Posts tagged stephen strasburg

Stephen Strasburg To Pitch Sunday In ...

Aug04
2011 Written by BeltwayBoy

Stephen Strasburg will pitch Sunday in Hagerstown and throw between 35-40 pitches according to Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo. Rizzo said the plan is to follow the script that was used with Jordan Zimmermann last season. If all goes well the team would like to see Strasburg pitch somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 innings before the end [...]

Stephen Strasburg Update

Aug03
2011 Written by BeltwayBoy

I’m looking forward to watching Stephen Strasburg pitch again, and I believe he may have a few Cy Young’s in his future. Now the excitement among Nats fans and baseball fans in general will start building in anticipation of his first rehab start sometime next week. It doesn’t matter that he will pitch only 2 or 3 innings [...]

Time For The Washington Nationals To ...

Jul31
2011 Written by BeltwayBoy

It’s time for the Washington Nationals to see what some of these young pitchers can do at the MLB level. Brad Peacock is ready and needs to get a taste of the big leagues. I think Tom Milone is ready as well. Don’t forget about Stephen Strasburg coming back at some point, but I don’t care if we don’t see him until ne [...]

It’s Nice To See Stephen Strasb...

Feb18
2011 Written by BeltwayBoy

I’m happy to see that Stephen Strasburg is recovering from his Tommy John surgery on schedule and back to playing catch. I just don’t want to see this kid rushed back before he’s ready and I don’t think the Washington Nationals will. There has been some talk about seeing him back in D.C. and on the mound sometime in S [...]

There Is Nobody At Fault For The Inju...

Aug28
2010 Written by BeltwayBoy

Look here is the deal, yes it sucks that Stephen Strasburg is having Tommy John surgery. Who’s fault is it? Nobody, thats who! I’ve heard some people start the grumbling about the injury and wanting to blame someone or something because he got hurt. This is a very common injury among baseball pitchers, like an ACL tear in football [...]

People Are Going Overboard About Step...

Jun08
2010 Written by BeltwayBoy

It’s now 5:41 am as I start to type this. I awoke at 5:30 and could not believe that ABC News was already doing live shots from Nationals Park about Stephen Strasburg making his MLB debut this evening. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm and the gates don’t open to the general public until 4:30 pm. That’s 11 hours away and [...]

Stephen Strasburg To Debut Against Th...

May31
2010 Written by BeltwayBoy

I was wrong about Stephen Strasburg’s MLB debut being on June 4th as I had been saying to anyone and everyone who would listen. His debut will be on June 8th at Nationals Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It looks like the Nationals want Ivan Rodriguez to be the catcher and he will be coming off the disabled list and ready to play. [...]

Major League Baseball Is Back, And So...

Apr04
2010 Written by BeltwayBoy

The Major League Baseball season will get underway tonight with the New York Yankees playing in Boston against the Red Sox. I still think the Yankees are the team to beat going into this season, but in a 162 game season anything can happen. I like the idea of having the MLB season open with a marquee game in prime time like the NFL has done i [...]

Stephen Strasburg Should Not Be Sent ...

Mar22
2010 Written by BeltwayBoy

View This Pollcustomer surveys I think Stephen Strasburg has more than proved he deserves to start his MLB career in D.C. with his Washington Nationals teammates when the season starts . I know the Nationals are sending him to the minors because it will delay his becoming a free agent a few years from now. I don’t care how [...]

Looking Forward To Stephen Strasburg&...

Mar08
2010 Written by BeltwayBoy

After months of waiting we will finally get our chance to see pitcher Stephen Strasburg make his debut for the Washington Nationals. We won’t get to see him for long against the Detroit Tigers in his 1st spring training outing, somewhere in the 3o-40 pitch range which is about 1-2 innings of work. All the fans I have spoken with are rea [...]

Good Vibes Among Washington Nationals...

Feb23
2010 Written by BeltwayBoy

What a difference a year can make! There is a good vibe among the fans of the Washington Nationals as they open spring training. Last year there was the player fraud issues and GM Jim Bowden was on the hot seat and getting ready to be fired. There was real anger among Nationals fans directed at the front office and the teams ownership. People [...]

A Scare For Nationals Fans

Nov22
2009 Written by BeltwayBoy

As soon as I heard that Stephen Strasburg heard a pop in his knee I thought it was another example of the bad luck for D.C. area pro teams and their fans. The news that it was a dislocated knee cap was a break and the best possible outcome we could have hoped for when you start talking about a knee. He will be at Spring Training and should be [...]