Craig Calcaterra
Jan 24, 2011, 11:30 AM EST
For those of you doing the math, Bryce Harper’s college jersey will be
retired before Sparky Anderson’s Tigers jersey will be:
The College of Southern Nevada will retire the No.34 jersey worn by Bryce
Harper on Friday. Harper, 18, played in 66 games with the school after
skipping his senior year of high school to accelerate his eligibility to be
drafted.
Every fiber of my being wants to snark about this, but really, it’s not like
there’s going to be a bigger star come through the College of Southern
Nevada any time soon, so good for them. The only criticism I can even
potentially lob at this move is that they should wait a couple of years until
Harper is a big, big star and then tie it into a huge extravaganza involving
the returning big leaguer and all of that.
In other news, I’m reading a biography of my favorite painter, Edward
Hopper, right now. After years of getting slightly depressed that more and
more people who are way younger than I am have achieved fame, riches and
notoriety, I am somewhat pleased to read that, at my age, Hopper was still a
year away from anything approaching real recognition.
Not that I’m petty and insecure or anything.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/24/bryce-harper-to-have-his
-jersey-retired
http://is.gd/ot7sD9
In 66 games, he hit 31 home runs, 98 RBI, hitting .443/.526/.987(AVG/OBP/SLG)
"How many times in this game is the first pick in the draft going to be from
your program?" said coach Nick Garritano. "Thirty-one home runs, mostly with
a wooden (bat), that's unheard of."
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/01/
bryce-harper-will-have-his-jersey-retired/1
http://is.gd/3z3vX0
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jan/21/csn-retire-baseball-jersey
-bryce-harper-two-others/
http://is.gd/yD8rV8