Post #61630 - 03/03/2023 08:08:45

Bryce Harper appears to take shot at Joe

The bottomed out last week, falling to 21-29 on the season and firing manager Joe Girardi. They are now 3-0 under interim manager Rob Thomson. over the was an amazing comeback, too. The Phillies were down 5-0 at one point Markelle Fultz Jersey and then were trailing 6-2 heading to the bottom of the eighth inning.And then hit a game-tying grand slam. . GAME-TYING SLAM!!!(MLB x ) MLB (@MLB) The Angels would find a way to pick themselves up and retake the lead in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom half, it was Phillies rookie with a three-run, walk-off shot. Take a look: BRYSON. STOTT. WOW. Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) That was only the second career homer for Stott and it closed down a three-game sweep for the Phillies, while Orlando Magic Jeresy sending the Angels to their 11th straight lo s.After the game, Harper dropped a quote that could be construed as a shot acro s the bow of Nikola Vucevic Jersey Girardi. "I'm so happy for (Stott), man. What an at-bat. What a situation for him. Being able to put our trust in our young guys the last couple days, and really let them just play," he said, . "It's been great. And it paid off today." Here's more: Harper on the importance of playing younger guys: The thing about Bryson is hes got to play. Hes used to playing every day. From high school, to college, to minor league baseball, to now. Hes used to playing every day, and thats what weve got to do for our Jordan Bone Jersey young guys..." Alex Coffey (@byalexcoffey) The last couple days, you say, Bryce? Hmmm. What happened in there?Prior to last Thursday, the Phillies had a lot of problems and to put all of those on Girardi is ignorant and unfair. To act like a sweep on the heels of Girardi's firing was specifically Girardi was fired is a huge leap as well. There are ebbs and flows in baseball, as we all know. If the players in the clubhouse feel better about their chances for any reason whatsoever, however, that reason matters. Baseball is a big-time mental game. As such, if someone wanted to argue that Harper's Orlando Magic Hats comments were a not-so-veiled shot at Girardi and insinuated they are playing better with him gone, I'm not going to push back on that.