Nationals' Harper to Phillies fans: Boo me
Bryce Harper wants to be booed
Nationals' Harper to Phillies fans: Boo me
Rich Hofmann, Daily News Sports Columnist
WASHINGTON -- Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals rookie who was last seen stealing home after the Phillies’ Cole Hamels plunked him with a pitch, seems pretty relaxed about the whole idea of coming to Citizens Bank Park for a three-game series starting Monday.
He also has a message for Philadelphia fans:
Boo me.
“Hopefully, I get a couple of boos,” Harper said Sunday, after the Nats’ 9-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. “That would be awesome. I’m excited to get in there and play and hopefully they won’t throw any batteries or whatnot at me. We’ll see.”
The story has been often-told in the last couple of weeks. Hamels hit Harper and admitted after the game that he did it in on purpose, suggesting it was some kind of initiation into the old school baseball fraternity. Harper rounded the bases and stole home after the incident. The Nats retaliated and hit Hamels later in the game. For his honesty, Hamels was suspended for five games.
Now, the teams meet again -- this time in Philadelphia -- and the 19-year-old Harper says he isn’t worried about any sideshow.
“I don’t really care,” he said. “It’s just trying to go in there and get some W’s. They’ve got a great pitching staff, we’ve got a great pitching staff, it’s going to be a fun 3 days down there in Philly. I’m excited to get going.”
twerp— Sam Crow- So has anyone got any money quotes yet from that crackpot Nats GM Mikey Rizzo? Put a microphone in front of that fool's trap and watch the word diarrhea flow.— AFlyers66
- You're coming 'up' to play in Philly genius.
- Who wouldn't look forward to coming here and getting W's? It's easy.— burholme
- I hope our fans give him absolutely NO recognition at all...just pure silence.— ehpvirgo
- J.D. Drew and now Harper...the Boos will be loud.— phil500
- this is news? why the F are the Sixers not on tonight???— jamarder
- Just ignore the dufus.— richw38
- It's up there in Philly, you idiot.— Ken B
- I don't think 95% of Phillies fan even care about Harper enough to boo him. How about doing something to hurt the Phillies first? The guy wants to be booed just for being him. Maybe Hamels knew what he was doing after all.— AvoidSundanceVacations
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You have to earn your boos, son. And you have to be somebody.- another stupid battery reference. How come no one mentions Yankee fans throwing a bullet at Dave Winfield, when he played for the Yankees?— mike l
- There is no rivalry between the Phillies and Nationals. You have to win something first to start a rivalry. The Mets, Braves and Marlins have all won in the past. The Nationals haven't.
— TexColorado - Yeah, we threw snowballs at Santa too. Idiot.— RonC1
