Where Harper, so used to the spotlight, focused more on the people he met and played with than the game results, Peacock made no secret that he took in everything about his first time pitching in a major league stadium. Asked he if he had any butterflies as he took the mound for the second, Peacock said. “Oh God, yes.”
But when it was over, Peacock could enjoy watching his newest teammate show off a little.
“[Harper] has got a cannon,” Peacock said. “That was pretty impressive. His first game with us he threw out two guys from left field, they were trying to stretch doubles and he threw them out. But that was impressive.”
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Amanda Comak covers the Washington Nationals and comes to The Washington Times from the Cape Cod Times and after stints with MLB.com and the Amsterdam (N.Y.) Recorder. A Massachusetts native and 2008 graduate of Boston University, Amanda can be reached at acomak@washingtontimes.com and you can follow her on Twitter @acomak.
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