ESPN Belt Blurb

On Giants 1B Brandon Belt: "You can have Brett Harper. Give me that kid. He's got a chance to be Larry Walker. Athletic. Powerful. Good defender. And he hits the ball line-to-line with thunder."

Neat.

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That “sharp scouting mind” just called one of the most hyped prospects in recent history by the wrong name.

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by JT Jordan on Nov 17, 2010 8:06 PM PST reply actions

not sure what you're saying

do you know the name of the scout?

by repeat_in_2011 on Nov 17, 2010 9:03 PM PST up reply actions

Clearly

you are the scout.

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by BrianBokake on Nov 17, 2010 9:13 PM PST up reply actions

lol, i take it you recognized my "sharp scouting mind"

by repeat_in_2011 on Nov 17, 2010 9:30 PM PST up reply actions

Bret Harper is a mediocre old first base prospect who must be in his mid 30s by now.

BRYCE Harper is who I think he’s referring to.

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by jponry on Nov 17, 2010 9:14 PM PST up reply actions

oh, i see now.

by repeat_in_2011 on Nov 17, 2010 9:36 PM PST up reply actions

Or it could be Stark’s mistake in transcribing the quote.

by Dan from NM on Nov 17, 2010 9:48 PM PST up reply actions

I certainly hope so, and I’m guessing that’s probably what happened. I just love irony.

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by JT Jordan on Nov 17, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions

BRYCE HARPER CHANGES NAME TO BRETT.

Hazing in MLB to blame?

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by Smotheredinhugs on Nov 18, 2010 6:30 AM PST up reply actions

BRENTON BELT IS GOING TO BE GREAT!

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by xanthan on Nov 18, 2010 5:40 AM PST up reply actions

Honestly, I’d say mistaking Bret for Bryce is the least egregious of the many fails in that comment.

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by Roger on Nov 18, 2010 7:02 AM PST up reply actions

I read it as a joke, along the lines of “bryce who?”

by FPTV on Nov 18, 2010 11:22 AM PST up reply actions

Beginning to worry

Belt faced a ton of skepticism coming into the year. Then he started killing the ball. Then he got more skepticism: it’s the Cal league, track record, etc. Then he kept killing the ball. Then he was promoted to AA. Then he still got more skepticism. Then he kept raking throughout the season, put up phenominal numbers and kept raking in the AFL.

Now, all of a sudden, it’s, OMG, HE’S TEH BEST! BETTER THAN BRYCE HARPER!! AHHHHHHHHH!!

This is definitely one aspect of prospect watching that drives me crazy. And it worries me for his sake because now the hype machine is setting him up to fail if he doesn’t produce like Adrian Gonzalez.

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by tedfordfan on Nov 18, 2010 11:45 AM PST reply actions