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By Mark Polishuk | September 18, 2021 at 11:51am CDT

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  1. LarryJ4

    4 years ago

    Lol all this love on Harper! Really though the guys clearly brings losing with him anywhere he goes! Nothing in Washington. Then leaves and what happens? Well you know the rest to that. Goes to Philly and same thing as of right now. Nothing. It’s almost is just solely about him and nothing more. If a general fan can see this clearly other teams do to. So to ask if team X should land Harper is like asking does team X wanna lose? Sure Harper can produce but his aura is just negativity. A black cloud over the team he’s on. MVP should be someone that without him the team wouldn’t win! Well, in all honesty, with him the team hasn’t won. So NO MVP for Harper. Heck really for none of the top 4. If it comes down to it Vlad is the closest thing there is to MVP if it comes down to it.

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    • jorge78

      4 years ago

      That has happened historically. Team loses star player then gets better.
      I don’t know if the sample size is big enough. Just may be a noticeable event.

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    • vikingbluejay67

      4 years ago

      Same goes for Mike Trout. That guy is a loser.

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      • vikingbluejay67

        4 years ago

        Angels won’t win anything until he’s gone.

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    • kroeg49

      4 years ago

      Salvador Perez gets my vote for MVP. Maybe the best offensive year for any catcher ever, plus his defense is excellent.

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      • Fever Pitch Guy

        4 years ago

        LOL …. not even close to best offensive year by a catcher ever.

        Long before your time there was a guy named Mike Piazza who put up OPS of more than 1.000 three times, including 1997 when he caught 139 games.

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        • jorge78

          4 years ago

          He may have had
          a little help…..

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        • Fever Pitch Guy

          4 years ago

          Agreed.

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      • gbs42

        4 years ago

        One third of Perez’s homers have come as a DH.

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      • 1984wasntamanual

        4 years ago

        2009 Joe Mauer was much, much better.

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        • Fever Pitch Guy

          4 years ago

          Agreed.

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    • gbs42

      4 years ago

      I think “a general fan” would look at what Harper does and say, “Wow, he’s a really good ballplayer who would make any team better.”

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    • VonPurpleHayes

      4 years ago

      Washington didn’t get better because Harper left. They had a lot of talent and didn’t need to spend on Harper. They got hot at the right time, won the World Series, and have since dismantled the team because they aren’t a big market. The Phillies have vastly improved with Harper and if they win the division. it’s mostly because of him. Harper has been the team leader, hustles and plays every game, and is having one of his best seasons ever. Sometimes fans make up narratives in their head and stick to them. Your post is nonsense.

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  2. jorge78

    4 years ago

    So this replaces Sunday chat?
    I haven’t opened link yet…..

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  3. petefrompp

    4 years ago

    Ha I’m just laughing because Harper said he preferred Philly over SF because he wanted to be on a contender

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    • VonPurpleHayes

      4 years ago

      He actually never said that, but please believe it.

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      • Jean Matrac

        4 years ago

        As a Giants fan, I have to agree with @VonPurpleHayes.. It was the supposition for Harper’s decision since, at the time, the Phillies looked closer to being competitive than the Giants. But nothing Harper said had anything to do with one team being more competitive than any other, and he did speak why he chose Philly.

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  4. BobGibsonFan

    4 years ago

    Kumar Rocker hasn’t signed? Will he go back to college or will he be a free agent?

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    • Deleted_User

      4 years ago

      LOL

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