Stephen Strasburg, pitcher and Scott Boras client

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.

and what you just heard was the sound of a million TV's changing the channel

Gary Cohen is a treat

when do we see lincecum v strasburg?

Buster_ESPN
Strasburg first pitcher EVER to strike out as many as 14 in a zero-walk debut. Incredible.

The top of the seventh inning of this was probably the most exciting baseball moment I've ever seen live. So much fun.

Pirates are still the Pirates, but seriously, wow. Dude did not disappoint (except when he didn't try to run out the infield hit in his first AB.)

just watched his circle change, radar clocked it @ 90mph = wtfffffffffff

Dude did not disappoint (except when he didn't try to run out the infield hit in his first AB.)

Riggleman should've benched him for that, zero tolerance imo

sb

I'm voting for Liriano for ROY, MVP and CY.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, August 9, 2006 12:02 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

unreal

Riggleman should've benched him for that, zero tolerance imo

f'in' OTM, not running it out means you belong in the damn AL with the rest of the bums

His pitching coaches are going to have to watch him like a hawk

http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/baseball/pitching/ProfessionalPitcherAnalyses/StephenStrasburg.html

Best SDSU alum since Tony Gwynn Sr.?

god i feel like a dork having this on

WHY?

― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, June 8, 2010 8:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

posted before he lived up to the hype and destroyed everyone

btw there is no evidence that chris oleary has any idea wtf he's talking about

I'm guessing 10 wins, 3.2-3.5 ERA, 150 strikeouts for 2010.

xp no kidding

The 2:44 highlight reel on YouTube is something to see--wow. I just have this bad feeling, though. The first names that pop into my mind are Gooden, Blue, and Kerry Wood. For all of them, the window of dominance was from 5-8 years, with decline setting in within a year or two. And then I think about Clemens as the obvious counter. He fits the pattern too, though, if you treat his arrival in Toronto as the start of a second and, um, different phase of his career. (And no, I don't want to veer off in that direction yet again.) At the other end of the spectrum, Ryan and Johnson both took a few years to get going. I know that's a simplistic reduction; Seaver was a hard thrower/big-strikeout-pitcher who arrived brilliantly and lasted, and I'm sure there were many others. But I do think they'll need to thread the needle to keep Strasburg healthy and a big-draw strikeout pitcher at the same time.

Just left w/ the lead in Cleveland (game on TBS) ... wtf w/ subpar moundskeeping? Breaking an ankle would be a feel-bad story.

best pitching debuts by Game Score (Strasburg's GS was 75):

http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/6582

which is ridiculous, total apples and oranges... ie, look at the pitch counts, there's no way SS would be left in a game over 80 pitches at this point in his career.

well, the thing is that he's just there to help the team win, and you know, the rest of it is just gravy

Shasta, as usu I hv no idea wtf your point might be if you intended one.

also Strasburg's total pitches in his 3 starts: 94, 95, 85

you are a confused man

Moyer on protecting Strasburg's arm: "If you want to get good at something, practice. You have to throw the baseball."

Moyer is right on point.

shit is deep, son

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2008/07/340x_farnsworth.jpg

Jamie Moyer, expert on pitchers who can break a pane of glass

looks like strasburg just doesn't have what it takes to win games >:)

ray knight and rob dibble debate straburg. i wondered whether to put this here or in the dunmbass analysis thread. i'm attaching a link w/ the clip and commentary from washington post's dan steinberg. pretty amusing.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/06/dibble_and_knight_debate_stras.html#more

from the AP, via dan steinberg:

"Nationals pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg already is a household name -- except in Ozzie Guillen's household. In downplaying his team's recent sweep at Washington, the White Sox manager said: "We only scored one run against the first guy, Starborough, or whatever his name is.""

Scarbury, Scarborough...

MASN was showing fans at the stadium before Strasburg's debut, and one dude said something like "STRASSBORG IS THE REAL DEAL!!!"

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kui9yuMEaV1qava2to1_400.jpg

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Starburns

community dude on the right could totally be a smarmy third MLB Network announcer
he has Amsinger/Vasgersian hair

so Jose DeLeon sruck out a lotta guys in his first 5 starts...

I guess they'll leave him in only one more inning? two?

he didn't have v. many pitches did he?