TAMPA — Mournful? No, that isn’t fair. Bryce Harper played it cooler than that.
Not dismissive, though. Not offended by the subject matter.
Realistic, probably. Professional, definitely, while allowing for some sentiments unsaid.
“I know the kind of outfit they have, the way they went out and got [Giancarlo] Stanton in that trade,” the Phillies’ $330 million man said of the Yankees on Wednesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field, after he went 0-for-2 (plus a catcher’s interference) in his debut here wearing his new uniform. “It was kind of up in the air. Never heard from them.