Strasburg

Pimping your blog? Really Moddy? Really?

 

Not a sell-out. About a thousand short, I believe.

Also, I nearly sent for an ambulance after the 7th inning. I was sure Moddy had kicked it. Even way up top where the wife and I sat, you could feel the place damn near shake. A poor man's RFK back in its heyday maybe. Either way, it was one of the most electric atmospheres I've ever been a part of. Damn glad I decided to go at the last minute.

Lots of people are already throwing out the "well, this certainly can't last" and "he could blow out his elbow with that curve", but hell, I'm still enjoying last night. We can worry about that stuff later. That was one amazing evening at Nats Park. Who would think anyone would ever say THAT?

 

I believe it goes...at Cleveland, home White Sox, at Baltimore, at Atlanta. I think.

Maybe a home game against KC mixed in there.

 

Love how he can spin a wicked curveball then blow a 99 MPH past you. And yeah, that last inning was incredible. LaRoche had no chance in that last AB trying to swing at high heat.

Question: Where can I order a well done Strasburger? I'm assuming it's on the menu somewhere in D.C.

 

The Hotel Strasburg has the original Strasburger, but apparently The Burger Joint and Glory Days are putting a Strasburger on the menu as well. Steinburg bogged it last night, I think. Maybe early this morning.

 

I was just as impressed as everyone else and enjoyed watching every pitch he threw. But something in the back of my head keeps asking how he'll fare against 3-4-5 batters like Ludwick, Pujols and Holliday or Utley, Howard and Werth (although that may not be that difficult right now) as opposed to Lastings Milledge, Garret Jones and Delwyn Young. I think it's good to be excited, but the fact that it was the Pirates has to carry some weight. The Nationals did a great job of putting him in a situation where he can succeed and build some confidence as well as build some hype for their club and sell some tickets. But there's a lot of guys in the big leagues who can turn around a 99 mph fastball.

 

The fastball while impressive isn't the out pitch. The 90 mph changeup and the nasty curve are what will get people out.

 

Is a 90 MPH change up even a change up?

Henry Rowengardner throws a 39 mph change up --- is that a change up?

 

No it doesn't.

 

So when does ESPN begin the Countdown to Free Agency for Stephen Strasburg?