[pbspelly]

I'm a big Nats fan and enjoy watching Harper. He's very exciting, and often plays the game the "right way," so to speak. But he isn't what I would call humble, and stating that the fans don't come out to see the umpire call balls and strikes, while true, is unnecessarily demeaning and in poor taste. Ballplayers should not treat umpires as if they are lower than them, even if that's the way a lot of people see it. I'm pretty sure umpires know that fans don't come to see them call a game and don't need to be told that they're not getting paid millions of dollars a year.

As someone who has watched Harper very closely since he came up, I would also be extremely surprised if he does not take the money and run the first chance he gets to leave the Nats. I like watching him, but I wish I liked him better.