The Nationals' Treasure

The greatest pitcher of the 21st century has taken the mound and converted our nation's capitol to baseball fanatics. Sort of . . .
There is no doubt that the highly praised prospect, Stephen Strasburg had a very exceptional debut in the major leagues (7Innings Pitched 4Hits 2Runs 0 Walks 14 Strikeouts) and was very fun to watch as he struck out the final 7 batters he faced. Anytime you see a pitcher dominate with strikeouts it's a great show, seeing the angry hitters as they talk to themselves with angry little faces is hilarious. I know Crash Davis in "Bull Durham" claimed that strikeouts were fascist and ground ball were democratic but I say, whateveh. The K is special, it's why people love Nolan Ryan who is the all time strikeout leader with 5714 (5386 IP), it's why people used to love Roger Clemens who struck out 20 batters in a 9 inning game, TWICE. Watching the pitcher pile up strikeouts is like watching a basketball player hit outisde shots over and over; the seem unstoppable.
Let's not get over excited though, let's keep perspective, Stasburg will lose and he will have horrible games where people boo him, no pitcher has their A stuff every outing no matter how good they are. Let's also take into account he was pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates who are one of the worst team in baseball; one could argue if his debut was against the New York Yankees the pitching line would have been less stellar.
His next start is against the Cleveland Indians who have the second worst record in the American League; Strasburg will more than likely have another solid outing. I wish the young man good fortune as it was mighty grand to see Washington DC go nuts while he was on the mound, reacting to his performance like it was a World Series game; you could say the arrival of number 37 was more exciting than the return of baseball it's self in the capitol.

Next stop Bryce Harper . . .