National(s) Phenom

So today the Washington Nationals announced that pitcher Stephen Strasburg the #1 overall pick of last years draft and two time All-American at San Diego State will make his MLB debut on June 8 against the Pirates.

Now I pride myself on my ability to see talent at a very young age and Strasburg might be the greatest talent that I have ever seen entering professional sports since Peyton Manning. This kid has been ripping up the minor leagues this season. In 10 minor league starts he has posted a 6-2 record with a 1.43 era and 60 k's in 50 1/3 innings, including a 3-1 record in Triple A ball with a 1.27 era.

Baseball is hands down the sport where young up and coming talent doesn't get the recognition right off the bat that guys coming into the NFL, NBA or even the NHL get. I mean players that are highly regarded make immediate impacts in those leagues and that is not the case in baseball. Players drafted number one overall can sometimes spend 5 years in the minors before even sniffing the big leagues and when it is time for them to come up the average fan doesn't even remember who this guy is. Well let me tell you something, every sports fan should be locked in for when Strasburg makes his debut because you are going to be witnessing a guy who is a legit ace right off the bat. Other than maybe a handful of teams I really think he could be the ace of almost every team in the league. Guy is flat out filty, somewhat reminds me of myself back in my senior year of high school but with a little more zip of his fastball.

The kid is a phenom and is about to make the Washington Nationals a contender for the forseeable future with him atop the staff. So mark the calendar because Strasburg is about to start going through this league like Sly Stallone did in the movie "Over the Top".

By the way you gotta love how homerun numbers are way down over the last couple of years and pitchers are all of a sudden throwing perfect games, striking out 10 plus a game and pitching to ERA's in the sub- 3's. Guess the Steroid era is either officially on the decline or pitchers are just getting ahold of much better shit.