"That's a clown question, bro."
Get comfy with that response, because you're about to hear it a whooooole lot over the next three or four days (the usual lifespan of such things).
If you're too lazy to watch the embedded video, that's how 19 year old National's slugger Bryce Harper responded to a question from a reporter asking him what his favorite beer is. Easily one of the laziest "gotcha" questions in the history of journalism (and one that may have worked, had what I'm assuming is a Nats PR guy, not interceded before Bryce could respond).
"Hey, Bryce. Mudering hobos is legal in West Eastonia. I know you just spent two weeks there. How many hobo heads now hang above your mantle?"
There's no good way to answer these types of questions, which is why they're asked. Their responses nearly always end up being "news". So I not only tip my cap to the quick-thinking PR rep, but also Harper.
He was handed lemons, and he turned them into this week's soon-to-be most overused catchphrase.
h/t to TheScore.com for the video
