Hmmm, I wonder of TSCC will distance themselves from this douchebag if he continues his shenanigans at the big league level?

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/280752-harpers-skeletons-genuinely-disliked

for their PR machine. I hope he makes it to the Big Leagues...

Rod Wrote:
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> for their PR machine. I hope he makes it to the
> Big Leagues...

Where in the story did it mention his religion? I've met a few pro players and "phenoms" trying to break into their sport and they ALL are so self-centered and pompous.

I'm not saying this guy isn't mormon...I just didn't see where it was mentioned

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1156215/index.htm

Towards the bottom of the first page, we find this: "He also does volunteer work, holds down a 3.5 grade point average and attends religious education classes nearly every morning before school."

Sounds like seminary to me.

Then there is this one:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/draft-preview/2010/269976.html

"Q: You are a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints, correct? Do you plan on doing a mission?

A: Yes, I am. As of right now, no, I don't (have plans for a mission). I think I can do what I can on the field to get people to look at me and say, "He's LDS." I can do a lot more things on the field. I probably could go out and say "This is the right church," but I can do that on the field and being a walking book of Mormon. Is it in my repertoire to go do a mission? Yes, but after my career and everything like that. When I'm older I'll go on a mission, but as of right now, no, not at this age."

D. P. Gumby Wrote:
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> http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/mag
> azine/MAG1156215/index.htm
>
> Towards the bottom of the first page, we find
> this: "He also does volunteer work, holds down a
> 3.5 grade point average and attends religious
> education classes nearly every morning before
> school."
>
> Sounds like seminary to me.
>
> Then there is this one:
>
> http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/draft-p
> review/2010/269976.html
>
> "Q: You are a member of the Church of Latter Day
> Saints, correct? Do you plan on doing a mission?
>
> A: Yes, I am. As of right now, no, I don't (have
> plans for a mission). I think I can do what I can
> on the field to get people to look at me and say,
> "He's LDS." I can do a lot more things on the
> field. I probably could go out and say "This is
> the right church," but I can do that on the field
> and being a walking book of Mormon. Is it in my
> repertoire to go do a mission? Yes, but after my
> career and everything like that. When I'm older
> I'll go on a mission, but as of right now, no, not
> at this age."

Gotcha...That first article on this thread didn't mention it though. Anyway the way I look at it...if someone is throwing 90mph fastballs at me...I don't want to piss him off.

I also like have athletes THINK that they don't have to do a mission because their work on the field/court works just as well.

I wonder how other missionaries feel about this?

He has that "Pete Rose, A$$hat, Look at me" smirk on his face. I love guys like that in the league. So fun to watch them do poorly, make fools of themselves, rush the mound and get tossed.

Pete Rose was baseball royalty until he threw it all away with his gambling. He didn't play poorly, he would have been one of the greats.

Pete Rose was and is as Jerk. He was the Ty Cobb of his era.

shitty kids.

My guess is that this particular young man has learned early on, to his personal benefit, that being an athletic phenom in Mormon-dumb gives you an automatic "get out of jail free" card, or, at the very least, a massively-heaping serving of entitlement. He will surely find that as long as he doesn't overtly dip his wick, he can have just about anything he wants. He will be revered and honored ridiculously wherever he goes. People will all-too-willingly turn a blind eye on his social ass-hatedness and simply attribute it to youthful, athletic hubris. If his sports career doesn't take off, or he becomes injured someday and can no longer pray, he can still make the rounds on speaking engagements and his needs will be provided for. He is in the Mormon proverbial sweet spot. I'm sure both he and his family know this all too well.

Now, compare that experience with that of an "artistic" Mormon - or perhaps a young Mormon man with high intellect and capabilities in one of the sciences. No cult of personality privileges for them. The "artistic" Mormon boy will be forced to continually defend his sexual orientation because everyone knows that "real men" love sports - art stuff is airy fairy and leans towards liberalism.

Enjoy it while you can, Ass Hat Jr.!