'Bryce Harper still matters to me. Sorry.' Harper was both unknowable and central to the formative years of a Nationals fan base in Washington, dcsportsbog writes.
Now that he’s gone, who, exactly, was Bryce Harper and what did he mean to baseball fans in Washington? By Dan Steinberg Dan Steinberg Editor and columnist focusing on Washington sports and its history, Washington sports media, sports blogging Email Bio Follow Editor/columnist March 6 at 11:58 AM This story was adapted from the daily D.C. Sports Bog newsletter. Click here to subscribe.
Following local sports in 2019 is, at least partly, about following the personalities and characters, about investing in them, for better or worse. More than that, it’s about writing narratives onto those people, narratives that have their basis in certain facts , but that involve more than a little bit of imagination, more than a little bit of ourselves. And Harper was such a wonderful canvas: because of his look, his youth, his history, his talent, his persona.
I’ve felt similarly about other larger-than-life Washington stars. Alex Ovechkin, for sure. Gilbert Arenas, for a time. And Robert Griffin III, who was here so briefly but who spawned so many powerful narratives. That’s why I stayed fascinated with Griffin long after his decline, even amid an onslaught of voices telling me to cut it out.
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