Signing(s): Bryce Harper to Phillies (13 years/330 M)

[robert terwilliger]

which is...good?

he's not from philadelphia and the second he blows out his knee or something, any fan is going to turn on him. he gives enough of a shit to sign there and try to win. that should be enough.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I mean he just gave up his number 34 for Halladay and then he says he wants to bring a title to Broadstreet. He has 13 years to show that he loves Philly, come on you guys.

 

[Voight]

8 million per win. Oooof this is going to be a tough contract.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

which is...good?

he's not from philadelphia and the second he blows out his knee or something, any fan is going to turn on him. he gives enough of a **** to sign there and try to win. that should be enough.

I don't care if he cares about Philly or not. But that said, it is not like he is taking his laptop to work to crunch numbers for Big Corporation Inc., he's a performer in the entertainment industry. The great, truly beloved performers certainly cared more about their fans and the reception of their work than a regular employee.

There's a tendency nowadays both on the team owner/management side and the player side to take the 3rd party, the fans, for granted. I think it's a brutal mistake. In the grand scheme of history, baseball's popularity is nothing but a blip. Heck, attendance sports are a blip. It's far from a given that it's just always going to continue and everyone's just going to get richer.

 

[Voight]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...h-million-this-market/?utm_term=.07ffb93f320c

 

[John Price]

The joke on Weekend update

"Bryce Harper signed a 13 year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, which answers the question, how much do you have to pay someone to live in Philadelphia"

roasted

 

[John Price]

 

[John Price]

I mean he just gave up his number 34 for Halladay and then he says he wants to bring a title to Broadstreet. He has 13 years to show that he loves Philly, come on you guys.

He wants to bring a title to DC

 

[John Price]

 

[Jack Straw]

He wants to bring a title to DC

Actually, he wants to bring Mike Trout to Philly.

 

[MMC]

Actually, he wants to bring Mike Trout to Philly.

Should get fined for tampering but probably won't.

 

[montreal]

Should get fined for tampering but probably won't.

well he can certainly afford it.

 

[MMC]

Angels contact MLB regarding Bryce Harper's possible tampering with Mike Trout

 

[John Price]

Should get fined for tampering but probably won't.

people on ESPN or radio tried to make excuse it wasn't tampering because an owner wasn't involved

It's still tamperin'

 

[darko]

Should get fined for tampering but probably won't.

Absolutely.

Let's not become NBA.

 

[darko]

well he can certainly afford it.

For a punishment they should make him play for the Orioles.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Should get fined for tampering but probably won't.

I'd be interested to see how they maintain the rest of the roster with 2/3 of their outfield making ~65 mil aav.

 

[Voight]

Actually, he wants to bring Mike Trout to Philly.

Yea, him and the top players of the other 28 teams.

 

[Jack Straw]

Yea, him and the top players of the other 28 teams.

Trout isn't from (and isn't building a new house outside of) any of those other cities though.

 

[Voight]

Trout isn't from (and isn't building a new house outside of) any of those other cities though.

The age old "he's from there, so he'll sign there" narrative. Majority of athletes build homes in their hometown, usually because they spend the off season there.

 

[Jack Straw]

The age old "he's from there, so he'll sign there" narrative. Majority of athletes build homes in their hometown, usually because they spend the off season there.

lol. People are just having fun with this. Relax.

 

[Jack Straw]

Ok, most of us are just having fun with it. Harper is serious.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

He just signed a 330 million dollar contract. Guess a potential 100k or something fine doesn't put a lot of fear in him lol.

 

[Centrum Hockey]

The age old "he's from there, so he'll sign there" narrative. Majority of athletes build homes in their hometown, usually because they spend the off season there.

Expect nba players most of them live in la during the summer and most of them want to play there during the season. your right when you say mlb players usually go back to their hometown during the offseason a remember reading Madison Bumgarner goes back to North Carolina for the winter instead of staying in the bay

 

[Reality Check]

For a punishment they should make him play for the Orioles.

They already forced him into wearing a Natinals jersey and endure season after season of coming up short in the playoffs.