The situation regarding Orlando Arcia and his comments against Bryce Harper has caused quite a bit of discussion in recent days.
Remember that after game #2, Orlando Arcia said “Atta Boy Harper” in his locker room following the Philadelphia Phillies star’s error on the trail.
This got out and Harper used it as motivation.
Journalists have been criticized for reporting stories from the locker room, which is horrible for the profession.
Since then, the Braves have lost their last two games in Philly and are eliminated. They were too fragile to allow themselves to go after Harper, which says a lot about the Braves…
Arcia notably escaped yesterday, during the match. The fans bullied him and he was unable to keep his cool through it all.
But OK. There, it is the Phillies who won against Atlanta (like last year) and they are the ones who are going to the championship series.
So, tradition obliges, the guys celebrated in the locker room.
The Phillies players started shouting “Atta Boy Harper” in the locker room to hit the Braves who are currently dead. It’s fair game.
And “Atta Boy Harper” sweaters appeared in the locker room.
The back of the sweater says “He wasn’t supposed to hear that” in reference to the fact that the reporters didn’t make Arcia happy. Remember that journalists are not there to be the players’ friends.
The Phillies really celebrated hard…and they even took a shot at the New York Mets just because. Will the Mets take notes?
Remember that next Monday, the Phillies will receive a visit from the Arizona Diamondbacks on the sidelines of the National Championship Series.
In the American, the Astros and the Rangers will cross swords.
- The atmosphere in Philly is crazy.
- Ronald Acuna Jr. did not speak to the media yesterday.
- No excuses in Atlanta, according to the manager.
- The guys signed by the Phillies are hitting the ground running.
