Bryce Harper channels Crash Davis after 100th home run

Bob Hille

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Bryce Harper channels Crash Davis after 100th home run image

You want to know why Bryce Harper made it to the bigs? He listened to Crash Davis.

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And now, with 100 home runs at the tender age of 23, the Nationals star is quoting the fictional catcher from the classic baseball movie "Bull Durham" — albeit in a sanitized way.

 

"This game is suppose to be fun gosh dang it" -Crash Davis #Mr.Baker

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After the Nationals' 6-2 win over the Braves, in which Harper's 100th homer was his first grand slam, he posted the picture to his Instagram account, apparently as part of his goal to make baseball fun again.

And clearly Harper is having fun, which, fans of "Bull Durham" know, is a running theme of the movie (note: language NSFW).

Bob Hille

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Bob Hille, a senior content consultant for The Sporting News, has been part of the TSN team for most of the past 30 years, including as managing editor and executive editor. He is a native of Texas (forever), adopted son of Colorado, where he graduated from Colorado State, and longtime fan of “Bull Durham” (h/t Annie Savoy for The Sporting News mention).