The City of Philadelphia And Bryce Harper Are Perfect Together

Never since 1701 has a city and a player been more perfect together than Bryce Harper and the city of Philadelphia. We've come close when Brian Dawkins arrived in 1996. Our love affair with Brian Dawkins hasn't waned, it's just been surpassed. Brian Dawkins lit up this city every time he took the field. The man gave everything he had for the Eagles franchise and that will never be forgotten. Now that I think about it, Jalen Hurts is a near perfect fit for this city too. We'll see if he is able to climb above Dawkins as his career continues in the city. But this is about the player and city that were made for each other.

Philadelphia asks for a couple things from it's athletes. Work your butt off and understand that the fans are 100% invested, and spend their money to watch you win. Boos will come and go because that's our way of showing frustration. We'll always have your back if you check off the couple boxes we ask for. When it comes time to pick you up, the city will be there for you, just ask Trea Turner.

Now that we've laid out what the fans are looking for, lets talk about the player who is all of us, Bryce Harper. Not only does Bryce understand everything about this fan base, but he embodies it. His entire attitude towards the game is as if they went out and plucked a diehard Philly sports fan out of the stands. Except Bryce is an amazing baseball player, Tony Bologna from section 207, just works his butt off and wants to win.

Even before Harper came to Philadelphia, he was playing the game in Washington the way we've always wanted out guys to do it here. You hear people talking about red light players, players who show up when the moment is the brightest. Never before has Philadelphia had a red light player like Bryce Harper. Just look at what he did last year in the playoffs, and what his is currently doing in these playoffs. You need someone in a big spot, you best hope it's Bryce Harper.

Have yourself a seat and watch Harper's post-game presser from NLDS game 3. You will quickly understand that the city of Philadelphia and Bryce Harper are perfect together.

The Phillies advance to the NLDS and will face the Atlanta Braves. The National League Division Series features the arguably, best team in baseball which also happens to be a division rival with our Phillies.

The Braves finished the season with a 104-58 record and the Phillies finished with a 90-72 win.

Here are some highlights from game two. Now remember, since this is the Wild Card round, this was a best-of-three series, the first to win two games. The Phillies swept the Marlins in two no-doubt kinds of games, wouldn't you agree?

As we know, the Phillies came very close to winning it all last year. After barely squeaking by to make it into the postseason, occupying the sixth seed in the National League, they were able to defy all odds and make it all the way to the World Series.

They faced the Houston Astros who proved to be much too much to handle. They lost in six games.

2008 World Series Championship Team, where are they now?

In the first round, the Wild Card round, actually all four series were sweeps. The Phillies took down the Marlins at home. The Texas Rangers went to Tampa Bay and took the Rays down in a sweep. The Minnesota Twins swept the Toronto Blue Jays in two quick games. Also, the Arizona Diamondbacks, who were a Wild Card team, beat the division-winning Milwaukee Brewers.

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Let's take a look at some of the best moments from Game Two. Some highlights include a solo blast from J.T. Realmuto, and a couple of RBIs from Trea Turner and Kyle Schwarber. But the biggest moment was Bryson Stott's grand slam! INSANE!

Check out all the epic photos here. GO PHILS!

This article was written by Jeff Kurkjian. You can follow him on Twitter or Instagram to get to know him a bit better!