Does Bryce Harper’s slow start concern you? | Phillies Stoplight🚦clips

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Apr 1, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper (3) in the dugout during a game against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Bill Streicher

After the Phillies' first homestand, Tim Kelly and Bob Cooney discussed Bryce Harper's slow start on Phillies Stoplight🚦.

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Tim Kelly

Tim Kelly is the Managing Editor for On Pattison. He's been on the Phillies beat since 2020. Kelly is also on Bleacher Report's MLB staff. Previously, Kelly has worked for Phillies Nation, Audacy Sports, SportsRadio 94 WIP, Just Baseball, FanSided, Locked On and Sports Illustrated/FanNation. Kelly is a graduate of Bloomsburg University with a major in Mass Communications and minor in Political Science.

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Bob Cooney

Bob Cooney has been covering the Philadelphia sports scene for all of his professional life from his 25 years at the Philadelphia Daily News to sports talk radio host and co-host at 97.5 The Fanatic. There isn't a professional team, or major sporting event, that has been in this city that Cooney hasn't covered. He was the beat writer/columnist covering the Sixers before and through The Process, has covered hundreds of college games and many Phillies, Flyers and Eagles games. He was present for all days when the U.S. Open was played at Merion as part of the Daily News coverage in 2013 and was named the Pennsylvania Sports Writer of the Year in 2016 by the National Sports Media Association.