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Podcast: What the heck is up with Bryce Harper?

Chris Graham

harper2015 NL MVP Bryce Harper is hitting in the .230s and is basically at best the fifth-best hitter in the Washington Nationals lineup right now.

What gives? AFP editor Chris Graham attempts to answer that question in today’s podcast.

 

Stats of interest

  • Through April 26: Harper was hitting .328/.430/.844 with nine homers and 24 RBI and 13 walks in 75 plate appearances over 19 games.
  • April 27-Aug. 1: Harper is hitting .213/.368/.372 with 11 homers and 32 RBI and 69 walks in 351 plate appearances over 87 games.

 

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About Chris Graham

chris graham espnChris Graham will mark his 21st year in the media industry in 2016. An award-winning journalist and editor, Chris has also hosted local TV news programs, a syndicated sports talk show and served as the play-by-play announcer for a two-time championship winning summer college baseball team.

A 1994 graduate of the University of Virginia, Chris is the editor of AugustaFreePress.com, a daily news source based in Waynesboro, Va., that provides readers with in-depth coverage of news, sports, politics and culture in Virginia.

An author of five books, Chris also co-wrote a book on the history of UVA basketball, Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, which was published in 2006.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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