As BritPop legends Blur taught us: “London loves, the mystery of a speeding car.” London also loves the thrill of a high exit velocity home run, like the one hit by Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper in the London Series game today.
Harper clubbed a massive homer, which broke the game open and eventually led to a Phillies win over the rival New York Mets.
Bryce Harper’s soccer celly goes hard ?pic.twitter.com/sZne1nUNqf
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And check out the special celebration Harper performed after socking that dinger.
Yes, a double knee slide, a la your standard soccer/football/futbol goal scoring celebration. “Miced up” for the FOX broadcast of the baseball game, Bryce Harper then yelled “I love soccer” twice, obviously in homage to where they were playing.
The clash took place at the London Stadium, which is home to West Ham United FC, so you can be sure that the Hammers really appreciated the shout out.
People of the world, Bryce up your life. pic.twitter.com/A0WKYOv4wp
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The Phillies official Twitter account went pretty crazy with graphics that fused the Phillies with icons of British pop culture. You can see the Bryce Harper edition above.
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank.ย Heโs also theย author of โTransatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,โ andย โNo, I Canโt Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.โ
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