(Zuckerman) Ruiz a déclaré que Harper était contrarié par le fait qu’il ait cadré un terrain : « ‘Hé, renvoie le ballon ! Vous avez essayé de déplacer le ballon !’ … J’ai juste l’impression que je me fiche de qui vous êtes. Je sais que c’est un très bon joueur. Il peut être membre du Temple de la renommée. Mais si vous ne me respectez pas, je ne vous respecterai pas.
Ruiz said Harper was upset about him framing a pitch: "'Hey, throw the ball back! You've been trying to move the ball!' … I just feel like I don't care who you are. I know he's a really good player. He can be a Hall of Famer. But if you don't respect me, I won't respect you."
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) September 28, 2024
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Par DemonFrog
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Is Harper for real?
The pitch in question was located 2/3rds in the zone, called a ball, after pitches further outside had been called strikes all game. Ruiz held the pitch there longer than normal, basically saying to the ump “really?”
Isn’t framing like 10~15% of the catchers job until we get ABS?
Every time I come around on Harper and start to really respect him, he pulls some soft ass shit like this.
That’s a clown complaint bro
Really? You’re upset about framing? Get a life dude.
OK, Bryce
Didn’t Harper grow up playing catcher too lol, you’d think he’d respect framing some
Bruce Hooper is back on the menu boys
Does Harper hate his teammate JT Realmuto? 🤔
It was a weird confrontation. I said in Phillies game thread that I did not think the barely up and in pitch was any issue.
Bryce maybe doing a heel turn to give himself the playoff edge he needs.
Harper gearing up for a great post season
I mean I’d be pissed too if I knew the zone well and was getting yanked. But it *is* part of the game until auto zone is implemented. And Ruiz can be pissed about the comments too, it’s his job to do so, after all. I think Harper is just venting frustration at the state of framing as it is right now.
I don’t think he has a leg to stand on in this particular instance but as a hitter with a reputation for having a good eye, it has to be insanely frustrating to go up to the plate, watch a pitch clearly out of the zone and then walk back to the dugout with a K because some jamoke who hits .174 (not Realmuto, before you yell at me, I obviously mean in general here) dragged it a foot across the plate, successfully tricking a morbidly obese senior citizen with 20/40 vision in his good eye who blinked and missed the pitch
I’m guessing his rage against framing has built up over time and he finally let it go
As a fan, I accept that pitch framing exists and is part of the game but I absolutely wish it wasn’t. Pitchers already have enough advantages without being able to get calls 3 inches off the plate because their catchers are successfully committing fraud against some guy receiving social security and medicare
I like Brice but if this is what actually happened this is really stupid.
He’s gonna love ABS
Keibert then drove in the go ahead run.
Ball. Don’t. Lie.
Me when I am mad that my opponent is trying to win within the rules. (Admittedly, I think framing to influence the umpire is a lame part of the game but that’s part of the game at this time nonetheless).
Bryce Harper getting insanely mad about something innocuous? Color me shocked.
Ruiz confronting people at home plate redemption arc