Bryce Harper Has No Time For Your Clown Question, Bro

All, Baseball, Video Stephen Douglas June 13th. 2012, 11:08am

Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals are in Toronto for a series against the Blue Jays. The Nationals beat the Jays 4-2 and Harper went 3-for-4 with a home run in his Canadian debut. After the game, a reporter pointed out that he was old enough to have a celebratory beer in Canada. Harper gets the “you trying to get me into trouble?” look and someone off-camera – presumably a team PR guy – tells him not to answer. Harper then gave the immortal response, “That’s a clown question, bro.” A meme was born. [WaPo]

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49 Responses to “Bryce Harper Has No Time For Your Clown Question, Bro”

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KC Resident Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
I watched the whole interview. This kid has it figured out.
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Maui Tom Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
dumb question…off the charts dumb…TMZ dumb…..
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Awesome.
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johndewar Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
I’d like to make fun of Harper here, and he’s given folks plenty to make fun of him over, but I can’t kill him for this. That question was off the charts stupid.
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fluffy_bunny_feet Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Goes w/ the clown haircut you’re sporting bro.
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Caribou Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Clown Question
Speaking of face painting……………….
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irishmafia Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
I like this kid, brash, doesn’t give a F….he plays the game hard and is actually living up to his hype so far
haters gonna hate
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phillymantis915 Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Smart answer there Harper…still like Trout better.
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Caribou Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:17 AM
I like Harper so far, or at least he has not acted the way I thought he would when entered the MBL. His minor league actions, spoke otherwise, but maybe he’s coming to his senses.
Maybe a question better answered by the Insane Clown Posse????
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karma Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Looks like he’s been watching Russell Westbrook’s podium games.
/ no more questions for you, bro.
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Nada Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
“That’s a clown question, bro.”
I predict this will be invoked at least a dozen times today on this site in reference to a post by the EIC.
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Watsonian Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
His minor league actions, spoke otherwise
What actions?
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Nada Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
I watched this video with the sound off, and just judging from his facial expressions, Harper appears to be a douche on a level with John Kruk.
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Watsonian Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Smart answer there Harper…still like Trout better.
Both are going to dominate for the next 15 years.
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Caribou Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
What actions?
Blow Me a Kiss
Harper, an elite prospect who plays for Class A Hagerstown (Md.) in the Washington Nationals organization, went into a protracted home run trot in the sixth inning Monday night that featured him blowing a kiss to Greensboro pitcher Zachary Neal just before touching home plate.
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TimmyTheEnchanter Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
I watched this video with the sound off, and just judging from his facial expressions, Harper appears to be a douche on a level with John Kruk.
Seems totally reasonable.
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Watsonian Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Blow Me a Kiss
I forgot about that. But whatever, that’s kinda awesome.
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Career High Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
I can’t watch the video while at work but how is pointing out that a 19 yr old kid can have a beer in Canada a question? Couldn’t he just have said “thanks for pointing that out” and moved on?
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The Wayne Fontes Safari Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
The appropriate response would have been “Homey don’t play dat”
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payaso Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
Both are going to dominate for the next 15 years.
Or they could become this guy.
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njensen79 Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Yes. Ask the Mormon kid if he is going to have a drink.
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Der Kaiser Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Harper, an elite prospect who plays for Class A Hagerstown (Md.) in the Washington Nationals organization, went into a protracted home run trot in the sixth inning Monday night that featured him blowing a kiss to Greensboro pitcher Zachary Neal just before touching home plate.
The horror! Won’t someone FOR ONCE just think of the children!!!!!!
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phillymantis915 Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Yes. Ask the Mormon kid if he is going to have a drink.
Didn’t stop Andy Reid’s kids…
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SouvenirCity Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Really starting to like this kid. Jealous of his talent still, but I really like this kid. Handled this like a pro. All the other questions for that matter too. He’s fun to watch.
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kaiserwilhelmreems Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
I can’t watch the video while at work but how is pointing out that a 19 yr old kid can have a beer in Canada a question? Couldn’t he just have said “thanks for pointing that out” and moved on?
MLB hasn’t had the best press lately with players and alcohol, good of him to move on and not address it.
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Roethlishotdog Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
McQueary’s dad doing his best to let Sandusky walk.
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SouvenirCity Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:37 AM
When this team gets Werth and Storen back, they could very well start putting some distance between them and the Braves/Marlins. I don’t trust the Mets to keep pace and the Phillies could be selling off parts by then. Nationals have a very bright future.
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Career High Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:37 AM

MLB hasn’t had the best press lately with players and alcohol, good of him to move on and not address it.
Ahh, good point.
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phillymantis915 Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Phillies could be selling off parts by then
Victorino and Hamels should be gone by 7/31 if current pace holds. Hopefully RAJ joins the unemployment line sooner than that.
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Career High Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:39 AM

Nationals have a very bright future.
Yes, yes they do. Watching them play the Red Sox over the weekend really illustrated that for me. Their starting pitching is nasty.
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Nada Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Harper appears to be a douche on a level with Will Clark.
This might actually work better because he looks a little like Clark. And they both look like Cowboy Mouth’s Fred LeBlanc, another douchetastic dude.
That said, douchiness doesn’t prevent me from appreciating skill. I wouldn’t want to have a beer with Barry Bonds, but I loved watching him hit.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:40 AM
McQueary’s dad doing his best to let Sandusky walk.
That doesn’t seem like it is something easy to forget. Maybe he also forgot his son telling him he saw full penetration.
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Nada Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Or they could become this guy.
Tony C — he had a head for the game.
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Clown Baby?
/Always Sunny’d
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YYSA Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
Yes. Ask the Mormon kid if he is going to have a drink.
How do you stop a Mormon from drinking all your beer at a party?
Invite a second Mormon.
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SouvenirCity Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Their starting pitching is nasty.
For sure. Have to think Gio regresses a little bit but he’s been on point. Strasburg’s inning total will creep up and you’ve got to wonder how it’s handled should they make the postseason. I like Zimmerman but he leaves a lot of fastballs up in the strikezone and in the later innings when his velocity tapers off, he starts giving up taters. Edwin Jackson keeps churning out quality starts even though he’s only got 3 wins on the season.
Average age of the staff is only 27. They’ve got the 5th lowest walk total in the NL, with a lot of them coming from a patchwork bullpen hurt by injury. 3rd in Ks and leading the league with a collective ERA+ of 136. They allow the least amount of baserunners and give up the fewest HR per 9 of any team in the NL.
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St. Bear Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Or they could become this guy.
Awww, come on man. That’s just unecessary.
Better analogies would be Bobby Crosby or Bob Hamelin.
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SouvenirCity Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Bobby Crosby
What ever happened to that guy? Cliff Pennington is one of the worst Major League hitters I’ve seen in some time. The A’s need a shortstop. Bad.
And what about the kid from San Diego that was a shortstop and got Zack Greinke disease? He ended up on the Cardinals for a while but I can’t remember his name. Looked like Sunshine from Remember the Titans.
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Watsonian Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Better analogies would be Bobby Crosby or Bob Hamelin.
False. Neither of those guys was a top prospect, and neither had as much talent. Hamelin was a DH as a rookie. He sucked.
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Watsonian Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
And what about the kid from San Diego that was a shortstop and got Zack Greinke disease? He ended up on the Cardinals for a while but I can’t remember his name. Looked like Sunshine from Remember the Titans.
Khalil Greene.
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KC Resident Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:57 AM
Hamelin was a DH as a rookie. He sucked.
The 1994 AL Rookie of the Year.*
*Strike shortened season
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St. Bear Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:58 AM
False. Neither of those guys was a top prospect, and neither had as much talent. Hamelin was a DH as a rookie. He sucked.
I was just naming guys who exploded on the scene and then flamed out fairly quickly.
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Watsonian Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:58 AM
The 1994 AL Rookie of the Year.*
*Strike shortened season
Yeah, look at the list of Rookie of the Year winners. You’ll see a lot of names you don’t remember.
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squawkbox Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
I predict this will be invoked at least a dozen times today on this site in reference to a post by the EIC.
That’s a clown comment, bro.
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squawkbox Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:05 PM
I really wanted to hate this kid and thought I would. His whole persona coming to the show was absolutely douche-tastic. But I just can’t. Love the effort, love how he shoved Cole Hamels’ bean-ball up his ass by stealing home. Good bat, good glove, good arm.
Until he shows up a pitcher by taking a homerun trot backwards, I’m not gonna hate.
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klawthoughts Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Harper was called a “motherfucker” by the pitcher and was cussing out his Hagerstown teammates the whole game. I think blowing a kiss after you hit a bomb off of a loud mouth is pretty bad ass…not cocky.
partial source:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/08/was-bryce-harper-just-kissing-back/
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Nada Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:27 PM
look at the list of Rookie of the Year winners. You’ll see a lot of names you don’t remember.
1978. Bob Horner. A name I wish I could forget.
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starkweather Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Until he shows up a pitcher by taking a homerun trot backwards, I’m not gonna hate.
That might make me… propose marriage to him
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HawkEye Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:59 PM
Yeah, look at the list of Rookie of the Year winners. You’ll see a lot of names you don’t remember.
Paging Marty Cordova…

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