I was impressed with his slider and his fastball. But his bread and butter pitch, the curveball was all over the place. He looked comfortable on the mound, but it seemed he couldn't find his release point of the Uncle Charley.
I was hoping he'd get some time tonight. I'm also hoping that Billy gets a start tomorrow. Might be a good game to give a breather to a starter or two. Votto, Choo, Bruce, Phillips...they could all use a day off (especially with a day off thursday). Obviously not ALL of them in one game...but 2...yeah.
#1 is largely true. Leake has pitched much more and reasonably well, especially this year/lately.
#2 is my point and where we diverge. I'd love it if you were right but my rational part would never take that bet. Hence why I'd make the trade in a second. But guessing you wouldn't.
BTW, there's absolutely no way the Nationals would make such a trade. I'd guess you'd be pretty hard-pressed to find a knowledgeable analyst/journalist who'd agree with you here. But, you are right that it's all about the future and what one expects to happen so uncertain.
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Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Pretty good. You need to hand me that baton Thursday so I can take it to PIttsburgh with me this weekend.
And, on your foul ball that wasn't, today was at the first Nats/Braves game in DC. You know those t-shirts they throw and blast from special bazooka-type contraptions? I got two of them. What are the odds of that?
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
Reds Win!!!!!!!!
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Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
Lets put it this way, before even considering such a trade I'd want Strasberg to be checked out by the Mayo Clinic and then I'd want a second opinion from Mt Sinai. And assuming He got a clean bill (which I doubt he would get), I'd have to really think about it.
The real question is, going back 3 years, putting aside all the hype, and putting aside the bias in favor of a guy who throws in the high 90s as opposed to a real pitcher, and knowing what they've produced from 2010-2013, do you draft Strasberg or Leake? Particularly in light of the fact that Strasberg cost 7 mill and Leake 2 mill.
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