Stephen Strasburg, pitcher and Scott Boras client

well, even if it just impedes it a little!

his signing bonus isn't that ludicrous, especially compared to what certain veterans like vernon wells are making. he looks like the real deal. giving guys like matt bush a big bonus is rather less defensible.

well that's the thing with signing a 17 yr old - is there is no guarantee. you could be getting a Joe Mauer or you could be getting yourself a Matt Bush. and throwing around that kind of money on a kid - "sure thing" or not - just seems crazy to me.

i sound like Riccardi.

June 8

vs Pirates, so not really beyond AAAA

so BBTN was promoting ESPN carrying the game on Tuesday. As a day game.

The MLB/Nationals schedule pages have it as 7:05.

The fuckers aren't going to change it to keep it from eating into the NBA finals audience on ABC, are they?

I just got this like ten minutes ago, so I am guessing it is still 7:05.
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that screen cap is some fucking goofus and gallant shit imo

well, NOW it appears ESPN isn't covering the game. Which means the Nationals had the right to say "fuck you" about changing the time, and ESPN said "No, fuck ppl who don't watch the NBA"?

fingers crossed for mccutchen first pitch HR.

Costas, Kaat, Smoltz call Strasburg's MLB debut
MLB Network has 2009 No. 1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg's Major League debut against the Pirates on Tuesday with full pre- and post-game coverage and more. Live games >

s'nice if you have it.

Vegas will pay you 28:1 if McCutchen goes deep in the first ab

What did they pay for a liner to short?

god i feel like a dork having this on

vs Pirates, so not really beyond AAAA

― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, June 1, 2010 9:07 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark

it pains me to agree with morbs ;)

Yeah watching a Pirates game is just *shudders*

i just want to say "AAAA" is one of my fav modern baseball terms.

omg suck a fuck costas

that curveball was insane

Was this dude throwing 99mph every start in the minors?

his curveball is not earthly

mike stanton is gonna come up while the pirates are batting btw

ew this guy

man i hope the hell he doesn't blow out his arm

esp if he throws 99mph every pitch and tries to strike out the side every inning

mike stanton batting 1.000

RIP

LOL

Delwyn Young's other victims. Select company:

Bruce Chen 1
Johnny Cueto 1
Cole Hamels 1
Manny Parra 1
Mark Buehrle 1
Jorge Sosa 1
Brian Wilson 1
Manuel Corpas 1
Javier Vazquez 1
Kyle Kendrick 1
Mike Burns 1
Barry Zito 1

Fun as hell to watch, btw.

11 Ks through six.

CAN HE WIN GAMES!? POSSIBLY!

BRINGING A CULTURE OF WINNING TO WASHINGTON

They are authenticating everything.

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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

holy shit those ears

jesus

Wow.

Is this it? Or do you let him pitch another inning?

fucking unreal

every fastball was 98/99

20 Ks is in play

Joe Sheehan is not impressed.

Pretty impressive stuff

that 1st curveball to laroche was loooooooooooool

god i feel like a dork having this on

WHY?

it's pretty assm tbh

btw, Ron Darling during Mets game: "The Nationals may have the next Walter Johnson down there."

Gary Cohen: "Can we set the bar a little lower? It'll be fine if he's Camilo Pascual."

Nats will flip him for Oswalt tonight -- sell high.

he’s 34??

time flies when you're on the IL. from the article it sounds like TOS was lurking for a long time, was probably unavoidable. but it's conspicuous that the worst of his injuries seems to have happened after 2019, when he threw 209 IP, only the second time he'd thrown more than 185 IP in a season, and then followed that up with 36 (very good) playoff innings. I'm glad that the nats won that year, at least.

not that i'm criticizing him or the nats for letting him throw a ton of innings in 2019. i mean, if you could tell the future, in 2019, and you told strasburg that he could either shut down for the season to have TOS surgery and maybe never come back, oooooor keep throwing another 100 really good innings and win the world series, I wonder which one he or the team would pick.

that contract, tho

hmmm

It was the Nationals who approached Strasburg about retiring and paying him the full amount of his contract, sources briefed on the matter say. The team wants to change the terms. https://t.co/gm6tz3fZE9

— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) September 7, 2023

Nationals owner says team not hosting Strasburg retirement ceremony

this whole thing is a pathetic own-goal

I just read that Strasburg's contract was not insured (who would insure it given his injury history?) so now I understand why the Nats' management are being such as assholes about this.

And yet somehow, even though the team is up for sale, Rizzo hasn't been extended, and the scouting team has been gutted, they might finish ahead of the Mets.

Nats were probably offering him a million a year until 2247.

Even by the low standards of conduct of an owner this is breathtakingly awful

See you in spring training: Washington #Nats owner Mark Lerner issues statement on Stephen Strasburg’s cancelled retirement ceremony. pic.twitter.com/YiVDM1kQB5

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 8, 2023

Statement from Stephen Strasburg on retiring: https://t.co/Vr5ecoXitl pic.twitter.com/zAgpQ8VqEk

— Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) April 7, 2024

weird career, so glad he managed to win one in the end