Sharp mind is Strasburg’s secret weapon – The Wash. Times
Yesterday, Mark Zuckerman wrote an article about how Washington Nationals pitching prospect Stephen Strasburg was more than a 100 MPH throwing pitcher — he was a thinking man on the mound too. It was the kind of story that raises the hopes of an entire fanbase, city, region, nation,
world. I was going to blog about this morning since I did not have time yesterday. Then Google Reader delivering heart-wrenching headlines like these:
Strasburg scratched from championship start – The Wash. Times
Strasburg hurts knee, out of Saturday’s AFL title game [UPDATED] – The Post
Strasburg was channeling his inner Mark Lerner and shagging flies in the outfield when his left knee collapsed with an audible pop. The team is saying they “don’t believe its serious” which is almost as bad as saying its “day-to-day.” Given the track record of evaluating injuries we must fear the worst — they won’t be able to save the leg. And when he comes back to pitch with an artificial leg it won’t even be unique — D.C. has already had a one-legged pitcher, Bert Shepherd.
That’s not the point though. The point is that by praising a pitching prospect of the Washington Nationals, Zuckerman damned Strasburg like John Patterson and Shawn Hill. Have you no deceny Zuckerman?
