Harper gets hit and then screams at the pitcher, a breakdown

This breakdown is brought to you by my good friends over at DraftKings and I thank them for supporting us. We got Bryce Harper in the box against Blake Snell. After the game, Bryce said that him and Snell have known each other since they were ten years old. It always blows my mind that on the, you know, the professional level they play travel ball their whole lives, but that's Las Vegas and Seattle, so you're covering the whole coast there. These guys playing against each other that young. Gotta be pretty good. Opens him up, off speed, outside. That's a ball. Harper's been half hurt. He can't play the field. He can only DH, but like the sign says behind him, he is Philly's MVP from the DH spot this season. That's a fastball and the umpire says strike. Now the count is one and one and Snell's gonna go to the fastball again. Harper nice swing. Blows it by him. One and two. Does he go off speed? No. He's just gonna keep going with that fastball at the top of the zone. That's the formula he likes. There's another one. Did he swing? Umpire says no. No, he didn't swing. So what are you throwing now? Changeup? No. Curveball? No. Outside fastball again? No. Curveball? No. Inside fastball. Here's why. That's the blue zone. High and inside. Tough pitch to hit. Tough pitch to locate. The two-two. High and inside. Oh, way too high and inside and Harper's down and you can see Snell's not happy with himself. Not happy with the result and feels a little horrible. And Harper's like, you know, down down and this is a scary sight for everyone that was watching this live and if you're squeamish, don't watch this replay because it's wild how it just hits that left thumb flush. I'm sure it felt like it was shattered and that looks like a weirdo version of Dax Shepard behind him. But anyway, here's Snell's reaction. Goddamn. Harper's in a ton of pain and now at this point, I always say you can't judge baseball players for what they say on the field because to be a high-level competitive athlete is to mean it means you're not being rational in the moment. And then we try to judge them as if they have all their wits about them, especially if you have what you consider a season-ending injury. So Harper's getting frustrated, getting frustrated, walking off. It's all soaking and sinking in. He thinks his thumb is fucked. Look at that squeeze and he turns and he says, throw the pitch over the ******* plate. I know you weren't trying to do it. And Snell's like, yo, yo, yo, you know I wasn't trying to. And Harper says, I know, I know. It's my game, bro. I get it. I got you. I really, it's my game line. I thought maybe he was saying it's part of the game, bro. I get it. But it really looks like he says it's my game. He points at himself too. So I don't know, it could be in reference of like, yeah, pitching me high and inside. Like that's part of my scouting report. Or just I play with passion and fire, dude, and I'm going to get upset. That's my game. I don't know. It's my game, bro. I get it. I think it's crazy in the midst of that, that Harper's able to reel it back in and be like, I accept your apology. I know it wasn't your fault. I'm just ******* mad, dude. And you have to allow me to be pretty mad. But whatever. It's not your fault. But throw the pitch over the ******* plate. Snell tips his hat to the dugout, to the fans, or whoever's yelling at him. And he's just like, guys, I feel bad. I didn't mean to. Turns to the ump and he says, that was a miss. Yeah. And there you go. That's that. Sucks for Harper. Not fun for Snell either. Hopefully Harper can come back before the Philly season is over. By the calendar and by the standings. Stay in contention. And thank you to DraftKings as always for sponsoring the video. Appreciate them.