HEAVEN KNOWS WASHINGTON NEEDS SOME NEW BLOOD. It's been a long, hard winter in more ways than one. The old guard has worn out its welcome. The hopeful new guard has lost its way, if it ever has one. But nevermind. There's a new guy in town name of Strasberg. He's young, athletic and knows how to pitch and strike a lotta guys out. He pitched and won his debut game for the Nationals tonight against Pittsburgh. He's the talk of the town.
Utterly refreshing. Here's wishing him the best as he begins his professional career in the nation's capital. Here's more:
Stephen Strasburg arrived in the majors with a flourish, looking every bit like the ace this town has not seen since Walter Johnson. He set a Nationals single-game record for strikeouts, fanning 14 Pittsburgh Pirates over seven innings of a 5-2 victory and taking a curtain call from a crowd of 40,315
Strasburg’s first pitch was a ball, 97 miles per hour. His 94th and final pitch was two m.p.h. faster, a swinging strike by Andy LaRoche. Strasburg struck out the last seven hitters he faced and eight of his final nine. He walked none, allowing four hits and two runs on a homer to the first row of seats by Delwyn Young.
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