super Bowl against the Giants!

[@fredx239]

The order of Harper-Strickland's brawl could be called as a basketball plays. Helmet Thrown at Casper=Pump Fake Punches while running=Jab Steps

[@henrybrown3158]

for your next video, consider “the baseball community vs. the houston astros”

[@josevidz]

As I’m watching this video. I get a Gatorade ad with Bryce Harper.

[@gnomessb7154]

2:43 shoutouts to the founder of facebook, greatest sportswriter ever

[@Siddhartha-Bhattarai]

can you please do kevin pieterson and andrew strauss beef history next? as a cricket fan, I would love to see that?

[@oktechx4306]

Video missed the best part....Madison Baumgardner staying F This and heading straight to the clubhouse 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@edgykeed5229]

You stole this video from Foolish Base...wait, wrong video

[@scrumblybumbles6513]

Bryce Harper and Hunter Strickland both look like people named Bryce and Hunter

[@brianbohan655]

Can you do an untitled on Vince Carter or Tracy McGrady please?

[@andyfranchise24]

Super excited for this one. I was at the game for the brawl and almost missed it because I went to get a couple beers.

[@dylanyee136]

Got a Gatorade commercial w/ Harper before this video

[@Kimchii_kk]

Please do a rewind of the 93' WS.

[@fairweatherbird]

I was standing on top of the right field arcade at AT &T Park when Harper hit that second home run. The ball flew right over my head so high I was flabbergasted that someone could hit a ball so hard and high. In all my outfield experience in Little League and Pony League, I had never come close to seeing anything like that moon shot. I was on top of the arcade and it still went so far over my head I got dizzy trying to track it. I was so lost in tracking the ball into McCovey Cove that I never saw the whole Harper-Strickland interaction.

[@spaghettijeff9562]

The last time I was this early Brice Harper was still on the Nationals

[@austinweekley9213]

Suggestion for next video a recap of the Red Sox 3-0 comeback

[@hcdtrs9684]

Hey Seth maybe next time you could make about the disastrous and controversial France national team in 2010 soccer world cup

[@nescaffier1524]

Some fun facts from Jomboy: 1. Strickland had apparently been telling teammates before the game that he would plunk Harper. Buster told him if he did, he would want no part in it. 2. If you watch the footage of Harper "watching the home run" it's a long shot that could honestly be a foul, the catcher and ump are both also standing and watching, so it's not like it was particularly egregious. It's Strickland who was yelling at Harper, when Harper rounds first, he's responding to him

[@matthewforbes2969]

Offfff, been waiting for this one

[@andrewarthur5]

Request for beef history, Patrick Vieira vs Roy Keane

[@3dsaulgoodman43]

Can you make 'Why Buffon never won a Champions League' for your next soccer video?

[@channelname5345]

This was some dry age ass beef. How are you still mad as a pitcher when you won a WS and you are still mad at a batter “pimping” a hit.

[@bradwurst8141]

Good episode

[@jamalmccoy1982]

Baseball fans love to see confrontations like this they can't deny it it does make the sport more exciting but you don't want to see one of your teams super stars get hurt. ..

[@someoneyoudontknow7705]

Not really. “Confrontations like this” are lame and immature. Everyone running out on the field acting like they’re tough guys all because some guy got his feelings hurt cuz another guy is better than him or got the best of him.

[@tristanmartin7088]

Video idea: okc thunder and Seattle beef history

[@christopherjohnson2171]

As I have gotten older baseball has become much more fun to watch as you get a discerning eye for pitches and learn the game within the game.

[@johnblankenhorn9730]

It's almost precious how innocent Strickland probably thinks he sounds when he's answering questions "Oh I wanted to go inside, that's all" "Oh yeah I *guess* I could see how people think I might have done that for revenge" His quivering voice just makes me feel certain he rehearsed it all before.

[@shaktiwarrior3450]

I have never followed baseball, but i am watching because of how amazing Seth is!

[@benm1078]

anyone else notice how a beef history and baseball bits about harper came out in the same week?

[@happy_capybara]

You guys should do Roy Keane - Sir Alex Ferguson beef. The ultimate duo who fell out and the beef that keeps on giving to this day! 😂

[@whoistylerdurden1652]

Beef History of Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping please 🙏🙏🙏

[@smallppjoe697]

Baseball bits now sb nation... I’m all harpered out