There's no two ways about it: Stephen Strasburg's performance Tuesday night was one for the ages.
The 21-year-old phenom had Pirates' bats catching more air than a lateen sail in his debut, and aside from a brief blip in the form of a two-run homer by Delwyn Young, his opponents looked simply baffled all evening.
His line of 14 strikeouts and zero walks in just seven innings is a feat achieved by just five others. Ever.
At least two of those five(Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens) and likely a third (Mike Mussina) will be in Cooperstown in a few short years.
But one start or even one season does not a Cy Young winner make.
Certainly Mark Prior, among others, can tell you that. There's no reason to think Strasburg will catch the injury bug as badly as Prior did, ...
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Stephen Strasburg Doesn’t Change a Thing for the Washington Nationals
Posted: 9th June 2010 by Kevin Minogue in MLBComments Off on Stephen Strasburg Doesn’t Change a Thing for the Washington Nationals