Craig Kimbrel Wants You to Know He Can Catch Bryce Harper Dingers, Barehanded, Better than Anyone Else
Bryce Harper ended his dinger drought over the weekend when he jacked one to the bullpen. Waiting was Craig Kimbrel to snag it barehanded:
THE BRYCE HARPER HOMERLESS STREAK IS OFFICIALLY DONE 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/diG6uOFSrm
— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) July 16, 2023
Bryce had to talk with Kimbrel after the game, and let him know it was stupid for the All-Star closer to do that. He legitimately seemed annoyed, lol:
Bryce Harper did see Craig Kimbrel catch his home run barehanded.
“Yeah, it was stupid,” he said, adding that it was a nice catch. pic.twitter.com/TBnlE2ni2b
— Tim Kelly (@TimKellySports) July 16, 2023
It turns out though, Kimbrel might be the best barehanded home run ball catcher in the MLB. Why? Because of cricket apparently:
A weekend with a bunch of wins, a bunch of weather (be it heatwaves or rain), and a bunch of fun stories to tell.
Before I go enjoy my off day….
Here’s a little nugget on Bryce Harper ending his HR drought with some style points added by Craig Kimbrel.
See ya Tuezdee, friends pic.twitter.com/lkMtDasGSd
— Taryn Hatcher (@TarynNBCS) July 17, 2023
How the hell does Craig Kimbrel know so much about cricket? Especially with a dad who looks like this:
Craig Kimbrel’s pops definitely makes a mean moonshine pic.twitter.com/qSgqwWhFIQ
— Crossing Broad (@CrossingBroad) May 27, 2023
Something tells me that guy wasn’t pulling wickets out of the garage and playing cricket with his boy in the backyard.
Regardless, Craig Kimbrel has convinced me. He pulled out stats and flight patterns and all that shit. I’m now more comfortable with him catching home run balls than I am with him not getting one pitch clock violation per appearance. Next time I’m in position to grab one at CBP I’m using the Kimbrel Method. Cradle it.
