Spectacular Stephen Strasburg

Stephen Strasburg was nasty in his major league debut on Tuesday Night.  The phenom from San Diego State University, who like any greedy Scott Boras client, demanded a record signing bonus and contract for a rookie, proved that he was worth the dough.  Strasburg was absolutely filthy in his first start, even though it was verse the hapless Pirates, his ball was dancing.  He was hitting the upper 90’s with his fastball and his curve ball was breaking what seemed like 5 feet.  One pitch in particular looked like it broke from a hitters shoulder to his ankle.  The Rookie finally gave the Nationals fans something to cheer for and look forward to besides the end of a losing streak.  He struck out 7 in a row to close out his performance and ended up with 14 K’s in 7 dazzling innings and earned his first win.  I can guarantee that if the Nat’s only use him against the “batter challenged” Pirates, he is a shoe in Hall of Famer.  I can’t wait until his next start when he faces some actual Major League hitters to see if his stuff looks as dominating as it did tonight.  The Nationals can only hope their hitting stud Bryce Harper, who they drafted just yesterday at the MLB Draft, will come with the same type of buzz and talent.