***OFFICIAL*** Stephen Strasburg HOF Thread (1 Viewer)

[Guster]

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On Tuesday night at 7:05 ET, a sellout crowd is expected to witness one of the greatest moments in Nationals history.

 

[Guster]

My predictions for tonight:

5.2 IP, 6H, 2ER, 3BB, 6K

 

[dgreen]

From yesterday:

Result of first Strasburg called pitchBall (+120)Strike (-150)Result of first plate appearanceSingle: 7-2Double or Triple: 19-2Home Run: 28-1Walk or HBP: 11-2Strikeout: 2-1Groundout: 5-2Air Out: 11-4Strasburg's Tuesday resultWin: 1-1Loss: 3-2No Decision: 5-2Strasburg total strikeouts on TuesdayOver 5.5 (-130)Under 5.5 (Even)Strasburg total walksOver 1.5 (-135)Under 1.5 (+105)Strasburg total pitchesOver/Under: 90.5Strasburg total inningsOver 6 (-130)Under (Even)Strasburg total earned runs0: 10-11: 9-22: 5-23: 5-24: 4-15 or more: 7-2What will come first?Strasburg hit allowed: 2-1Strasburg walk allowed: 7-2Strasburg strikeout: 2-3Will Straburg allow a homer?Yes (+175)No (-215)

 

[harryhood]

Strasburg total pitches

Over/Under: 90.5

That one looks like free money on the over. This guy has been stretched out. 91 pitches shouldn't be too hard to get to.

 

[TobiasFunke]

Strasburg total pitchesOver/Under: 90.5That one looks like free money on the over. This guy has been stretched out. 91 pitches shouldn't be too hard to get to.

I'd be real surprised if he goes over 90 or even 85.The Nats rotation is in a heap of trouble right now, but reinforcements are coming over the next month or two- Olsen, Wang, Marquis, Detwiler, Zimmermann. It's my understanding that because of that, the Nats are talking about running him out there every fifth day for the next few weeks instead of every fifth game, then easing off the gas in July and August before shutting him down completely in September. That schedule would also let them start him twice on their next homestand. If they do that, they're gonna be really careful with his pitch counts over these next few games. Nats also have a good bullpen (you have no idea how weird it feels to say that) and they're coming off a day of rest. No reason to push the kid.

 

[dgreen]

Strasburg total pitchesOver/Under: 90.5That one looks like free money on the over. This guy has been stretched out. 91 pitches shouldn't be too hard to get to.

But all the talk has been how closely they'll watch his pitches and innings. For him to go over, he'll have to do it in 6 innings or less. It's very possible he only goes 5 innings. At that point, it's not a lock to surpass 90 pitches.

 

[Guster]

Finishes his debut with 7IP, 4H, 2ER, 0BB, 14Ks

Needless to say, he exceeded the hype.

Oh, and he got just over 90 pitches, so that bet went over

He's in line for the win right now.

Absolutely amazing

 

[Guster]

And the W is in the book

 

[Kenny Powers]

Strasburg is ####### unreal. Not only did he get the 14 K's, but he struck out the last 7 or 8 batters he faced. I wish they wouldve brought him out for the 8th inning and let him try to break the debut K record.

Also, I cant believe the Pirates can suck so bad for so long, and miss landing Strasburg and Bryce Harper by 1 pick. God ####### damnit.

 

[Guster]

Ubaldo Jiminez had better stay on track or else Strasburg will steal the Cy Young award from him

 

[Smack Tripper]

This is the official "guster posts about strasburg " thread. Everyone seems at home in the og thread

 

[Detroit Fan 365]

Strasburg is ####### unreal. Not only did he get the 14 K's, but he struck out the last 7 or 8 batters he faced. I wish they wouldve brought him out for the 8th inning and let him try to break the debut K record.Also, I cant believe the Pirates can suck so bad for so long, and miss landing Strasburg and Bryce Harper by 1 pick. God ####### damnit.

Yeah, have you seen all the players they have passed on in the passed: Grienke, Lincecum, Heyward, Fielder, etc. its not because they have bad scouting its because in baseball unlike football it comes down to signability. The Pirates are a small market team and they can't afford the big names.

 

[Billy Bats]

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On Tuesday night at 7:05 ET, a sellout crowd is expected to witness one of the greatest moments in Nationals history.

What was the other one?

 

[Detroit Fan 365]

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On Tuesday night at 7:05 ET, a sellout crowd is expected to witness one of the greatest moments in Nationals history.

What was the other one?

Maybe he meant Washington history not just the Nats but also the Senators.

 

[Vladislav Tretiak]

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On Tuesday night at 7:05 ET, a sellout crowd is expected to witness one of the greatest moments in Nationals history.

What was the other one?

Opening night of season one?

 

[bweiser]

Strasburg is ####### unreal. Not only did he get the 14 K's, but he struck out the last 7 or 8 batters he faced. I wish they wouldve brought him out for the 8th inning and let him try to break the debut K record.Also, I cant believe the Pirates can suck so bad for so long, and miss landing Strasburg and Bryce Harper by 1 pick. God ####### damnit.

Yeah, have you seen all the players they have passed on in the passed: Grienke, Lincecum, Heyward, Fielder, etc. its not because they have bad scouting its because in baseball unlike football it comes down to signability. The Pirates are a small market team and they can't afford the big names.

Grienke - 6th overall (2002)Lincecum - 10th (2006)Heyward - 14th (2007)Fielder - 7th (2002)the pirates are hardly the only team to have skipped over those guys. would you rather draft a guy and not sign him? i'm not saying the pirates haven't been cheap, but ... not like they picked first every year and those guys went 2nd.

 

[Detroit Fan 365]

Strasburg is ####### unreal. Not only did he get the 14 K's, but he struck out the last 7 or 8 batters he faced. I wish they wouldve brought him out for the 8th inning and let him try to break the debut K record.Also, I cant believe the Pirates can suck so bad for so long, and miss landing Strasburg and Bryce Harper by 1 pick. God ####### damnit.

Yeah, have you seen all the players they have passed on in the passed: Grienke, Lincecum, Heyward, Fielder, etc. its not because they have bad scouting its because in baseball unlike football it comes down to signability. The Pirates are a small market team and they can't afford the big names.

Grienke - 6th overall (2002)Lincecum - 10th (2006)Heyward - 14th (2007)Fielder - 7th (2002)the pirates are hardly the only team to have skipped over those guys. would you rather draft a guy and not sign him? i'm not saying the pirates haven't been cheap, but ... not like they picked first every year and those guys went 2nd.

My point is they could've taken these guys, but didn't because they can't afford to sign them, that's why they let mcclouth go so cheap. BTW those aren't the only all star guys they've passed on either. Obviously you can't read as that's the main reason I said they passed on them.

 

[pantagrapher]

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[bweiser]

Strasburg is ####### unreal. Not only did he get the 14 K's, but he struck out the last 7 or 8 batters he faced. I wish they wouldve brought him out for the 8th inning and let him try to break the debut K record.Also, I cant believe the Pirates can suck so bad for so long, and miss landing Strasburg and Bryce Harper by 1 pick. God ####### damnit.

Yeah, have you seen all the players they have passed on in the passed: Grienke, Lincecum, Heyward, Fielder, etc. its not because they have bad scouting its because in baseball unlike football it comes down to signability. The Pirates are a small market team and they can't afford the big names.

Grienke - 6th overall (2002)Lincecum - 10th (2006)Heyward - 14th (2007)Fielder - 7th (2002)the pirates are hardly the only team to have skipped over those guys. would you rather draft a guy and not sign him? i'm not saying the pirates haven't been cheap, but ... not like they picked first every year and those guys went 2nd.

My point is they could've taken these guys, but didn't because they can't afford to sign them, that's why they let mcclouth go so cheap. BTW those aren't the only all star guys they've passed on either. Obviously you can't read as that's the main reason I said they passed on them.

My point was that other teams also could have taken them and didn't - so either they are all cheap or maybe those guys went about where they were expected to. It's easy to look back now that they're in the majors. It's a lot harder to project a 17-year-old. Bryce Harper is probably no more than 50:50 to ever be an everyday player in the major.

 

[Detroit Fan 365]

Strasburg is ####### unreal. Not only did he get the 14 K's, but he struck out the last 7 or 8 batters he faced. I wish they wouldve brought him out for the 8th inning and let him try to break the debut K record.Also, I cant believe the Pirates can suck so bad for so long, and miss landing Strasburg and Bryce Harper by 1 pick. God ####### damnit.

Yeah, have you seen all the players they have passed on in the passed: Grienke, Lincecum, Heyward, Fielder, etc. its not because they have bad scouting its because in baseball unlike football it comes down to signability. The Pirates are a small market team and they can't afford the big names.

Grienke - 6th overall (2002)Lincecum - 10th (2006)Heyward - 14th (2007)Fielder - 7th (2002)the pirates are hardly the only team to have skipped over those guys. would you rather draft a guy and not sign him? i'm not saying the pirates haven't been cheap, but ... not like they picked first every year and those guys went 2nd.

My point is they could've taken these guys, but didn't because they can't afford to sign them, that's why they let mcclouth go so cheap. BTW those aren't the only all star guys they've passed on either. Obviously you can't read as that's the main reason I said they passed on them.

My point was that other teams also could have taken them and didn't - so either they are all cheap or maybe those guys went about where they were expected to. It's easy to look back now that they're in the majors. It's a lot harder to project a 17-year-old. Bryce Harper is probably no more than 50:50 to ever be an everyday player in the major.

Did I ask you mofo?

 

[Detroit Fan 365]

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I refuse to recognize you as human #####.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Strasburg is ####### unreal. Not only did he get the 14 K's, but he struck out the last 7 or 8 batters he faced. I wish they wouldve brought him out for the 8th inning and let him try to break the debut K record.Also, I cant believe the Pirates can suck so bad for so long, and miss landing Strasburg and Bryce Harper by 1 pick. God ####### damnit.

Yeah, have you seen all the players they have passed on in the passed: Grienke, Lincecum, Heyward, Fielder, etc. its not because they have bad scouting its because in baseball unlike football it comes down to signability. The Pirates are a small market team and they can't afford the big names.

Grienke - 6th overall (2002)Lincecum - 10th (2006)Heyward - 14th (2007)Fielder - 7th (2002)the pirates are hardly the only team to have skipped over those guys. would you rather draft a guy and not sign him? i'm not saying the pirates haven't been cheap, but ... not like they picked first every year and those guys went 2nd.

My point is they could've taken these guys, but didn't because they can't afford to sign them, that's why they let mcclouth go so cheap. BTW those aren't the only all star guys they've passed on either. Obviously you can't read as that's the main reason I said they passed on them.

While youre right the Buccos have passed over players for $$$ concerns (Matt Wieters is the most recent one that comes to mind), the new management team has only been around since 2008 and have repeatedly said this isnt how they are handling the team anymore and plan on building through the draft. Taking Boras client and soon to be MLBer Pedro Alvarez 2 years ago was the first step in proving that. Had the Bucs had the #1 pick in 09 or this year, I think they wouldve taken Strasburg or Harper - and I dont believe the Bucs about anything until I see it. Passing on either guy would just been too ridiculous. I think we proved that in this year's draft too actually by taking Taillon with the #2 pick who wont be cheap and was 1 of the 2 guys who had to go there, as well as Stetson Allie with the 52nd pick who dropped because of his pricetag.Im not positive on any of those guys you listed either, but I dont recall $$$ being a reason the Pirates passed on any of them

 

[Detroit Fan 365]

Strasburg is ####### unreal. Not only did he get the 14 K's, but he struck out the last 7 or 8 batters he faced. I wish they wouldve brought him out for the 8th inning and let him try to break the debut K record.Also, I cant believe the Pirates can suck so bad for so long, and miss landing Strasburg and Bryce Harper by 1 pick. God ####### damnit.

Yeah, have you seen all the players they have passed on in the passed: Grienke, Lincecum, Heyward, Fielder, etc. its not because they have bad scouting its because in baseball unlike football it comes down to signability. The Pirates are a small market team and they can't afford the big names.

Grienke - 6th overall (2002)Lincecum - 10th (2006)Heyward - 14th (2007)Fielder - 7th (2002)the pirates are hardly the only team to have skipped over those guys. would you rather draft a guy and not sign him? i'm not saying the pirates haven't been cheap, but ... not like they picked first every year and those guys went 2nd.

My point is they could've taken these guys, but didn't because they can't afford to sign them, that's why they let mcclouth go so cheap. BTW those aren't the only all star guys they've passed on either. Obviously you can't read as that's the main reason I said they passed on them.

While youre right the Buccos have passed over players for $$$ concerns (Matt Wieters is the most recent one that comes to mind), the new management team has only been around since 2008 and have repeatedly said this isnt how they are handling the team anymore and plan on building through the draft. Taking Boras client and soon to be MLBer Pedro Alvarez 2 years ago was the first step in proving that. Had the Bucs had the #1 pick in 09 or this year, I think they wouldve taken Strasburg or Harper - and I dont believe the Bucs about anything until I see it. Passing on either guy would just been too ridiculous. I think we proved that in this year's draft too actually by taking Taillon with the #2 pick who wont be cheap and was 1 of the 2 guys who had to go there, as well as Stetson Allie with the 52nd pick who dropped because of his pricetag.Im not positive on any of those guys you listed either, but I dont recall $$$ being a reason the Pirates passed on any of them

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