More on Bryce Harper's status. John, you sat
down with Harper earlier today for an exclusive interview.
What impressed you most about what he had to say
. Well, just how badly Bryce Harper wants to
be out there. And really he is taking every
single day, day by day to make strides in
his recovery. And you know, I talked to
Philly's President Dave Dombrowski about why it's so tough to
get back to the World Series after going there.
He knows he's led four different teams to a World
Series appearance. The number one thing he said,
health and the Phillies are just battling a rash of
injury. So this is very encouraging though to see
today, Bryce Harper this morning here at Citizens Bank
Park, taking batting practice and he is swinging full
speed. He's hidden some out of the yard.
And manager Rob Thompson said, Bryce makes this ballpark
look small. The Phillies have said Bryce is Rehab
is going fantastic. He's looking great. This is
all very encouraging. He still has hurdles to overcome
. They want to make sure he is 100%.
So if he's able to slide on that elbow,
it doesn't get torn again. I sat down with
him and I asked him, Bryce, are you
ahead of schedule? I just feel good of where
I'm at right now. I'm grateful for every situation
. Grateful each check that we come off of and
just trying to take it one day at a time
and understand we have some time to go and just
trying to live in city. I, it can
and as properly as it can, I don't like
timelines. I don't like thinking about when I'm going
to come back or when I'm not going to come
back. You know, I just, I really
want to enjoy each day, enjoy each step and
come back when I'm ready.