Bryce Harper is here to stay

IN 2010, STEPHEN STRASBURG PITCHED HERE.   Two years later, the Nats other big time prospect Bryce Harper was set to play here with Syracuse.  I only got out to one of the games, the first of a day/night doubleheader (The game had been rained out earlier that week).  THE KID HAD BEEN PRETTY HEAVILY HYPED IN THE MEDIA SINCE HE WAS 16 so I figured I would at least get out osee him play here once if I got the opportunity.  Little did I know that this was to be his last day in the minors.  During his first at bat, a bunch of kids from Greece Athena were chanting "overratted" quite loudly.  Harper promptly laced an RBI single into right field.  Syracuse went on to win the game 3-2.  He might not hit those crazy bomb home runs that he was hitting against the lesser competition, but Harper does produce all of the tools to have a very productive MLB career.  At only 19 years old and having been moved around in the lineup quite a bit in four weeks, Bryce Harper has managed to reach base safely in 24 of 28 games.  As far as I have seen, all of THE ATTITUDE PROBLEMS he may or may not have possessed in recent years have been left behind.  His haircut does still resemble that of someone I could see heading out on this year's Warped Tour though.  Granted, a line of .244/.449/.782  isn't exactly anything to write home about, Bryce Harper has clearly been instrumental in keeping the Nationals in the playoff picture in the National League.  That is something Washington fans can deal with hearing for the next 10-15 years, if they keep their young stars in tact.