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    Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    He is having a ridiculous year so far.

    http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stori.../?zIndex=62732
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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Damn...I'll miss seeing the Atzecs vs the Lobos when I'm home in Albuquerque by a week.

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    He is just plain silly.

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Although I've read 2 articles on how bad his mechanics are, I'm still hoping that the Nats pass him up so the Mariners can get him.

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Weren't those same articles written about Tim Lincecum?

    The study of pitching mechanics is still in it's infancy.

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Quote Originally Posted by HoustonGM View Post
    Weren't those same articles written about Tim Lincecum?

    The study of pitching mechanics is still in it's infancy.
    That's why I'm hoping

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    In this video his mechanics don't look that bad at all.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qkbVGbqTc
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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Well I'm about to go somewhere so I was only able to find one of the articles I read since I knew where to look

    http://www.drivelinemechanics.com/20...tephen-strasbu

    It's a bit old, but not ancient.

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    He could talk to the ball like Mark Fidrych for all I care, as long as he was on my team. (Yeah I know, most of you young farts don't remember Mark Fidrych.)

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Quote Originally Posted by beerchaser View Post
    He could talk to the ball like Mark Fidrych for all I care, as long as he was on my team. (Yeah I know, most of you young farts don't remember Mark Fidrych.)
    Well putting unnecessary strain on the body is different than talking to a ball and messing with dirt on the mound

    Still, even if everything about his mechanics are true he still has time to fix it all before he gets to the majors.

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Anybody know if the kid has a second pitch?

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    A quick google search turns this link

    http://natsfarm.com/2009/01/15/thinking-out-loud/

    four-seam fastball that regularly touches 100 miles an hour, a nasty slider and a tricky changeup
    Has there ever been a starter looked at who would be going in the top 5 with only one good pitch? (This is a real question)

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Article about him.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...trasburg032409

    Video from his 23 strikeout game from last year is in this link.
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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    This kid is straight nasty.

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    Re: Strasburg faces 11th-ranked team and strikes out 18

    Quote Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989 View Post
    This kid is straight nasty.
    Keith Law saw him the other day and said that he could pitch right now in the big leagues and is the best college prospect of the last 10 years.

    And Law doesn't give out such high praise on a regular basis.

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