Phillies proved Bryce Harper’s point about Dodgers after commanding series win

Complaints about the Dodgers' spending are incredibly tired at this point, but it's a storyline that won't go away, especially after the Dodgers opened their season 8-0 to set a new franchise record. Players from other teams are going to continue being asked about how they feel about the Dodgers' dominance and their offseason spending, even if those players would probably rather focus on their own games than their opponents'.

The other big stars in baseball are the most susceptible to this; Manny Machado was already asked in the offseason, and Bryce Harper was asked ahead of LA's most recent series in Philadelphia.

And Harper had a blunt answer: "I feel like only losers complain about what they're doing." Say it louder for the people in the back, Bryce.

Harper and the Phillies were quick to prove his point on Friday, when they ended the Dodgers' winning streak at eight with a 3-2 win. The Phils were even on the verge of shutting them out until Tommy Edman's two-run homer in the top of the ninth, which wasn't enough to spark a rally from the offense. The Dodgers took the second game, but the Phillies put an even finer point on things when they pulled out a win from a topsy-turvy match that included a grand slam from Nick Castellanos.

Bryce Harper and the Phillies put their money where their mouth is after punching back at Dodgers detractors

To be fair, most of the complaints about the Dodgers' spending haven't come from current players, but rather opposing fans and owners. Rockies owner Dick Monfort, one of the most hated owners in Colorado sports, said, "Something's got to happen. The competitive imbalance in baseball has gotten to the point of ludicrosity now. It's an unregulated industry."

But the Rockies are, by their winning percentages not only this year so far, but in every season since 2018, literal losers, and Monfort is very much to blame for that.

The Phillies were always going to be prime contenders to threaten the Dodgers to be the National League champions this year, and their ability to match the Dodgers swing-for-swing was clear during their series finale. Even in the game they won to avoid a sweep, the Dodgers struggled against Phillies pitching.

So maybe the rest of the league should take a note from Bryce "That's a clown question, bro" Harper. Do the talking on the field.