Hunter Strickland calls incident with Bryce Harper “a mistake”

We all make mistakes. That’s part of being human. The next thing we’re supposed to do is to own up to those mistakes, apologize and learn from them.

In an age where it seems as though a growing number of people would rather eat nails than admit to being wrong about anything, it’s a true mark of character to be able to take responsibility for your actions, apologize, and grow as a person.

Hunter Strickland made arguably the biggest mistake of his career last season when he opted to bean Bryce Harper with a 98mph fastball in retaliation for a nearly three year old grudge against the Nationals superstar. He followed that up with an on-field brawl that effectively ended Michael Morse’s career,…