Bryce Harper was exciting for fans in 2012 Major League regular season - MLB Feature Part 1
More than his hitting prowess, what makes Bryce Harper an interesting commodity in baseball is the way he treats the game and goes about his ways for achieving success. He does not care what others think about him even when he looks like the weirdest man
on the field.
One can be sure of the fact that when he enters the field with eye black spread all over his face, hardly anyone can control their laughter.
However, when he moves around on the field like a rabbit and makes unbelievable plays, he converts their laughter into a serious discussion about him. Those who giggled at his freakish hairstyle and eye black in the first place cannot resist speaking words
of praise for Harper. Their view about him totally changes.
Then, their old memories of watching legends of the game arise. The sight of witnessing Harper show an excellence at the plate at such a young age reminds them of how the baseball heroes in the past resembled him in the beginning of their careers before
they went on to achieve heights.
Thus, comparisons begin and the image of Harper turns into more of a classy baseball product than a rookie trying to impress the audience with his unconventional antics.
Interestingly, no matter how talented Harper is, the impact he leaves in particular on the young fans due to his hair style will be more overwhelming than what he does at the plate.
Fans are going to emulate him just like they do their favourite film stars. In-fact, Harper has become an ideal person to follow because usually baseball players are disinterested in thinking other than baseball. With Harper being as innovative in his appearance
as he is in playing baseball, he can take the game into another direction.
Harper has lived up to what can be expected from an extremely young player. Even when he was hidden behind the Minor League and was off the spotlight, one could make judgment about him by just knowing that he is a teenager. He epitomises a true youthful
flamboyance.
Harper has recounted the events that led to his Major League debut and how he felt it was amazing to hear while he was playing for a Minor league team.
“We got snowed out that day," Harper describes the situation. "Beasley took me out of the lineup and I walked into his office and said, 'What's up? Why am I not playing?' He said, 'Zim might go on the DL, and you might end up in L.A.' I looked at him and
sort of went, 'OK.' And then I said, ‘Well, I guess I'll go back and sit down.' I can still remember the 5½-hour flight from Syracuse to L.A., walking off the plane and seeing my family, hugging them and seeing my mom cry.”
As a successful season comes to an end for him and the Washington Nationals, expectations from Harper will be higher next year. More importantly, the Nationals will hope that he learns from his experiences in the season and matures quickly.
Harper was not far from controversies during the season. He was involved in verbal spat with players and with the officials of the opposing teams. In-short, he was vulnerable to his temperament. Many can hold a view that the decline that Harper suffered
during the season on a few occasions was due to this. With the focus shifted from the real task, he may have fallen short of performing at his potential.
The views expressed in this article are the writer's own and in no way represent Bettor.com's official editorial policy.
Continued in Part 2
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