Strasburg

He'll get hit at some point. He's not literally Jesus. But the combination of that fastball and the command of the change and curve -- and at his age and level of experience -- are scary. I don't see how anyone watched that yesterday and doesn't think that if he stays healthy and as grounded as he seems, he isn't going to be a very dominant pitcher for a long time. RedHot made it sound a bit like the Pirates are a rookie league team, and he's just waiting for Strasburg to face a real team of major leaguers like the Phillies.

It's the other way around, though. If he keeps pitching at that level, Utley, Howard and Werth are going to be dreading facing him, not the other way around. Even if they occasionally get the better of him, it isn't going to be a regular occurrence.

 

He won't strike out 14 of them. They may hit it out on him more often than others. But he won't be embarrassed out there - not by a long shot.
This kid knew what he was doing with every single pitch last night. Every single pitch. If he was just a 99 mph fastball, I'd buy your point more readily. Does anyone think that's all he is after watching last night?

 

Not sure, but I can't WAIT to see how he looks in pinstripes.

 

He gets the White Sox in between Cleveland and Baltimore. It will be the night we convert YGBFKM

 

Mark Zuckerman has every pitch here.

http://www.csnwashington.com/06/08/10/Zuckerman-An-Overwhelming-Display-Of-Pit/landing_nationals.html?blockID=249846&feedID=280

 

To save you some counting: 39 pitches to get the final 10 outs, eight of them on strikeouts.

 

I'd say in honor of last night, we only go to 14.