Phillies

Harper Watch 2019: Playing Close to Home

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Feb 26th, 2019 · 2:32 PM EST

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Harper Watch 2019.

It’s getting out of control.

First we’ve got Nolan Arenado signing a new deal with the Rockies, good for $255 million over eight years.

Now we’ve got this from Jon Morosi, who dumps a bucket of ice water over our heads, like that trendy social media challenge people were doing a few years ago:

Bryce Harper update: Some #Phillies officials have grown concerned Harper will sign with the #Dodgers if they make an offer that comes close to Philly’s. The ability to play close to home and train in Arizona both appeal to Harper, who is a @Lakers fan. @MLB @MLBNetwork

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) February 26, 2019

He’s a Lakers fan?

Ugh, the Dodgers can have him. We never wanted Bryce Harper in the first place. He’s obviously not a Philly guy. Wink wink, nudge.

I also thought this was cute/pathetic, after the jump:

Dear @Bharper3407,@Chef_Christine made these for you today. We are #MadeInDC just like you and we would love to keep it that way. Our offer still stands: doughnuts for life if you stay with the @Nationals!

Love,
District Doughnut pic.twitter.com/652Flsuos4

— District Doughnut 🍩 (@DCDoughnut) February 26, 2019

Sorry, Chef Christine.

Bryce Harper isn’t going back to Washington D.C., where y’all don’t even have representation in the Senate. There’s nothing you can offer him that Philly can’t. We can offer free Wawa shorties or Primo hoagies for life. We can offer Federal Donuts and Loco Pez tacos and Turkey Hill ice cream. Tony Luke himself can hail a taxi on Oregon Avenue and personally deliver a cheesesteak to Harper’s front door whenever necessary.

He ain’t going back to D.C.