Posts tagged as: Stephen Strasburg

Tuesday MLB Preview – Braves at Nationals

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The Nationals look to make it five straight with their heralded rookie on the mound against the division-leading Braves. Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Atlanta enters this series with the second-biggest division lead in the majors, leading the Phillies by 4.5 games, while having a 15.5 game advantage on tonight’s opponent.  The Braves have alternated [...]

ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball – Nationals at Reds

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All eyes will be on the Nationals rookie starter making his ninth start of the 2010 season. Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds Washington’s furious comeback fell short in a 8-7 road defeat to the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ball Park, in a game that was interrupted for three hours in the middle of [...]

Saturday MLB on FOX Betting Preview – Mets at Nationals

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The pressure is squarely placed on the Nationals offense with their young superstar on the hill. New York Mets at Washington Nationals New York has won two of its last three games, including a 5-3 victory on Friday night.  The Mets are 25-12 in their last 37 contests dating back to May 22, which is [...]

ESPN2 Monday Night Baseball Betting Preview – Nationals at Braves

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The Braves veteran right-hander will be overshadowed by all the hype of the opposing pitcher, but I have a feeling the final spotlight will be placed on him. Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves

Wednesday MLB Daytime Betting Preview – Royals at Nationals

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The Nationals seek a three-game interleague sweep of the lowly Royals with their rookie phenom on the mound. Kansas City Royals at Washington Nationals Kansas City dropped its fifth game in a row on Tuesday night, falling 5-4 to the Washington Nationals in the nation’s capitol.  The current losing streak is the club’s longest under [...]

Handicapping Stephen Strasburg’s Future Starts

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The third chapter of the truly captivating Stephen Strasburg story will be written on Friday when he starts at home against Jake Peavy and the Chicago White Sox. Strasburg entered the league as perhaps the most hyped pitcher ever to debt thanks to the age of the internet. He’s also one of the rare prospects [...]

Young Pitchers Stuffing Bettors Wallets

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Stephen Strasburg has captured all of the headlines and imagination recently, and he should – his first outing was special in an incomprehensible way. He’s the poster child for the youth movement on the mound these days, but he’s far from the only young  guy who is doing some damage against opposing teams. Young pitchers [...]

Stephen Strasburg Prop Betting Picks

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You could say that Stephen Strasburg had the best major league debut of any pitcher in the history of the MLB. There were only two pitchers, J.R. Richards (in 1971) and Karl Spooner (in 1954), who recorded more strikeouts in their debut than Strasburg did Tuesday. Strasburg had 14, Richards and Spooner 15 each.

Handicapping Stephen Strasburg’s Debut

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Stephen Strasburg is finally poised to make his major league debut. He made his last minor league appearance on Thursday afternoon, and barring anything unforeseen he is scheduled to join the Nationals for his first start on June 8 at home against the Pirates. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Strasburg is the most [...]

Young Stud Pitchers Not Named Stephen Strasburg

It seems like there is no escaping the Stephen Strasburg hype. The guy has been eating hitters alive in the minor leagues (three straight scoreless outings), and any day now I expect his first major league start, likely June 4, to be named a national holiday. There is so much attention and hype surrounding Strasburg [...]

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