The neat thing about this live-blog is that I don’t give a crap about the bottom halves of each inning. I’m only here for you, Stevie.
Stephen Strasburg’s MLB Debut: First Look Is A Good Look
- Just in case there were any lingering doubts - any at all - Strasburg’s first eight Major League fastballs came in at 97, 97, 98, 98, 99, 97, 99, and 99 miles per hour. Yeah. Good to see that his first wasn’t his fastest, as it suggests that he didn’t come out too fired up. Even though he fell behind 2-0 on each of the first two batters, he wasn’t missing by much, and he clearly has the stuff to afford a little margin of error.
- The curveball to Lastings Milledge? Unfair. That inning went from uneasy lineout to easy groundout to humiliating strikeout. God help the Pirates if Strasburg’s just getting settled in.
- They say that everything Strasburg touches tonight will get the MLB certification hologram. Everything? Everything he touches?
- Love to see Strasburg’s quick tempo. I don’t have a stopwatch, but he was pitching the ball as quickly as Pudge was returning it. Few things frustrate quite like an ace who works slow. Few things excite quite like an ace who works fast.
- Speaking of working fast, if the Nationals don’t stop making quick outs I’m going to fall way behind.
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