Bryce Harper's Rough Week Amid Phillies' Struggles

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00:00but not the best week for Bryce Harper.

00:02And, you know, George, I mean, Philadelphia has lost a couple in a row.

00:05I mean, maybe sitting Harper even some more is kind of the right thought process here.

00:10I mean, I hate to say it's like NBA load management,

00:12but this is a guy that you want for the end of the year,

00:14and now is not really important.

00:16Hit under 100 this week.

00:18Yeah, I can't agree with you there.

00:19I think you're right.

00:20You've got to get him healthy.

00:21You've got to get him back here.

00:22Now, he didn't know, but he was out of the lineup last night as well

00:24with a sore elbow, all right?

00:26So that hit by pitch is, which is by Strider, by the way,

00:30and some Phillies were upset about this, it's definitely lingering here.

00:35So you've got to get him right.

00:36You can't bring him back too early.

00:37He's got to sit out the weekend.

00:38He's got to sit out the weekend, right?

00:39And you've got to get him back to 100% here.

00:41So, you know, what are you going to do?

00:43Listen, he's on my team.

00:45He's in my lineup.

00:46It's really that simple here.

00:47Maybe I've got to make a tougher choice come Monday.

00:49I don't know if they play Monday, but come lineup deadline time,

00:52if I hear he, you know, if I'm not sure he's going to be in,

00:54do I want to keep him out the whole week in a weekly lineup?

00:57Maybe I do.

00:58You know, even if he does play, maybe he's not going to perform for me,

01:00especially if I have a decent backup first baseman utility

01:03that I can use instead of him.

01:05Paul Goldschmidt.

01:06Eventually, things were going to fall a little bit for Goldie.

01:09I mean, he's been incredible all year.

01:12So, you know, Jazz comes back.

01:14He goes crazy.

01:15Goldschmidt goes down the other way.

01:16Yankees live with it.

01:17Man, I mean, the Yankees have had this really fortunate season.

01:20You know, sometimes, George, teams get cold all at once.

01:23Teams get hot all at once, you know.

01:25But for the Yankees, they've been really lucky.

01:27It's been a combination.

01:28When Judge has been hot, others haven't.

01:30When he's gone cold, other guys have gotten hot.

01:32That's a good recipe to get the lineup consistent.

01:35Yeah, you're right.

01:36The Yankees always seem to have two batters hitting well.

01:39All right.

01:39Maybe four or five aren't, but two are hitting well,

01:41and it's carrying the team somewhat.

01:43I'm the first person to tell you,

01:44watching Yankee games generally is not a lot of fun.

01:46They're kind of a boring team.

01:48Listen, I hate to say this,

01:49but the Mets are a much more exciting team to watch if you go for that.

01:51But Goldtruth, like I said, now the question is,

01:54is it just a slump in baseball?

01:56It happens.

01:57He did hit a home run last night.

01:58It was a Yankee Stadium home run.

02:00First row, right field.

02:01Definitely one that will.

02:03I think it would have been out one other ballpark.

02:05And for the life of me, I'm trying to –

02:07I think it was two of 30.

02:09But I'm trying to figure out what the other ballpark is.

02:12It's Yankee Stadium.

02:13First row.

02:14What about ball – I mean, Colorado?

02:16Maybe.

02:16Maybe the same Colorado would have gone out with a thin air.

02:18So, just curious about that.

02:21But with Goldtruth, you're trying to figure out.

02:22Is it just a little slump here, or is it last year again,

02:26where he was bad for two-thirds, three-quarters of the season?

02:28As a Yankee fan, I'm really hoping it's just a little slump.

02:32Back to Texas we go.

02:33I mean, why Langford is going to hit 20,

02:35and he's going to drive in probably 70, maybe more.

02:39I don't know.

02:39I mean, the batting average is just down across the league.

02:42Sometimes it's hard to identify.

02:43Another tough week for him, though.

02:44So, under 225 now, I believe, for the season, George.

02:49I think the problem with Langford is that not a lot of runners on base

02:52in front of him, right?

02:53Nobody is hitting there, and you probably wanted more than 20, 70, right?

02:56Langford was a top prospect coming into last year, right?

02:59A lot of ballyhoo there.

03:00So, I'm definitely a little worried here.

03:02Plus, that ballpark is not conducive to hitting.

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