He will be in it too
Best pitcher in baseball already
Best pitcher in baseball already
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Agreed.Comment -
I say No! pay your due's 1st
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He has paid his dues, with all of the MLB hitters he has made look like foolsComment -
he will have had 7 starts when the break comes around....Comment -
and about 70 strikeouts...All-starOriginally posted by Chi_archieComment -
Yada yada yada, cant wait till he face a good team
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be sure to send Tim Stauffer and Evan Meek as wellComment -
Not sure who the fuk Strasbourgh is. Steven Strasberg does not belong in the All Star game, are you fvcking kidding?Comment -
Has it even been a month since he was called up? No way he belongs in the All Star game..Comment -
Another stupid thread created by JJ to keep the traffic up. Unreal maybe thats why his spreadsheet is 37k in the red, cause he doesn't even know the names of the fvcking players..
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Baseball needs him to be in the game
I think he pitches against Atl tomorrow on roadComment -
His rookie card is going for more than one million right now.Comment -
Originally posted by pokernut9999
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Definitely not the best pitcher in baseball, but he deserves to be in the game if anything for the fans.Comment -
Autographed Rookie Card Going for $1 Million on eBay
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The Topps Trading Card Company knew Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg's rookie card would be a highly coveted item. Even before the first-round draft pick began to strike batters out at a record-setting pace, Topps decided to limit his autographed rookie card to a grand total of one copy.
And so it should come as no surprise that the rare red-bordered original was found in a box of trading cards and immediately put up for sale on eBay, where it quickly garnered more than 200 bids, topped by a confirmed current bid of $999,900 with days still to go.
Adam Martin, owner of Dave and Adam's Card World, the largest seller of trading cards in the world, told Asylum, "It's the uniqueness of this card and the uniqueness of this player that, combined, created this frenzy. I would've aimed high and said it would sell for $50,000, and here we are at a million."
How rare is it, we wondered, to find a baseball card worth seven figures? "It's never happened before, with the exception of some truly vintage cards like the Honus Wagner, which went for $2.8 million," says Martin.
It's even rarer, then, that a very recent rookie card -- as a supposed to, say, a Mickey Mantle -- would go for this much. "We are totally in uncharted territory," admits Martin. "When the unsigned card went for $16,000, we were absolutely amazed it sold for that much. I'm speechless." Share
Even stranger, too, is the fact that the unsigned, unnumbered Stephen Strasburg rookie card from the same box, without shiny refractor technology, is worth only about $30.Comment -
Strasburg may ALREADY be one of the 10 best pitchers in baseball, but he simply CANNOT be on the All-Star team this year, nit with only 7 starts by the break.
That's OK though, he will be pitching in the game the next 10 years at least if he stays healthy.Comment -
great pitcher but hasnt put in his time. noComment -
Are you kidding me JJ, Strasborg is a little punk. He hasnt done shit in the majors yet. Let his ass face some real teams like the Yankees or Red Sox then we see how good this kid is.Comment -
he will be there.
the fans, the networks, and mlb want it so it will happen.
if everyone wants to see what he can do, face "real" hitters, then let him go so he can shut them up.Comment -
I say let him in, the fans want to see him.Comment -
Have you seen him pitch? The kid has looked awesome every start, and he has so much movement on every pitch that I don't think he can throw a ball straight if he wanted to.Originally posted by Rich Boy
As I said above, I don't think he should go because no pitcher with 7 starts should be allowed in the All-Star Game. However, you can't knock his Major League form so far, and to say he "hasn't done shit" when he has already broken strikeout records is insane.Comment -
You, Sir, are 100% correct !!!!Originally posted by obamaismyuncleAnother stupid thread created by JJ to keep the traffic up. Unreal maybe thats why his spreadsheet is 37k in the red, cause he doesn't even know the names of the fvcking players..
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Wait till Strasborg gets hit up again in his next start against Atl, ill be waiting...Comment -
"again" would imply that someone has hit him hard already, when in fact nobody has.Originally posted by Rich BoyComment -
Should not be in the all star game, as he has only had 4 starts. He has looked good in all of them, but they have played Pitt, Cleve, KC and White Sox (only the Sox have an above .500 record, barely) We'll see how he does against the better teams. He will be in many all-star games in the future.Comment -
9 hits in 6 innings against the Royals is the definition of getting hit up.Comment -
In his 4 starts he faced Cle, Pit, KC and Chicago are you fkn serious?Comment -
Are you still waiting ?Originally posted by Rich Boy
0 runs thru 5 innings , is this getting hit up ?Comment -
he is a good pitcher but he needs to pay his dues. I can think of a pitcher who has something to say about the all-star game Ubaldo Jimenez colorado rockies pitcher, after today he will be 15-1. This was the play of the day colorado RL or if you dont mind laying -150 ml.Comment -
14-1.Originally posted by playsComment -
He is a great pitcher but does not deserve all star status. Must prove himself.Comment -
Another loss for the Mighty Strasbourg...Comment -
I vote no all star. The Nats refused to bring him up early in the season. He has not done enough yet. Next year. It would be more meaningful.Comment -
Yes, allowing two earned runs in seven innings.Originally posted by Rich Boy
In a way, this was his most impressive performance because he did not have his best stuff early in the game, yet still managed to keep the best lineup he has faced since being called up scoreless over the first six innings.
This kid is a stud that will be in an All-Star every year going forward...just not this year.
That's OK, he WILL win Rookie of the Year this season.Comment
