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Rob Carr/Getty ImagesBryce Harper sure didn't look like a guy anxious to get out of town. And Washington Aroldis Chapman Jersey , D.C., sure didn't look like a city ready to show him the door.Harper almost single-handedly saved a Home Run Derby sadly lacking in stars with the show he put on Monday night at Nationals Park. It wasn't just that he won it鈥攊t was how he won it.And it wasn't just how he won it, with home runs on nine straight swings to draw even with Kyle Schwarber in the final round and then a no-doubt homer to center field to put it away, followed by arms raised and a two-handed bat flip.It wasn't just that. It was what he said. It was what they chanted."I freaking love this crowd!" Harper shouted at ESPN's Buster Olney. "Washington Nationals, baby! Let's go! Nice job!""Let's go, Bryce!" the fans had screamed as Harper got ready for his first-round matchup with Freddie Freeman."Let's go, Har-per!" they yelled, as he came to the plate in the final round.When it was over, his Nationals teammates Max Scherzer and Sean Doolittle handed Harper the trophy, which he gave to his father, Ron (who was also his pitcher). Dave Martinez, the Nationals manager, picked up Harper and carried him.Obviously, the disappointing Nationals could use Harper carrying them in the second half of the season in a way he rarely has so far in 2018. Obviously, what happens when he hits free agency after the World Series will be determined by what he and the Nationals do between now and then鈥攁nd by the numbers on the contract offers he gets from the Nationals and other teams.But there was a sense at one time that Harper would definitely be a goner after 2018, that the Nationals wouldn't pay him or even that he would prefer to go somewhere else (pinstripes Didi Gregorius Jersey , anyone?).Harper gets a lift from Dave Martinez, the Nationals manager he praised Monday morning.Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesThat sense may not have ever been totally correct, but there's no way anyone can say now that it's a given he's going to leave. Were you watching Monday? Were you listening to what Harper said Monday morning as he helped dedicate the Bryce Harper All-Star Complex in suburban Washington?These were Harper's words then, according to Zach Silver ofMLB.com: "[Martinez] is one of the best managers I've ever played for. 鈥?I look forward to hopefully playing with him for the next 10-12 years. He's one of the best. We'll see what happens."Notice, he said the next 10-12 years, not the next 10-12 weeks.People in the Nationals organization have long said Harper has an affinity for the area and for the Nationals franchise. He has a close relationship with general manager Mike Rizzo and heaped praise on Rizzo when the Nationals gave Rizzo a contract extension earlier this season.And while Harper has been one of the stars who skipped the Home Run Derby often in previous years, he always said he would take part in front of the hometown crowd at Nationals Park. Good thing, too, since Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout, J.D. Martinez, Jose Ramirez and so many others said no thanks.If baseball truly sees this event as a showcase, the powers that be must find a way to get the biggest stars to take part. But that's a column for another day, because on Monday the Washington Home Run Derby had the only star it needed.Harper played the part, taking the field with a bandana that displayed the D.C. city flag. He had the stars and stripes on his bat http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-greg-bird-jersey , sleeve and socks, and earlier Monday he showed off a cherry-blossom-themed bat and spikes to wear for Tuesday's All-Star Game.Harper shared the moment with his father, Ron, but he also shared it with all of Washington.Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesCherry blossoms...Washington鈥es, this is his town.It hasn't always been easy for Harper this season. He has 23 home runs and 54 RBI, but he also has a .214 batting average that's more than 100 points lower than the .319 he hit last season. The Nationals reached the All-Star break at 48-48, 5.5 games out of first place and five games out of a playoff spot.People have actually asked whether they could fall far enough off the pace to consider trading Harper by the end of the month, given his status as a pending free agent.It's hard to believe they could fall that far. It's hard to believe they would say goodbye to Harper by choice.Think about this: In their seven seasons of existence pre-Harper, the Nationals never had a winning season. In their first six seasons with him, they averaged 93 wins and went to the playoffs four times.He was hardly the only reason, but from almost the moment he arrived, at 19 years old, he was the guy everyone focused on. He still is.He sure was the focus Monday night at Nationals Park. This was his event, in his town, and he owned it from start to finish.He saved the night. He could still save the Nationals in the second half of the season. And maybe they ought to save a spot in their lineup for him for years to come. Danny Knobler covers Major League Baseball as a national columnist for Bleacher Report.Follow Danny on Twitter and talk baseball. The season began poorly for both the Kansas City Royals and the Cincinnati Reds, and then it got worse.The story is the same in both cities. Not enough hitting. Not enough pitching. Certainly not enough bullpen. Veterans that didn’t produce Dellin Betances Jersey , prospects that didn’t develop as expected.Now, two franchises that enjoyed major success only a few years ago — the Royals winning the World Series in 2015, the Reds winning 97 games in 2012 — can’t wait for this season to be over. And, especially, for this September to be over.Article continues below ...The Royals and Reds begin a two-game series that’s about as meaningless as it gets Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park. The Royals (54-102) already are assured of losing 100 games and finishing last in the AL Central. The Reds (66-91) won’t drop that many, but they’ve been all but doomed to a last-place finish in the NL Central since losing 15 of their first 18 games.Royals left-hander Eric Skoglund (1-5), winless for nearly five months, opposes right-hander Matt Harvey (7-9), a pending free agent who could be making his last start for the Reds.If either club was hoping to salvage a dreadful season with a strong September, it hasn’t happened, even with the addition of prospects from the minors.The Reds are 9-13 this month but, glaringly, they’ve lost eight of 11 as their offense has simply disappeared. They’ve been one of the majors’ best-hitting clubs most of the season — three of their four starting infielders were chosen for the All-Star Game — but the Reds have been shut out in four of their last seven games and five of their last nine. And they scored only one run in another of those losses.They finished off a 3-7 road trip in which they were limited to 12 runs by losing to the Miami Marlins 6-0 on Sunday, their third defeat in the four-game series.This isn’t the sign of a team that’s playing to gain some momentum for the start of next season.“It’ll be good to get home,” said Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman, who still doesn’t know his fate for next season. “It’s been a long trip. Hopefully we’ll be a little energized when we get home and start swinging the bats a little better.”The Royals are a more respectable 11-11 in September Matt Holliday Jersey , but they’ve dropped six of eight despite splitting a four-game weekend series in Detroit.Skoglund will be facing the Reds for the first time. He hasn’t won since April 28 against the Chicago White Sox, but he pitched three-hit ball over six scoreless innings in a 2-1 Royals loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 11 innings last Tuesday.“I felt comfortable out there,” Skoglund said. “I was able to make some pitches and just continue to help me build off that confidence-wise. I was able to get through that sixth inning pretty easily. I felt good.”He’s already been told by Yost he’ll get one more start next weekend.“Every game I try to take something out of it,” Skoglund said. “Try to work and learn and implement everything I can into every situation. I can use this (start) and continue to keep the ball rolling.”Harvey is one of the Reds’ few pleasant surprises this season, going 7-7 after they acquired him from the New York Mets in early May.He had a rough start his last time out, allowing seven runs on seven hits over 5 1-3 innings in a 7-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. But Harvey shut out the Chicago Cubs for six innings on Sept. 14, giving up four hits, although he didn’t figure in the decision as the Cubs came back to win 3-2.Harvey allowed four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 4-3 loss at Kansas City for the Mets on April 3, 2016. He also faced the Royals in Game Five of the 2015 World Series when he lobbied to start the ninth with a 2-0 lead but couldn’t finish it and the Royals won the title in the 12th. The Reds swept a two-game series in Kansas City earlier in the season, winning 5-1 in 10 innings on June 10 and 7-0 on June 11. For the Royals, those losses came during a stretch in which they lost 15 of 16.

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