What CAN'T Bryce Harper do

[ballerskrip]

i also want harper to fail, but its more about seeing stupid people paying 5 figures for baseball cards
getting screwed over. the difference between a hall off famer and an out of baseball scrubb is as simple as 5 hits per 100
at bats over an entire season, 25 hits a year, thats it. so why would a harper card demand up to
10-20K? is he going to be a 400 career hitter? hit 800 home runs? pretty good chance he will fall somewhere between
the 0-5 hits per 100 at bats, which means people buying at those prices and driving case prices and pack ripping
up are f**king morons, and i love to see those people get screwed.

Matt, what % of your consignments are prospects? I have seen that you have had a TON of prospects for sale through the years. It seems that you are mocking and berating the same exact people that provide your living. It might be time to think twice about the way you speak of your customers. Just my opinion.

skrip

 

[Jaypers]

Matt, what % of your consignments are prospects? I have seen that you have had a TON of prospects for sale through the years. It seems that you are mocking and berating the same exact people that provide your living. It might be time to think twice about the way you speak of your customers. Just my opinion.

skrip

Boomo's mindset reminds me of Homer Bailey. He plays baseball for a living but thinks of it as a job only, and not as something to be really enjoyed.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

i also want harper to fail, but its more about seeing stupid people paying 5 figures for baseball cards
getting screwed over. the difference between a hall off famer and an out of baseball scrubb is as simple as 5 hits per 100
at bats over an entire season, 25 hits a year, thats it. so why would a harper card demand up to
10-20K? is he going to be a 400 career hitter? hit 800 home runs? pretty good chance he will fall somewhere between
the 0-5 hits per 100 at bats, which means people buying at those prices and driving case prices and pack ripping
up are f**king morons, and i love to see those people get screwed.

Seeing Harper do well but see his cards decrease in value will make me laugh.

Seeing Harper fail and having his cards decrease in value would still make me laugh, but I'd feel bad for Harper.

Either way I know I'm going to laugh because I know prices are going to go down.

 

[jetsrule4]

Im happy to see him try hard, like the 40th roster spot is open and he's hauling his ass around the bases or trying to beat out a throw to first to impress the coaches and make it to the show. He is not conceded when he has every right to be. He's got my respect and for all those who think he will fail, somebody who plays the way he does will make up for not hitting a home run with stealing home. He makes those hustle plays that others don't. He is a true ballplayer and it is refreshing to see it. So i say good luck to him and the streaking nats.
Love,
His future team in the bronx

 

[A_Pharis]

^ I agree.

Harper will be in pinstripes before long.

 

[Russ S.]

^ I agree.

Harper will be in pinstripes before long.

If that happens, I'll have 6 years to love him as a Nat, and then whatever...

 

[tpeichel]

The "first 8 games" is the sum total of the sample size, so it is not a "small sample size". It is a fact - Heyward hit 3 more HRs in his first 8 games than Bryce Harper did. Harper may hit 50 this year, or he may hit more in the rest of his career, but one thing I can tell you for certain is that Heyward will always have hit 3 more HRs in his first 8 games than Harper did.

My point is merely a cautionary tale about judging someone after their first 8 major league games. And seriously, his minor league stats are about the equivalent of Drew Stubbs' or Angel Pagan's season in 2010. That is not "crushing" others.

Were Stubbs and Pagan 19 years old in AAA? (I agreed with you until that last line.)

 

[predatorkj]

I think what Boomo was getting at isn't so much people who prospect or sell cards. More along the lines of the fact that people get way too damn crazy about prospects. And every damn one of you knows it. You all know it's borderline insanity to spend thousands of dollars on an unproven player. Hell...most won't even do it on somebody that is hall bound like Griffey, or people who are already in the hall. The prices paid for prospects are already pretty crazy even if Strasburg and Harper didn't exist. The fact that somebody would spend 20k on a guy who hasn't done jack is pretty dumb. Yeah...I know. He could be the next Albert Pujols. That's a pretty pricey chance you are taking. For 20 k you could own a slew of proven players. Some of their best cards. A low grade Mantle 52 topps. All sorts of stuff.

Just because he slammed people who pay big for prospects doesn't mean jack. It's not any different than my shop owner chuckling at me because I collect what I do. He'll be glad to sell it to me but I'm sure he thinks I'm a fool. Same way a lot of folks on here like to hold cards hostage and then hype them up and sell them. I'm sure they think it's dumb that people will pay what they do but what do they care. The money is what they are after.

 

[predatorkj]

Oh...and btw...in answer to your question:

What can't he do?
A: Sustain the hype. At least not 20k worth....

 

[chompsmcgee]

i also want harper to fail, but its more about seeing stupid people paying 5 figures for baseball cards
getting screwed over. the difference between a hall off famer and an out of baseball scrubb is as simple as 5 hits per 100
at bats over an entire season, 25 hits a year, thats it. so why would a harper card demand up to
10-20K? is he going to be a 400 career hitter? hit 800 home runs? pretty good chance he will fall somewhere between
the 0-5 hits per 100 at bats, which means people buying at those prices and driving case prices and pack ripping
up are f**king morons, and i love to see those people get screwed.

God forbid the hobby should get excited over someone

 

[Jaypers]

I think what Boomo was getting at isn't so much people who prospect or sell cards. More along the lines of the fact that people get way too damn crazy about prospects. And every damn one of you knows it. You all know it's borderline insanity to spend thousands of dollars on an unproven player. Hell...most won't even do it on somebody that is hall bound like Griffey, or people who are already in the hall. The prices paid for prospects are already pretty crazy even if Strasburg and Harper didn't exist. The fact that somebody would spend 20k on a guy who hasn't done jack is pretty dumb. Yeah...I know. He could be the next Albert Pujols. That's a pretty pricey chance you are taking. For 20 k you could own a slew of proven players. Some of their best cards. A low grade Mantle 52 topps. All sorts of stuff.

Just because he slammed people who pay big for prospects doesn't mean jack. It's not any different than my shop owner chuckling at me because I collect what I do. He'll be glad to sell it to me but I'm sure he thinks I'm a fool. Same way a lot of folks on here like to hold cards hostage and then hype them up and sell them. I'm sure they think it's dumb that people will pay what they do but what do they care. The money is what they are after.

He should thank God for those crazies, IMO. Especially if he personally pulled these high-dollar cards from packs.

 

[Russ S.]

He should thank God for those crazies, IMO. Especially if he personally pulled these high-dollar cards from packs.

he doesn't

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

God forbid the hobby should get excited over someone

Has there ever been a time when the hobby isn't excited over or hyping someone? LOL

Its usually those selling who are providing the excitement/hype, its just the way it works.

 

[flagshipchromecollector]

His bat speed is ridiculous, even with that goofy looking swing.

 

[sportscardtheory]

I posted this because I thought Morrison's response was funny. I wasn't actually asking the question.

 

[Jaypers]

I posted this because I thought Morrison's response was funny. I wasn't actually asking the question.

NOW you tell us.... ::facepalm::

 

[boomo]

YOU SELL ON CONSIGNMENT FOR A LIVING, *******

I've contemplated consigning through you, but after asinine comments like these I think I'll reconsider.

Congrats, your views just cost you money. Idiot

exactly what does that have to do with the price of bread? ?
No problem, go ask probstein, youll be real happy, you stupid POS.
its an opinion f-tard, had nothing to do with my sales, just sold a harper
gold for a guy for over 2k, funny my view on the idiot who bought it
didnt lower the price. fyi JH, loser, you are far more hated than i am
and have done exactly nothing in your lifetime for one person here.
please find some buses to play around, while they are moving.

 

[miguelcabrera]

I want people to fail who want others to fail. I'm just kind of wacky that way.

so you want yourself to fail because you want people to fail who want others to fail and you yourself want some people to fail? either way, the only thing i really want is for MOFNY to have a nice collection

 

[chompsmcgee]

A lot of anger towards Harper, prospectors, and the "idiots" who buy a hyped player's card. Not sure how any of those things negatively affect the people complaining.

Some of you are rooting against a player for being highly hyped so the people who bought his card will experience a loss of value? That's just pathetic. That's like watching someone buy a house before the market's bubble burst then laughing at their misfortune when the value of their home decreases 60% in a year. Who cares what people do with their own money, one way or another? Also, not everyone is in this hobby to have the cards they bought hold their sale value. Some people have so much money they couldn't care less what they spend to get what they want. Gonna root for them to lose their wealth, too?

We get it, you're the smart, savvy buyer who stays away from hype and buys-in only when the market is at its lowest. La-di freakin da.

 

[sportscardtheory]

A lot of anger towards Harper, prospectors, and the "idiots" who buy a hyped player's card. Not sure how any of those things negatively affect the people complaining.

Some of you are rooting against a player for being highly hyped so the people who bought his card will experience a loss of value? That's just pathetic. That's like watching someone buy a house before the market's bubble burst then laughing at their misfortune when the value of their home decreases 60% in a year. Who cares what people do with their own money, one way or another? Also, not everyone is in this hobby to have the cards they bought hold their sale value. Some people have so much money they couldn't care less what they spend to get what they want. Gonna root for them to lose their wealth, too?

We get it, you're the smart, savvy buyer who stays away from hype and buys-in only when the market is at its lowest. La-di freakin da.

+1

Good post.

Anyone who roots for others' misfortune has serious mental issues.