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6/9/2010 11:24:59 AM

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"^ Jamie Moyer, Randy Johnson, Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens, Tom Glavine, David Wells all say hello."

you just listed a bunch of pitchers who are some of the greatest of their generation. of course they are all the exception to the rule. and to be fair, wells was pretty inconsistent compared to a lot of those guys.

6/9/2010 11:32:15 AM

6/9/2010 12:24:37 PM

That one pitch they just showed on ESPN to Lastings Milledge or whoever, dude turned to take the hit and it ended up right in the middle of the strike zone.

Dude's got a sick curve.

6/9/2010 2:09:54 PM

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/06/costas_strasburg_debut_was_pre.html

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"When I talked to Bob Costas about calling the Stephen Strasburg debut on MLB Network Tuesday morning, he was very measured, and very non-hysterical. I suggested he was dousing cold water on Washington's insanity. "You can be into something without losing all perspective on it," he told me then. "That's what I aim to be: into it without losing your mind in the process." So I checked back with Costas on Wednesday. He had lost his mind. "I think this is in my personal top 10," he said, when I asked where this rated among the live sporting events he's covered. (I was later told that I blurted out "Are you serious?!?!" when he said that. Whoops.) "I've been lucky enough to do a lot of stuff: NBA Finals, Super Bowls, World Series," Costas continued. "I think it's in the top 10. Now bear in mind that I love baseball, it's my favorite sport, and that adds an extra edge. But I'd definitely put this in my personal top 10. If you asked me in the fourth inning, I'd have said 'Well, it's pretty good.' The way it finished? Yeah, it has some standing." When he went back to his hotel Tuesday night, Costas ran into Pirates starter Jeff Karstens. "You hung in there very well, up against History," Costas said. "That guy had stuff that we have not seen before," Karstens responded. I told Costas how all the fans were just kind of looking at each other and shaking their heads in amazement by the end, in between all the hugs. Then I asked if he, John Smoltz and Jim Kaat had any of that head-shaking reaction in the booth. "That's what the Pirates were doing, too," he joked. "Look, are there other guys that can throw 100? There are other guys that can throw 100. Are there other guys that have wicked change-ups? There are. Are there other guys that have unbelievable curves? There are. There is nobody that has four pitches like this guy does, and can throw them all on command, and can throw them on any count. He can curve you at 3-0. That's what makes this guy close to unique, if not unique. "

6/9/2010 2:58:53 PM

was at the game, just posted some pics. He is sick good.

6/9/2010 3:57:59 PM

6/9/2010 4:31:13 PM

got ignored near the bottom of page 1 so i'll ask again

how long til he is a yankee?

6/9/2010 4:34:49 PM

He has six years until he's eligible for free agency

6/9/2010 4:44:34 PM

i hate baseball and he has made me at least not change the channel when espn is talking about him

6/9/2010 5:49:31 PM

^^^ Don't count out the Red Sox or Phillies.

[Edited on June 9, 2010 at 8:39 PM. Reason : df]

6/9/2010 8:39:23 PM

this kid is going to be ridiculous. he is goin to be a baseball god

6/9/2010 9:55:51 PM

watching his pitches reminds me of the pitchers in

6/10/2010 1:18:49 PM

So he is pitching against the Indians right now...he struck out the first two batters he faced before Santana lined out...so before Santana got up he had struck out what, 9 consecutive batters going back to his debut?

6/13/2010 1:20:21 PM

^^ One of the most entertaining baseball video games of all time. Right alongside Super Baseball Simulator 1.000.

6/13/2010 1:25:30 PM

is it just my tv or is tbs broken ?

6/13/2010 1:33:18 PM

^ TWC has struck again, Baltimore and the Nats aren't broadcasted on TWC in the triangle, and the mlb.tv does the same thing

6/13/2010 1:35:20 PM

same thing in Charlotte

I'm tactfully timing my going to get some food based on when the Nats are pitching because its on XM Channel 176

6/13/2010 1:36:36 PM

lol so tbsis just going to be black for the next 3 hours?

6/13/2010 1:36:56 PM

lol i dunno, you'd THINK they'd show a different game but theres no telling with Ted Turner's crazy ass...i predict 2 hours of monkey skits

Strasburg gave up a solo homer to Hafner, but he struck out 2 more, so he now has 18 strikeouts and 0 walks in 9 innings of MLB experience

6/13/2010 1:38:30 PM

and on the other hand... 2hrs/9innings is a bit less than desirable yes?

6/13/2010 1:39:55 PM

FUCK YOU TBS

6/13/2010 1:42:51 PM

yeah he needs to work on that

although if somebody is sitting on a 100 mph fastball and they hit it, its gonna go a long way

6/13/2010 1:43:06 PM

^^your bitching should be addressed at TWC, if you're bitching about not being able to see the game anyway

[Edited on June 13, 2010 at 1:43 PM. Reason : ]

6/13/2010 1:43:29 PM

I'm seeing Phillies @ Red Sox on my guide but I think they switched it to the Strasburg game. I could watch it on MASN but then I'd want to hang myself listening to Rob Dibble so I'm just watching the Mets game...

6/13/2010 1:44:03 PM

Quote :

"although if somebody is sitting on a 100 mph fastball and they hit it, its gonna go a long way"

memories of mark mcgwire hitting that 540ft homerun off randy johnson...

6/13/2010 1:44:08 PM

yeah seriously

6/13/2010 1:45:37 PM

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"^^your bitching should be addressed at TWC, if you're bitching about not being able to see the game anyway"

his bitching should be directed at MLB and their horrible blackout policy

6/13/2010 1:48:48 PM

Is there anything more awkward than the O's/Nat's commercials on MASN? Cringeworthy.

My favorite one was a Nat's fan saying "And who was coming up to bat, but my guy Elijah Dukes?" Really, "your guy"? He's one of the worst human beings in Earth history but he's your guy?

[Edited on June 13, 2010 at 1:53 PM. Reason : x]

6/13/2010 1:52:04 PM

He would have made State fans proud

6/13/2010 1:53:43 PM

Maybe TBS is trying to see if 3 hours of blackout will get more viewers than a World Cup game

6/13/2010 1:56:04 PM

He only got 3 groundball outs last innings, no k's. Meh, I'm switching to das Germans.

6/13/2010 1:59:35 PM

time for zeh germans

6/13/2010 2:03:40 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

he finally walked a batter

make it 2

[Edited on June 13, 2010 at 2:12 PM. Reason : 2 BBs]

6/13/2010 2:11:50 PM

they yanked him after he walked 2 straight (5 total walks this game) to load the bases

he went 5 and a third innings, struck out 8 but walked 5...left with a 6-1 lead, but with the bases loaded and all three runners would be his earned runs if they score

6/13/2010 3:09:54 PM

Heyward and his .260 average are going to carpet bomb this punk

6/13/2010 3:13:35 PM

bump for another Nasty display tonight.

6/18/2010 9:12:04 PM

first of many no decisions he'll encounter during his stay in D.C.


no biggie....he'll be a Yankee in a year or two

6/19/2010 12:07:04 AM

why the hell would he be a Yankee in a year or two?

6/19/2010 12:12:15 AM

He's got like 4 years on his contract.

6/19/2010 12:16:27 AM

oh, they'll find a way


they always doooo.....

6/19/2010 12:17:39 AM

bump for his start versus the Royals in 10 minutes

lol, he's going against Brian Bannister...Bannister has 15 more strikeouts than Strasburg this year...but has pitched 60 more innings

6/23/2010 4:27:45 PM

4 K thru 3

6/23/2010 5:16:23 PM

and he just got a base hit!

6/23/2010 5:20:28 PM

Herb Score is getting nervous. Lol...........Herb motherfuckin Score.

6/23/2010 5:26:15 PM

They got 5 hits already, but each one is just a bleeder that barely gets thru the infield

Bend but don't break

6/23/2010 5:28:09 PM

Before Strasburg, I didn't really care much about not being able to watch Nats games on Time Warner

But now I want to watch every 5th Nats game and can't

[Edited on June 23, 2010 at 5:30 PM. Reason : 5 hits, 7 strikeouts through 4 innings]

6/23/2010 5:29:53 PM

At least you're missing out on Dibble. Who is COMPLETELY ridiculous.

Haha Dibble and the play by play guy are getting annoyed by all the singles.

6/23/2010 5:45:32 PM

I've got tickets to the Nats game on July 9th when Strasburg is scheduled to pitch. Pretty excited.

6/23/2010 6:30:35 PM

Dibble is so fucking stubborn and stupid.

re: Nats post game argument with Ray Knight

6/23/2010 7:14:47 PM