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Watched Strasburg pitch tonight...

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  1. backpackhooper backpackhooper is offline

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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 1:41am)

    Fastball was at 98 past the 5th inning, his curveball looked unhittable. Went (i think) 6 1/3 and gave up 4 hits, handfull of strikeouts. I would say the hype around him at this time is warranted. His pitch count went up this game, so I think one more start and he will be in the Majors.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 1:44am) in reply to backpackhooper

    I saw him twice in AA. He looked great. The kid has an incredible delivery at his age.

    I think he'll be the real deal whenever he gets called up.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 1:44am) in reply to backpackhooper

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Stephen Strasburg had another dominant outing, giving up just three hits and striking out nine in 6 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday night.

    Strasburg, the top pick in the 2009 draft by the Washington Nationals, walked two against Rochester while improving to 3-0 for the Chiefs. The 21-year-old right-hander has not allowed a run in 18 1/3 innings at the minors' highest level.

    He topped out at 99 mph four times, according to the ballpark radar gun, and finished strong, striking out six of the final seven batters he faced
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 1:48am) in reply to SILKY JOHNSON

     
    Originally Posted by vjpconst1 View Post

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Stephen Strasburg had another dominant outing, giving up just three hits and striking out nine in 6 1/3 scoreless innings for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday night.

    pretty sick handful imo
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 1:51am) in reply to TheWacoKidd

     
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post


    pretty sick handful imo

    lol that's what i was thinking...12 K/9 is decent
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 1:56am) in reply to backpackhooper

    He made guys look foolish all night, I knew he threw hard, but I didn't know his breaking pitch would be so unhittable as well. I bought a bunch of tix when I first heard he was coming, my mom ended up coming and she started complaining about how it was unfair they let him pitch at that level...lolollool

    Francisco Liriano pitched for the Redwings back in 05, I saw two of his starts and he was phenomenal. Doesn't really compare to what I saw out of Strasburg though...
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 2:09am) in reply to backpackhooper

    whats nasty bout strasy is yea he throws ched but more impressive is he paints 98+ down in the zone which is extremely hard for guys that throw this hard to do. Most guys miss high. Features an abs dirty slider thats breaks hard and fast. IF he ever develops a lincy type change he can make a running for best pitching prospect of our generation (stayin healthy of course)
     
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 2:11am) in reply to backpackhooper

    sure hope he lives up to the hype. the list of super stars that missed is longer than my left arm. prior cleans my pool and wood is a poster boy for the dl.

    anybody catch the front page of the sports section in todays las vegas rj?
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 2:19am) in reply to backpackhooper

    i almost want him to fail just because of the absurd amount of attention he gets. nothing against him just all the people who wanna watch him tear apart A ballers and want to see him in the majors immed.

    how many top prospects make it to the highest level and bust? you just never know... and esp with pitchers. thats a huge injury-plagued position. and an injury could linger for years like prior or just turn him into a shall of a pitcher like countless others. and thats if he has success.

    just call him a top prospect, maybe take a flyer on him in middle rounds of fantasy drafts and wait and see imo.

    there should never be this amount of hype over a prospect unless he can throw and catch a bat midswing.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 2:36am) in reply to Ozzie

    I have a bet with my friend that Strasburg gets min 8 wins this year...I like my side...
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 2:41am) in reply to watson5j

     
    Originally Posted by watson5j View Post

    I have a bet with my friend that Strasburg gets min 8 wins this year...I like my side...

    Love ur side
     
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 2:45am) in reply to orgnalsooners

     
    Originally Posted by orgnalsooners View Post

    Love ur side

    not a big fan...simply because he will be on some kind of innings limit.

    he won't be able to pitch deep into games, and will get a TON of no decisions...Tyler Clippard is already 7-3 out of the Nats bullpen, which means their 'pen is blowing leads late.

    wouldn't be surprised to see him end up like 7-4 over like ~20 starts.

    pretty solid bet, though...i bet the line would be somewhere around 7.5 or 8.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 3:10am) in reply to Ozzie

     
    Originally Posted by Ozzie View Post

    i almost want him to fail just because of the absurd amount of attention he gets.

    u must live a happy and fulfilling life
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 3:42am) in reply to FenwayKing

    like i said, not because i resent him, just to spite all the people who think hes such hot shit before his debut. i mean, this is the 2nd thread ive read where people are betting on a kid whos never pitched in the majors to get 8 or even more wins for a mediocre team when he might not see his first start before the all-star break.

    being from chicagoland, i remember wood and prior very well. ive seen quite a few encores of woods 5th start against houston.

    those guys actually had success at the big league level and look where they are now. i just think it's absurd. it's not like i resent or am jealous of strasburg, i just wanna laugh at people who think he deserves all this hype. but i wont be able to do that if he wins 12 games for the nats this year.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 8:32am) in reply to Ozzie

    I watched it as well, I hope he stays healthy. How many pitchers do we get to follow this closely right out of the gate? Usually we don't hear of them until they start dominating in the minors, but he was on our radar before he was even drafted.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 8:48am) in reply to MilBestDrnkr

    i greatly look forward to the Red Sox and Yankees bidding 50 million a year for him in 2017
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 10:00am) in reply to backpackhooper

    As a Philly fan I hate that he's a National...that being said, I can't wait to play him...or McNabb...ffs, #1 pick in the draft, best hockey player in the world (or close enough), must be nice to be a Washington fan for a change.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 10:28am) in reply to backpackhooper

    Gotta love the young talents coming to DC. Strasburg, and perhaps John Wall (Wizards) and Bryce Harper (Nationals).

    My friend and I plan to catch some tickets to his major league debut which I'm 99% certain will be at home. Hopefully we can score some awesome seats.

    EDIT: He won't be coming to the majors until at least mid-June for arbitration purposes. So i expect 2-3 more starts in the minors before coming up.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 10:31am) in reply to watson5j

     
    Originally Posted by watson5j View Post

    I have a bet with my friend that Strasburg gets min 8 wins this year...I like my side...

    8+ is the lock of the century
     
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 11:01am) in reply to WarpedWorld

     
    Originally Posted by WarpedWorld View Post

    EDIT: He won't be coming to the majors until at least mid-June for arbitration purposes. So i expect 2-3 more starts in the minors before coming up.

    The word on the street is that he's going to make his Nats debut on June 4th. That would give him 2 more starts at AAA
     
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 11:35am) in reply to resilient

    It's definitely not a lock and probably isn't even the best side of the bet.

    He gets called up in June and shut down in September. He makes an absolute max of 20 starts. He probably doesn't throw more than 100 pitches in any game so even if he experiences no adjustment phase or poor outings or whatever his team has to give him a few runs and his bullpen has to hold the lead for 3 innings in half his starts. If he gives up 1 run over 6 innings in 20 starts he probably wins like 13. Look at Greinke for how easy it is to not get wins while pitching for bad teams.

    edit: I take back the "probably isn't the best side of the bet." I think 8 is the perfect line. either side is an okay bet.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 11:48am) in reply to Ozzie

     
    Originally Posted by Ozzie View Post

    i almost want him to fail just because of the absurd amount of attention he gets. nothing against him just all the people who wanna watch him tear apart A ballers and want to see him in the majors immed.

    how many top prospects make it to the highest level and bust? you just never know... and esp with pitchers. thats a huge injury-plagued position. and an injury could linger for years like prior or just turn him into a shall of a pitcher like countless others. and thats if he has success.

    just call him a top prospect, maybe take a flyer on him in middle rounds of fantasy drafts and wait and see imo.

    there should never be this amount of hype over a prospect unless he can throw and catch a bat midswing.

    tho
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 11:48am) in reply to keylight

    He should be up already! The Nats are competing! He's the best pitcher on the staff! He would be dominating in the majors right now! I can't decide if I want to use CAPS LOCK! All this to save $18 in four years! I can't believe the fans are letting them get away with this!

    Should be a bigger news story, in my opinion.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 12:12pm) in reply to 1.21Gigawatts

    Mike Leake was in that same draft, and while he may not have the over powering stuff of Strasburg he has been kicking ass so far this year for the Reds.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 12:51pm) in reply to watson5j

     
    Originally Posted by watson5j View Post

    I have a bet with my friend that Strasburg gets min 8 wins this year...I like my side...

    I'd like that side...if he were in a contender's farm system.

    He just won't get that many win ops for the Nats. Unless, of course, they don't restrict his innings or limit his pitch count when he gets up there.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 12:54pm) in reply to backpackhooper

    Bodog just set over/under win total for 2010 at 7.5.
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    May 20th, 2010 (5/20/2010 1:30pm) in reply to Johnny Slippy

     
    Originally Posted by Johnny Slippy View Post


    As a Philly fan I hate that he's a National...that being said, I can't wait to play him...or McNabb...ffs, #1 pick in the draft, best hockey player in the world (or close enough), must be nice to be a Washington fan for a change.

    Tons of potential in DC but still havent won dick in 2 decades.
     
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