This is the thread where we talk about how awesome Kris Bryant is

[Hairyducked Idiot]

More BB+HBP than K

[Gilby]

He is the best player in the NL, just so we're clear.

[The SABR Gamer]

He is the best player in the NL, just so we're clear.

 

Since his debut, the dude only trails Mike Trout in WAR, in all of baseball, pitchers included. He’s a monster, and a lot of people don’t appreciate just how [expletive] good he is.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

tonight I had a conversation with several cubs fans about the Bryant superstar thing. their conclusion was that Passan and that other guy’s assessment was accurate, and the only currently active superstars in American sports are Lebron, Dwyane Wade, Tiger Woods, and maaaybe Steph Curry and Landon Donovan.

 

 

.......I disagree.

[jersey cubs fan]

This is all Bill Simmons fault. Such a pointless arbitrary argument.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

This is all Bill Simmons fault. Such a pointless arbitrary argument.

 

who’s the most overrated superstar?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

tonight I had a conversation with several cubs fans about the Bryant superstar thing. their conclusion was that Passan and that other guy’s assessment was accurate, and the only currently active superstars in American sports are Lebron, Dwyane Wade, Tiger Woods, and maaaybe Steph Curry and Landon Donovan.

 

 

.......I disagree.

 

Dwayne Wade is a superstar but no NFL player is (Brady, Rodgers, whatever)?

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Saying Bryant isn’t a superstar got the attention they wanted. If they said he was nobody would’ve even known about their debate.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

tonight I had a conversation with several cubs fans about the Bryant superstar thing. their conclusion was that Passan and that other guy’s assessment was accurate, and the only currently active superstars in American sports are Lebron, Dwyane Wade, Tiger Woods, and maaaybe Steph Curry and Landon Donovan.

 

 

.......I disagree.

 

Dwayne Wade is a superstar but no NFL player is (Brady, Rodgers, whatever)?

 

Brady was a hard no... not in enough commercials, not recognizable enough according to their own straw polls. Rodgers wasn’t mentioned.

 

Kobe, Shaq, ARod, and Peyton Manning are still superstars.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

tonight I had a conversation with several cubs fans about the Bryant superstar thing. their conclusion was that Passan and that other guy’s assessment was accurate, and the only currently active superstars in American sports are Lebron, Dwyane Wade, Tiger Woods, and maaaybe Steph Curry and Landon Donovan.

 

 

.......I disagree.

 

Dwayne Wade is a superstar but no NFL player is (Brady, Rodgers, whatever)?

 

Brady was a hard no... not in enough commercials, not recognizable enough according to their own straw polls. Rodgers wasn’t mentioned.

 

Kobe, Shaq, ARod, and Peyton Manning are still superstars.

 

Yeah, that’s a bad opinion. All my coworkers who know nothing about sports know Brady.

[David]

I can't even think of a national commercial Wade is in and Rodgers has had one of the most famous athlete ad campaign in recent existence.

[MWV]

 

Dwayne Wade is a superstar but no NFL player is (Brady, Rodgers, whatever)?

 

Brady was a hard no... not in enough commercials, not recognizable enough according to their own straw polls. Rodgers wasn’t mentioned.

 

Kobe, Shaq, ARod, and Peyton Manning are still superstars.

 

Yeah, that’s a bad opinion. All my coworkers who know nothing about sports know Brady.

You clearly don't work with Ichiro

[Ding Dong Johnson]

bigger than finding some dork who doesn’t think KB is a superstar to me was finding out yahoo is somehow still a thing

[SouthSideRyan]

This is all Bill Simmons fault. Such a pointless arbitrary argument.

 

who’s the most overrated superstar?

 

Give me your Mt Rushmore of most overrated.

[David]

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

I swear, every Kris Bryant story replaces the one that came before it as the Most Kris Bryant thing: https://theathletic.com/374291/2018/05/31/he-was-supposed-to-be-the-savior-how-kris-bryant-made-living-up-to-the-hype-look-so-easy/

 

This was July 23, 47 days after the Cubs drafted Kris Bryant with the No. 2 overall pick and almost two months since his junior season ended at the University of San Diego. After signing for $6.7 million, Bryant worked out for a few days at the Cubs’ Arizona complex and then debuted with the Boise Hawks, striking out in his first two at-bats at a Class-A level known for wild, inexperienced pitchers.

 

“I’m in the dugout with my phone,” Iapoce told The Athletic. “After the third [strikeout], Brandon texts me: ‘What’s the deal?’ I think it was the fourth one, Theo texted me and was like: ‘How bad is it?’ After the fourth one, me and Bill Buckner were in the dugout. Kris just walks by us and he’s like, ‘Tough start!’”

[UMFan83]

I swear, every Kris Bryant story replaces the one that came before it as the Most Kris Bryant thing: https://theathletic.com/374291/2018/05/31/he-was-supposed-to-be-the-savior-how-kris-bryant-made-living-up-to-the-hype-look-so-easy/

 

This was July 23, 47 days after the Cubs drafted Kris Bryant with the No. 2 overall pick and almost two months since his junior season ended at the University of San Diego. After signing for $6.7 million, Bryant worked out for a few days at the Cubs’ Arizona complex and then debuted with the Boise Hawks, striking out in his first two at-bats at a Class-A level known for wild, inexperienced pitchers.

 

“I’m in the dugout with my phone,” Iapoce told The Athletic. “After the third [strikeout], Brandon texts me: ‘What’s the deal?’ I think it was the fourth one, Theo texted me and was like: ‘How bad is it?’ After the fourth one, me and Bill Buckner were in the dugout. Kris just walks by us and he’s like, ‘Tough start!’”

 

Was he the one known for going like 0-4 with 4 Ks in his first game at every new level or was that Javy?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I swear, every Kris Bryant story replaces the one that came before it as the Most Kris Bryant thing: https://theathletic.com/374291/2018/05/31/he-was-supposed-to-be-the-savior-how-kris-bryant-made-living-up-to-the-hype-look-so-easy/

 

This was July 23, 47 days after the Cubs drafted Kris Bryant with the No. 2 overall pick and almost two months since his junior season ended at the University of San Diego. After signing for $6.7 million, Bryant worked out for a few days at the Cubs’ Arizona complex and then debuted with the Boise Hawks, striking out in his first two at-bats at a Class-A level known for wild, inexperienced pitchers.

 

“I’m in the dugout with my phone,” Iapoce told The Athletic. “After the third [strikeout], Brandon texts me: ‘What’s the deal?’ I think it was the fourth one, Theo texted me and was like: ‘How bad is it?’ After the fourth one, me and Bill Buckner were in the dugout. Kris just walks by us and he’s like, ‘Tough start!’”

 

Was he the one known for going like 0-4 with 4 Ks in his first game at every new level or was that Javy?

 

That was Kris. Though he struck out 5 times in his Boise debut.

[David]

felt like a lot of our prospects would either have awful first days at each level or would dong, no in between

 

i actually remember where i was when i was reading on twitter about KB's boise debut, lol. same with javy's 4 HR night.

[imb]

i know i'm being extremely ungrateful

 

but

 

here's some dudes with more dongs than kris bryant

 

Travis Shaw

Ozzie Albies

Eddie Rosario

Scooter Gennett

Mitch Haniger

Yangervis Solarte

Eduardo Escobar

Asdrubal Cabrera

Michael Brantley

Shin Soo Choo

David Peralta

Jed Lowrie

Jeimer Candelario

Teoscar Hernandez

Lewis Brinson

 

I know Bryant is still great, just in a different way, but god, hit a damn home run

[ConstableRabbit]

i know i'm being extremely ungrateful

 

but

 

here's some dudes with more dongs than kris bryant

 

Travis Shaw

Ozzie Albies

Eddie Rosario

Scooter Gennett

Mitch Haniger

Yangervis Solarte

Eduardo Escobar

Asdrubal Cabrera

Michael Brantley

Shin Soo Choo

David Peralta

Jed Lowrie

Jeimer Candelario

Teoscar Hernandez

Lewis Brinson

 

I know Bryant is still great, just in a different way, but god, hit a damn home run

[ConstableRabbit]

And yes I realized the typo too late. It's still funny, damnit.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

 

[UMFan83]

i know i'm being extremely ungrateful

 

but

 

here's some dudes with more dongs than kris bryant

 

Travis Shaw

Ozzie Albies

Eddie Rosario

Scooter Gennett

Mitch Haniger

Yangervis Solarte

Eduardo Escobar

Asdrubal Cabrera

Michael Brantley

Shin Soo Choo

David Peralta

Jed Lowrie

Jeimer Candelario

Teoscar Hernandez

Lewis Brinson

 

I know Bryant is still great, just in a different way, but god, hit a damn home run

 

A+

[PackLandVA]

Gleyber Torres was called up a month into the season and sports more dongers than KB, too.