Two topics today. First, the fantastic debut of Stephen Strasburg. He has managed to exceed early expectations. He will never exceed the hype.
I’m not trying to throw cold water on his performance which was both historic and important for the city, and the game of baseball, but I hope two things come out of last night’s game.
First, I hope fans in DC show up tonight. And show up in five days (or whenever his next home start will be). Don’t make this a one-game event. Show up. Support your team because they’re actually pretty darn good this year.
Second, I hope Bob Costas goes back and listens to his call of last night’s game where he compared Strasburg to no less than eight different Hall of Fame pitchers. He actually said at one point in the game that — based on hype, a few minor league starts and FIVE INNINGS IN THE MAJORS — Strasburg could be in line for the Hall of Fame as long as he stays healthy.
Come on. It’s one start. It was 91 (or so) pitches. He was dazzling. But Walter Johnson has a high school named after him. Right now there’s as good a chance that Strasburg ends up like Mark Prior than Nolan Ryan. Let’s be excited, but Costas nearly ruined the moment by trying too hard to make it one.
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Tags: College Football, MLB, Stephen Strasburg
Nick,
If you find that the phone often switches between 3g and 4g, I’d suggest turning off 4g and only enabling it when you feel you need it. The switching between the two really kills the battery.
Turning down the screen brightness is also a big battery saver.
http://www.talkandroid.com/android-forums/htc-evo-4g/5120-improving-battery-life-htc-evo.html
I hope that the BS (Before Strasburg) becomes part of the lexicon of Nats fans.
Not sure how that’s relevant, Mr. Superfan.
Says the guy who moved out of DC to live near the beach and only watches games on TV.
“First, I hope fans in DC show up tonight. And show up in five days (or whenever his next home start will be). Don’t make this a one-game event. Show up.”
That’s pretty easy for a Phillies fan to say, considering they’ve been to two straight World Series. But it wasn’t so long ago when Phils games were as poorly attended as Nats game were BS (Before Strasburg).
When was that? Oh yeah, it was when the Phillies were below .500.