SCANDAL on Saturday night, as Nationals star Bryce Harper WILLFULLY DRAGGED HIS FOOT through the sacred ... uh ... very temporary dirt Braves “A” behind home plate.
Bryce Harper messes up dirt Braves logo, Braves fans are outraged
WHAT A SCANDAL. (By baseball standards.)
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*citizens of Atlanta clutch pearls, go down in heap*
After the incident, the Braves Twitter account began a hashtag where Atlanta fans could properly express their outrage. (Or where anti-Braves sentiment could properly troll Braves fans.)
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 10, 2014 The hashtag didn’t really, uh, catch on like the Braves were hoping.
#RespectTheA pic.twitter.com/WzbSOwSQPw
— Hokie Wartooth (@Hokie_Wartooth) August 10, 2014 I’m just a little sad that people named “Thea” were probably bummed out no one was talking about respecting them.
For his part, Harper claims it wasn’t intentional:
Bryce Harper says he wasn't trying to kick Braves' A logo. "That's the last thing on my mind when I'm coming to the plate. I have no idea."
— James Wagner (@JamesWagnerWP) August 10, 2014 Come on. It was totally intentional. That’s okay, Bryce, we won’t tell. (We knew we liked you.)
(h/t Washington Post)
