Watch Strasburg's Debut!

[Barnaby Jones]

http://atdhe.net/16861/watch-pirates-vs-nationals

Holy cow! This guy has scary movement on his pitches!

[Kevin]

Just filthy.

And his motion is so free and easy.

[hanso]

Stanton got a hit first time up. Just a chopper but still. And scored from first to boot.

[Barnaby Jones]

That breaking ball should be illegal!

[razorboy]

Two words: Mike Leake.

[Kevin]

Two words: Mike Leake.

Who?


Get your junk pansy pitchers out of this thread!

[Barnaby Jones]

Two words: Mike Leake.

Three words: not as good!

[HBox]

bust.

[razorboy]

Three words: not as good!

Good call...

[razorboy]

Who?


Get your junk pansy pitchers out of this thread!

I'll take a pansy junk pitcher with a 1.23 WHIP anyday.

[Kevin]

bust.

Terrible...

[HBox]

Terrible...

Clearly he should be in the bullpen.

[Kevin]

Clearly he should be in the bullpen.

He would just suck in both duties..

[HBox]

He would just suck in both duties..

Probably. And then whatever bum the Nats have behind him as a pitching prospect will kick total ass.

[Kevin]

Probably. And then whatever bum the Nats have behind him as a pitching prospect will kick total ass.

Pitching at like 7-1 with a 2.44 ERA or something...

[Barnaby Jones]

Good call...

Are you serious with this?!?

[razorboy]

Are you serious with this?!?

Hardly ever.

[Barnaby Jones]

Hardly ever.

You had me worried there!

[danlaroe]

let the kid finish this

[Kevin]

Anyone else see Josh Willingham Solo Hr when Dunn hit the Hr...

They Willingham hit one after?

[danlaroe]

they let him back out for the 7th

[Barnaby Jones]

they let him back out for the 7th

Of course! They said they'd let him go to 100 pitches and he was nowhere near that after 6!

[Barnaby Jones]

This is nuts! The hitters are completely at his mercy!

[Kevin]

This guy fucking sucks.

SEND HIM DOWN.

[danlaroe]

14 k..strikes out the side in the 7th....unreal

[JPMNICK]

watched the game on the MLB network, the kid is a monster. i really hope he stays injury free because he is a great to watch. the 100mph fastball followed by that knee bending curve, those hitters had no clue what to do. it seemed like he got stronger as he went on

[K.C.]

Drafted him in the 13th round of my keeper league this year...get to keep him for the next three years at that pick.

So yeah...I'm pretty happy.

[NickyL0885]

I hope DC enjoys him. He'll be a Red Sox or Yankee or Angel or Tiger in a few years.

[Snoogans]

he looked like a video game with his shit

[Kevin]

I hope DC enjoys him. He'll be a Red Sox or Yankee or Angel or Tiger in a few years.

Angel or Tiger?

[joeyballsack]

I got to see him pretty closely in his four home AAA starts but I never saw tonight coming.

Filthy.

[El Mudo]

Absolutely surreal around town here. Absolutely surreal.

[NickyL0885]

Angel or Tiger?

They spend money too.

[Kevin]

They spend money too.

But seriously If those 2 are after him, do you think those other 2 have a chance?

[Barnaby Jones]

They spend money too.

Why won't the Nats? They play in a big market and a superstar like him is only going to dramatically increase revenue from merchandise and tickets and advertising. Combine that with the team being decent and Bryce Harper up in a couple years and they'll have a ton of money to spend.

[Kevin]

Why won't the Nats? They play in a big market and a superstar like him is only going to dramatically increase revenue from merchandise and tickets and advertising. Combine that with the team being decent and Bryce Harper up in a couple years and they'll have a ton of money to spend.

All depends on where the Nats are.

If they are a good contending team, then yea they can sign him.

[HBox]

Yeah, the Angels or Tigers will have a shot if Strasburg enters free agency with a couple Tommy John's under his belt.

Hell, the Mets will be able to outbid them if they ever can make a good baseball decision.

[TheGameHHH]

Yeah, the Angels or Tigers will have a shot if Strasburg enters free agency with a couple Tommy John's under his belt.

Hell, the Mets will be able to outbid them if they ever can make a good baseball decision.

The only shot the Mets have is if he changes his name to Strasburgalez or Strasburgtinez

[Kevin]

The only shot the Mets have is if he changes his name to Strasburgalez or Strasburgtinez

Strasbergurgho? Strasburghos?

[underdog]

I traded him away in my money keeper league. WHY DO YOU ALL TAUNT ME!?

[Kevin]

I traded him away in my money keeper league. WHY DO YOU ALL TAUNT ME!?

Who are you again?

[underdog]

That curveball is just ridiculous. First pitcher EVER with 11+ks and 0BBs. Just retarded.

The Nationals will have Bryce Harper playing for them next year, too. This team has a chance to be insane within the next 5 years.

[midwestjeff]

Absolutely surreal around town here. Absolutely surreal.

Now just add 11 more pitchers and 13 position players and the Nats might just finish .500 this year.

I know he's phenomenal but the constant coverage of his every move has made me hate this kid.

[Kevin]

Now just add 11 more pitchers and 13 position players and the Nats might just finish .500 this year.

I know he's phenomenal but the constant coverage of his every move has made me hate this kid.

You do realize that the are only 3 games under 500 right?

They are already respectable..


How bad does Peter Angelos feel?

His team has been terrible for 15 years and they could not get the #1 pick once...

The night he see's his cross town rivals unveil their ace, he gets bombed by the Yankees..

They might have the top pick next year but i dont see anyone close to Harper Stras available..

[midwestjeff]

You do realize that the are only 3 games under 500 right?

They are already respectable..

Yes, I can read the standings.

And really, doesn't everyone look respectable to an Albanian?

[underdog]

Now just add 11 more pitchers and 13 position players and the Nats might just finish .500 this year.

I know he's phenomenal but the constant coverage of his every move has made me hate this kid.

They also just added Bryce Harper.

Harper is taking classes at the College of Southern Nevada, where he is currently playing baseball. He received his GED in December 2009, making him eligible for the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. [8][9]Through 62 games in his 2010 Junior College season, Harper is batting .442/.524/.986 (AVG/OBP/SLG) with 88 runs scored, 29 home runs, 89 RBIs, 18 SBs, and a 1.510 OPS.
In the Western district finals of the 2010 NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) World Series, Harper went 6-for-7 with 5 RBIs and hit for the cycle. [10]. The next day, in a doubleheader, he went 2-for-5 with a three-run double in the first game, and in the second game went 6-for-6 with 4 home runs, a triple, and a double. [11]

I think I saw on ESPN that Harper set his school record in HRs this year. The former record was 12hrs, he hit 31hrs. That's fucking Babe Ruth record shit.

[midwestjeff]

They also just added Bryce Harper.

I can't wait for them to cut into their programming every time he takes a dump.

[Kevin]

Yes, I can read the standings.

And really, doesn't everyone look respectable to Albanians?

ahhh boooooooo...

They are only 5 games worse than your Cardinals bums

[Kevin]

They also just added Bryce Harper.



I think I saw on ESPN that Harper set his school record in HRs this year. The former record was 12hrs, he hit 31hrs. That's fucking Babe Ruth record shit.

Not to mention that he hit a ball 576 ft at 16 years of age..

[midwestjeff]

They are only 5 games worse than your Cardinals bums

Exactly, they suck.

[Kevin]

Exactly, they suck.

Well if you put it that way...

You may be right..

[underdog]

Not to mention that he hit a ball 576 ft at 16 years of age..

I know the kid is playing against JUCO talent and wears retard war paint, but he looks ridiculous.

[Kevin]

I know the kid is playing against JUCO talent and wears retard war paint, but he looks ridiculous.

He is paying tribute to his idol, Aldo Montoya the Portuguese man of war..

[spoon]

The only shot the Mets have is if he changes his name to Strasburgalez or Strasburgtinez

Come on, the Mets have been on a white party of late if you truly pay attention. Bay, Francoeur, Pelfrey, Davis, Niese, Dickey, Carter......why would HHH ever let facts get in the way of a bad joke?

[El Mudo]

Now just add 11 more pitchers and 13 position players and the Nats might just finish .500 this year.

I know he's phenomenal but the constant coverage of his every move has made me hate this kid.

Zimmerman, Dunn, Storen, Zimmermann, (when he comes back) Willingham, guys like Derek Norris and (eventually) Bryce Harper make a pretty good nucleus. Plus, if they can get any value out of a guy like Wang or Marquis (if their arms don't fall off), the future will be pretty good.


Between this guy, Ovechkin/Backstrom, and John Wall, DC sports are entering a pretty interesting time. If anything else, hopefully they will save us from the local media having a collective explosion anytime one of the Redskins farts.

[A.J.]

Absolutely surreal around town here. Absolutely surreal.

Indeed. You'd think it was a World Series Game 7. The last time the stadium was packed like that, the Sox were in town.

Zimmerman, Dunn, Storen, Zimmermann, (when he comes back) Willingham, guys like Derek Norris and (eventually) Bryce Harper make a pretty good nucleus. Plus, if they can get any value out of a guy like Wang or Marquis (if their arms don't fall off), the future will be pretty good.


Between this guy, Ovechkin/Backstrom, and John Wall, DC sports are entering a pretty interesting time. If anything else, hopefully they will save us from the local media having a collective explosion anytime one of the Redskins farts.

Amen. I'm actually surprised the Foreskins didn't sign T.O. yesterday just to remain in the news. But maybe they learned their lesson after doing the Shanahan deal on Opening Day for the Nats.

[El Mudo]

Indeed. You'd think it was a World Series Game 7. The last time the stadium was packed like that, the Sox were in town.



Amen. I'm actually surprised the Foreskins didn't sign T.O. yesterday just to remain in the news. But maybe they learned their lesson after doing the Shanahan deal on Opening Day for the Nats.

I only hope they keep being terrible every year so they become an afterthought the way everything else used to be. I think people are starting to come around to the fact that the franchise has treated their fans like shit for the last dozen or so years, which manifested itself in all the anti-Danny stuff last year. I know we'll always have the Skinzers, but at least they'll be drowned out a little bit by everything else going on that's positive.

[Barnaby Jones]

Zimmerman, Dunn, Storen, Zimmermann, (when he comes back) Willingham, guys like Derek Norris and (eventually) Bryce Harper make a pretty good nucleus. Plus, if they can get any value out of a guy like Wang or Marquis (if their arms don't fall off), the future will be pretty good.


Between this guy, Ovechkin/Backstrom, and John Wall, DC sports are entering a pretty interesting time. If anything else, hopefully they will save us from the local media having a collective explosion anytime one of the Redskins farts.

You made McNabb cry!

[spoon]

Zimmerman, Dunn, Storen, Zimmermann, (when he comes back) Willingham, guys like Derek Norris and (eventually) Bryce Harper make a pretty good nucleus. Plus, if they can get any value out of a guy like Wang or Marquis (if their arms don't fall off), the future will be pretty good.


Between this guy, Ovechkin/Backstrom, and John Wall, DC sports are entering a pretty interesting time. If anything else, hopefully they will save us from the local media having a collective explosion anytime one of the Redskins farts.

If only the expos could fail do to a terrible goal tender as well. Viva la expos!

[Kevin]

They should have drafted his brother.

[Kevin]

If only the expos could fail do to a terrible goal tender as well. Viva la expos!

Hey hey HEY!!!!

They were hurt dammit..

HURT!

They would have been 11-0 ad the finals would have been over with otherwise.

[A.J.]

They should have drafted his brother.

Lee?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ckb/4/4e/Lee_Strasberg.jpg

[Earlshog]

You do realize that the are only 3 games under 500 right?

They are already respectable..


How bad does Peter Angelos feel?

His team has been terrible for 15 years and they could not get the #1 pick once...

The night he see's his cross town rivals unveil their ace, he gets bombed by the Yankees..

They might have the top pick next year but i dont see anyone close to Harper Stras available..

Maybe they could draft Ben McDonald # 1 again

[spoon]

due

[El Mudo]

Shit. (http://natsinsider.blogspot.com/2010/08/strasburg-has-torn-elbow-ligament.html)

An enhanced MRI of Stephen Strasburg's right arm has revealed a "significant" tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow which will probably require Tommy John surgery, general manager Mike Rizzo said during a conference call this morning.

Recovery time from the ligament replacement surgery is typically 12-to-18 months, meaning Strasburg wouldn't be ready to return until late-2011 at the earliest.

[A.J.]

This team is cursed. I'm surprised Bryce Harper didn't hurt himself yesterday when he was taking practice swings at Nats Stadium.

[razorboy]

The inverted W strikes again.

[foodcourtdruide]

This is a tough break for The Nationals, or as my wife calls them, "The Walgreens" .

[El Mudo]

This team is cursed. I'm surprised Bryce Harper didn't hurt himself yesterday when he was taking practice swings at Nats Stadium.

I'm sure something terrible will happen to him.

We're one racist slumlord owner away from being the fucking Clippers.

[Barnaby Jones]

It's got to be frustrating for Nats fans in the short run, but in the long run it'll still work out! It was pretty much inevitable that he'd need TJS at some point, and most pitchers now come from it back stronger than before once they're recovered! This is also extends the time that they control him, so they're not losing out on. Let him get the TJS, let him recover and miss next season while the team continues to rebuild and then plan to bring him back in 2012 when it's likely time to unleash Harper!

Really, do you guys not know what TJS is? It's practically a rite of passage nowadays!

[El Mudo]

It's got to be frustrating for Nats fans in the short run, but in the long run it'll still work out! It was pretty much inevitable that he'd need TJS at some point, and most pitchers now come from it back stronger than before once they're recovered! This is also extends the time that they control him, so they're not losing out on. Let him get the TJS, let him recover and miss next season while the team continues to rebuild and then plan to bring him back in 2012 when it's likely time to unleash Harper!

Really, do you guys not know what TJS is? It's practically a rite of passage nowadays!

It's kind of hopeful in a way that Jordan Zimmermann had the same surgery last year with the same prognosis, and is already back pitching (pitched last night).

[Kevin]

It's got to be frustrating for Nats fans in the short run, but in the long run it'll still work out! It was pretty much inevitable that he'd need TJS at some point, and most pitchers now come from it back stronger than before once they're recovered! This is also extends the time that they control him, so they're not losing out on. Let him get the TJS, let him recover and miss next season while the team continues to rebuild and then plan to bring him back in 2012 when it's likely time to unleash Harper!

Really, do you guys not know what TJS is? It's practically a rite of passage nowadays!



Sure did wonders for Kerry Woods career...

[A.J.]

Sure did wonders for Kerry Woods career...

Fortunately, Dusty Baker isn't managing the Nats.

[Kevin]

Fortunately, Dusty Baker isn't managing the Nats.



YET!