Showing posts with label Hunter Strickland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hunter Strickland. Show all posts

31 May, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

MLB Expected to Reduce Harper's Suspension by 1 Game

 
[ PHOTO: THE WASHINGTON POST ]
Major League Baseball plans to reduce Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper's suspension for Monday's bench-clearing brawl from four games to three games, according to multiple reports Wednesday. Harper originally received a four-game ban on Tuesday for his role in a fight with San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland. Harper will start serving his three-game suspension as…
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The Most Wild Baseball Brawl in Years Resulted in a Player Injuring his Teammate

 
[ PHOTO: BLEACHER REPORT ]
The aftermath of the brawl between the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants has now gotten even wilder. As you recall, Hunter Strickland, the San Francisco Giants pitcher, hit Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals star outfielder, and that set off a wild scene in which both players threw punches with mean intentions. During the melee, San…
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Nationals OF Harper, Giants RHP Strickland Disciplined for Brawl

 
[ PHOTO: THE WASHINGTON POST ]
San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland was suspended six games and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper received a four-game suspension on Tuesday for their parts in a bench-clearing brawl the day before at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Both players also were assessed fines, Major League Baseball reported in announcing the decisions. Both players have…
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30 May, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bryce Harper Delivers a Long-Overdue Message

 
[ PHOTO: THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS ]
ANALYSIS/OPINION So why did Hunter Strickland appear to go rogue and hit Bryce Harper on his own - without, apparently, the support of his San Francisco Giants teammates? Why? He probably figured, "This is the Washington Nationals. I don't need any help. What are they going to do?" The National have earned that pacifist reputation over…
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29 May, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bryce Harper gets Punched in the Face, Starting a Memorial Day Melee

 
[ PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES ]

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Posted with permission from FanBuzz


This is something you don’t often see in baseball fights.

Bryce Harper, the Washington Nationals start outfielder, charged the mound after being plunked in the hip by Hunter Strickland of the San Francisco Giants. A furious Harper slammed his helmet on to the field and charged the mound, and when he did, Strickland greeted him with a punch to the face.


Strickland was so enraged that ESPN showed his teammates literally dragging him into the dugout and away from the action.

After the game, more photos started to come in, like this in, in which the video appears to show Stickland landing a punch on Harper …



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… in addition to Harper landing a blow of his own:
Some quickly weighed in.

Harper and Strickland have some history. Back in 20114, Harper crushed a three-run, game tying homer in game 4 of the NLDS, and Strickland took exception.

Maybe Strickland has a long memory.
Strickland has also been a bit of a hothead on the past, with some calling into question his sportsmanship.

Expect some suspensions on this one.




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