{'byline': '', 'hosts': '', 'byline_sources': 'RADIO.COM', 'hide_author': True, 'audience_id': '', 'original_station': '', 'syndicated_items': [{'station': 'kfh', 'path': '/kfh/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': '973thefansd', 'path': '/973thefansd/sports/san-diego-padres/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': '1053thefan', 'path': '/1053thefan/sports/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'wbbm780', 'path': '/wbbm780/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'krld', 'path': '/krld/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'wwl', 'path': '/wwl/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'knxnews', 'path': '/knxnews/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'wccoradio', 'path': '/wccoradio/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'wcbs880', 'path': '/wcbs880/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': '1010wins', 'path': '/1010wins/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'wwjnewsradio', 'path': '/wwjnewsradio/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'kfh', 'path': '/kfh/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': '973thefansd', 'path': '/973thefansd/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': '923thefan', 'path': '/923thefan/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'thefandc', 'path': '/thefandc/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'wgr550', 'path': '/wgr550/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'theticketmiami', 'path': '/theticketmiami/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': '929thegame', 'path': '/929thegame/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': '1057thefan', 'path': '/1057thefan/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'wcbs880', 'path': '/wcbs880/sports/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'station': 'kmbz', 'path': '/kmbz/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}], 'original_item': {'_index': 'published-content_v44', '_type': '_doc', '_score': None, '_source': {'date': '2019-05-30T15:47:00.000+00:00', 'featured': False, 'pageTitle': "'Big Time Baseball' Podcast Players Edition on Bryce Harper", 'manualSlugUnlock': False, 'plaintextShortHeadline': "Why the First Year of Bryce Harper's Phillies Megadeal Has Been a", 'syndicationStatus': 'original', 'showSocial': True, 'seoHeadline': "'Big Time Baseball' Podcast Players Edition on Bryce Harper", 'feedImg': {'data': {'alt': '', 'url': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/HarperK.jpg', 'width': 1920, 'credit': '', 'height': 1080, 'mimeType': 'image/jpeg', 'sizeInBytes': '190020'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/feed-image/instances/ckd7wx03p00dtv0qng53lre86@published'}, 'pageDescription': '’Big Time Baseball’ Podcast Players Edition on Bryce Harper… ', 'featuredSports': False, '_version': 17, 'contentType': 'article', 'slug': 'big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'feedImgUrl': 'https://images.radio.com/aiu-media/HarperK.jpg', 'feedLayout': 'small', 'sectionFront': 'national', 'dropCap': False, 'msnTitleLength': 59, 'articleTime': '15:47', 'seoDescription': '’Big Time Baseball’ Podcast Players Edition on Bryce Harper… ', 'hosts': [], 'plaintextPrimaryHeadline': "Why the First Year of Bryce Harper's Phillies Megadeal Has Been a Strikeout-Filled Dud", 'tags': ['Sports', 'MLB', 'Philadelphia Phillies', 'Bryce Harper', 'Manny Machado', 'San Diego Padres'], 'availableStandoutArticleInventory': True, 'stationURL': '', 'shortHeadline': "Why the First Year of Bryce Harper's Phillies Megadeal Has Been a", 'noIndexNoFollow': False, 'breadcrumbs': [{'hidden': False, 'text': 'Sports', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/sports'}, {'hidden': False, 'text': 'MLB', 'url': '//www.audacy.com/sports/mlb'}], 'authors': [], 'sources': [{'text': 'RADIO.COM'}], 'slugLock': True, 'fullWidthLead': False, 'textTags': ['Sports', 'MLB', 'Philadelphia Phillies', 'Bryce Harper', 'Manny Machado', 'San Diego Padres'], 'primaryHeadline': "Why the First Year of Bryce Harper's Phillies Megadeal Has Been a Strikeout-Filled Dud", 'content': [{'data': {'text': 'The Philadelphia\xa0Phillies own a 3.5-game lead in the National League East, though\xa0their $330 million star hasn’t exactly dominated.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-0@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper is tied for the sixth-highest strikeout rate (31.0 percent) in baseball, contributing to his lowly\xa0.243 batting average through 55 games. In\xa0his first seven major league seasons with the\xa0Washington Nationals, Harper\xa0hit .279 with an\xa0average strikeout rate of 21.1 percent.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-1@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'On the flip side, Harper has amassed the fifth-highest walk rate (15.3 percent) and 10th-most RBIs (40) in the National\xa0League.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-2@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'On the latest edition of <a href="https://www.audacy.com/media/podcast/big-time-baseball-radiocom-sports-original" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">“Big Time Baseball: Players Edition,”</a> RADIO.COM\xa0Sports insiders Ben Davis and Tony Gwynn Jr. dissected what’s plagued Harper in the first couple of months with his new ballclub.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-3@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“There were three things (Tony Gwynn) always said (when we played together)," Davis said, referring to his co-host\'s father,\xa0the late, legendary San Diego Padres outfielder.\xa0"Get in your stance, get your foot down and take the knob of the bat to the ball. First and foremost, I don’t see him (Harper) getting his foot down all the time, and over 50 percent of these strikeouts are on fastballs.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-4@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“If you don’t get your foot down, there’s no way you can get to the baseball. You’re gonna be late.”'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-5@published'}, {'data': {'clipSrc': 'https://omny.fm/shows/big-time-baseball/harper-machados-variance-keuchel-kimbrel-pedroias', 'clipURL': 'https://omny.fm/shows/big-time-baseball/harper-machados-variance-keuchel-kimbrel-pedroias/embed', 'embedSize': 'default'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/omny/instances/552136-6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'They also\xa0discussed the inconsistent play of Manny Machado, this offseason’s other blockbuster free agent,\xa0with the Padres. Machado is hitting .264 with a .783 OPS and nine home runs.'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-7@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"It\'s just different to me when you watch Bryce and Manny:\xa0Manny is getting his hits," Gwynn said.\xa0"We just haven\'t seen consistent flow, like I think he\'s had in those big-time Oriole\xa0years when he was that way. ... He just hasn\'t gotten into that hot spot, but you can see glimpses of it."'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-8@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'They closed with a classic debate: Is Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia\xa0-- <a href="https://weei.radio.com/blogs/rob-bradford/why-another-surgery-isnt-option-red-sox-second-baseman-dustin-pedroia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">who might step away from the game due to persistent knee pain</a> -- a Hall of Famer?'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/552136-9@published'}], 'stationLogoUrl': '', 'subHeadline': '', 'contentPageSponsorLogo': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/google-ad-manager/instances/contentPageLogoSponsorship@published'}, 'isContentFromAP': False, 'stationSyndication': [{'sectionFront': 'sports', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'KFHFM', 'stationSlug': 'kfh', 'stationName': 'KFH Radio ', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/kfh/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'KWFNFM', 'stationSlug': '973thefansd', 'stationName': '97.3 The Fan', 'secondarySectionFront': 'san diego padres', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/973thefansd/sports/san-diego-padres/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'KRLDFM', 'stationSlug': '1053thefan', 'stationName': '105.3 The Fan', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/1053thefan/sports/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'WBBMAM', 'stationSlug': 'wbbm780', 'stationName': 'WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wbbm780/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'KRLDAM', 'stationSlug': 'krld', 'stationName': 'NewsRadio 1080 KRLD', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/krld/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'WWLAM', 'stationSlug': 'wwl', 'stationName': 'WWL', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wwl/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'KNXAM', 'stationSlug': 'knxnews', 'stationName': 'KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/knxnews/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'WCCOAM', 'stationSlug': 'wccoradio', 'stationName': '830 WCCO', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wccoradio/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'WCBSAM', 'stationSlug': 'wcbs880', 'stationName': 'WCBS Newsradio 880', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wcbs880/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'WINSAM', 'stationSlug': '1010wins', 'stationName': '1010 WINS', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/1010wins/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'importer': True, 'callsign': 'WWJAM', 'stationSlug': 'wwjnewsradio', 'stationName': 'WWJ Newsradio 950', 'secondarySectionFront': '', 'source': 'manual syndication', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wwjnewsradio/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'slug': 'articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'KFHFM', 'stationSlug': 'kfh', 'stationName': 'KFH Radio ', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/kfh/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'KWFNFM', 'stationSlug': '973thefansd', 'stationName': '97.3 The Fan', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/973thefansd/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'WKRKFM', 'stationSlug': '923thefan', 'stationName': '92.3 The Fan', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/923thefan/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'WJFKFM', 'stationSlug': 'thefandc', 'stationName': '106.7 The Fan', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/thefandc/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'WGRAM', 'stationSlug': 'wgr550', 'stationName': 'WGR 550 SportsRadio', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wgr550/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'WAXYAM', 'stationSlug': 'theticketmiami', 'stationName': '790 The Ticket', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/theticketmiami/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'WZGCFM', 'stationSlug': '929thegame', 'stationName': '92-9 The Game', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/929thegame/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'WJZFM', 'stationSlug': '1057thefan', 'stationName': '105.7 The Fan', 'secondarySectionFront': 'mlb', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/1057thefan/sports/mlb/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'sports', 'callsign': 'WCBSAM', 'stationSlug': 'wcbs880', 'stationName': 'WCBS Newsradio 880', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/wcbs880/sports/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}, {'sectionFront': 'news', 'callsign': 'KMBZFM', 'stationSlug': 'kmbz', 'stationName': 'KMBZ', 'source': 'content subscription', 'syndicatedArticleSlug': '/kmbz/news/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper'}], 'feeds': {'google-news-feed': True, 'rss': True, 'apple-news': True, 'smartNews': True, 'sitemaps': True, 'most-popular': True, 'msn': True, 'newsfeed': True, 'reversechron': True, 'postup': True, 'smart-news': True, 'frequency': True}, 'socialDescription': 'Why the First Year of Bryce Harper’s Phillies Megadeal Has Been a Strikeout-Filled Dud', 'byline': [{'names': [], 'sources': [{'text': 'RADIO.COM'}], 'hosts': [], 'prefix': 'by'}], 'headline': "'Big Time Baseball' Podcast Players Edition on Bryce Harper", 'syndicatedUrl': '', 'msnTitle': "'Big Time Baseball' Podcast Players Edition on Bryce Harper", 'canonicalUrl': 'http://www.audacy.com/articles/big-time-baseball-podcast-players-edition-bryce-harper', 'featuredNews': False, 'dateModified': '2020-10-07T19:58:14.614Z', 'secondarySectionFront': 'sports', 'sideShare': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/share/instances/552136@published'}, 'lead': [{'data': {'text': '<iframe src="https://players.brightcove.net/5757251889001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6042760729001" width="300" height="150" mozallowfullscreen=" "></iframe>', 'componentType': 'html-embed', 'isIframe': True}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/552136@published'}], 'site': 'demo', 'adTags': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/ad-tags/instances/ckd7wx01h00dsv0qnixu51y0p@published'}, 'articleDate': '2019-05-30', 'articleWithinGoogleStandoutPublishDateLimit': True, 'canBeMarkedGoogleStandout': True, 'teaser': 'Why the First Year of Bryce Harper’s Phillies Megadeal Has Been a Strikeout-Filled Dud'}, 'sort': [3617228], 'stationSlug': '923thefan', 'original_id': 'www.audacy.com/_components/article/instances/552136@published'}}
Skip to content






