"[Bryce] Harper was on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he was 16 and accelerated his way into college, setting himself up to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Washington Nationals in last year's draft. He signed a $9.9 million contract, the biggest payday for a drafted position player," goes the report from the Associated Press. "He added to his legacy shortly after joining the Class A Hagerstown Suns, when he emerged from a slow start and went on an 18-game hitting streak, to the point that he's now among the South Atlantic League leaders in batting average and homers (.338 and 13 through Sunday's games). He attributed the turnaround to new contact lenses, saying he was 'blind as a bat' until he got them on April 18[our emphasis] — an instant-legend anecdote that no doubt is already finding its way into a movie script." Read more.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
CLs Help Baseball Phenom Solve “Blind as a Bat” Problem
"[Bryce] Harper was on the cover of Sports Illustrated when he was 16 and accelerated his way into college, setting himself up to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Washington Nationals in last year's draft. He signed a $9.9 million contract, the biggest payday for a drafted position player," goes the report from the Associated Press. "He added to his legacy shortly after joining the Class A Hagerstown Suns, when he emerged from a slow start and went on an 18-game hitting streak, to the point that he's now among the South Atlantic League leaders in batting average and homers (.338 and 13 through Sunday's games). He attributed the turnaround to new contact lenses, saying he was 'blind as a bat' until he got them on April 18[our emphasis] — an instant-legend anecdote that no doubt is already finding its way into a movie script." Read more.
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