Phillies

With Bryce Harper, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

By Bob Wankel

Published: Mar 11th, 2019 · 8:17 PM EDT

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Before I get started, I just want to thank Bryce Harper for being an absolute content machine, nay, content legend. Everything the guy does is a story, and I’m just as grateful for it as I will be when he hits 40 homers this season.

Earlier this afternoon, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia creator and star Rob McElhenney reprised his famous love letter to Phillies legend Chase Utley. You remember quite well the original, I’m sure:

Except this time around, McElhenney directed his creepy and awkward adoration for a fully grown adult baseball player, which I completely both understand and respect, at a new target:

Hey Bryce- i feel like i can call you Bryce because we are so much alike. Wanna have a catch? https://t.co/DzZQbzfk8r

— Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) March 11, 2019

I pumped out weird line after weird line about Harper all winter, and I’m embarrassed to admit that I never asked him to play catch. Huge oversight on my part. As for Mac, would his request go unanswered? No, because like I said, Harper is a content legend:

You sure can call me Bryce. I bet this will be a real ‘grand slam’ of a friendship. Let’s have a catch sometime this summer at the Bank! #PhillyLoaded https://t.co/QN9ZcBMhIZ

— Bryce Harper (@bryceharper3) March 11, 2019

No word yet from Chase, but I’m sure he won’t mind inviting Harper to hang out the next time the gang gets together:

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