Strasburg debut
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You should see me with my wiffle ball !!
<< <i>Well he pitches against the Tribe next... so I see him breaking 20 Ks. >>
what is the date of that? I will drive up and watch if it's my day off!
the movement on his pitches is unreal.
EDIT: yep, Sunday
<< <i>Heckuva debut - I knew I shoulda bought that Strasburg card for 10K or whatever it sold for - probably worth double now. LOL >>
related story- I saw the Red 1/1 within minutes of it's 1st listing. $1,025 BIN. Thought about it and was too scared if I couldn't flip it. Then hit the BIN but didn't complete the process. It was quickly bought and relisted. Ended on auction for$4,800...
Pitcher Brien Taylor was selected by the New York Yankees with the first overall pick in the 1991 amateur draft. He signed with the Yankees for an unprecedented $1.55 million. He is one of two top picks to never reach the major leagues (Steve Chilcott is the other). In high school he had fanned 476 batters in 239 innings, going 29-6 with a 1.25 ERA.
In 1999, the Yankees released Taylor. He signed with the Seattle Mariners but was released after spring training. He wound up with the Cleveland Indians but surrendered 8 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings, worse than even his two prior South Atlantic League stints. He would not pitch professionally again.
WATCH OUT !!!! NOt saying strasburg is going to end like this........ but...............................
NEVER BUY CARDS OF YOUNG PITCHERS
Forget the 'investment' part of it and enjoy watching this talent grow.
Could be the next great pitcher.
Being in the Pacific Northwest and following the Mariners lately I can't help but be very fond of the situation the Washington Nationals are in...with Bryce Harper added into their system it's going to be a treat to watch these prospects bloom.
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Just sayin.....
I agree it might be a pleasure watching this kid pitch for the next 20 years.
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Yes, there's no point in comparing Brien Taylor to Strasburg-- unless Strasburg also gets in a bar fight and ****s up his arm.
<< <i>Your point was better suited to the talk forum.
Just sayin.....
I agree it might be a pleasure watching this kid pitch for the next 20 years.
Steve >>
I'd be happy to watch him pitch the next game...... one game at a time Winpitcher.... chaz
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<< <i>Simply nasty stuff - it was the Pirates, but still. THat one uncle charlie that had the LH batter flinching and went right down the heart of the plate? Unfair. Health is the only thing that will keep this guy from being a perennial CY contender...here's hoping Dusty Baker is never his coach. >>
Trust me....this kid will get rocked... it is a matter of time before the hitters get to him...... chaz
I was blown away just like the batters that faced him.....I am buying into the hype for now but I know one injury and his career could be very short. Hopefully that does not happen...I am rooting for the guy even though I don't care a thing about the ball club he plays for...
I can't wait to see this kid pitch. Is his breaking ball as good as Blyleven's was? To this day, Bert's curveball is the best one I've ever seen.
<< <i>Trust me....this kid will get rocked... it is a matter of time before the hitters get to him...... chaz >>
Every pitcher does on occasion. I don't anticipate it will be a regular (or common?) occurrence in the long run however. With the huge caveat of health withstanding, of course.
<< <i>Anyone remember Karl Spooner??????? >>
Sorry that was before my time. Did he hbests better breaking ball?
<< <i>Trust me....this kid will get rocked... it is a matter of time before the hitters get to him...... chaz >>
This might be the most obvious statement ever posted on this site. EVERY pitcher gets rocked at some point. Except maybe Bob Gibson in 1968, who went the entire season without being knocked out of a game, that is.
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<< <i>Trust me....this kid will get rocked... it is a matter of time before the hitters get to him...... chaz >>
This might be the most obvious statement ever posted on this site. EVERY pitcher gets rocked at some point. Except maybe Bob Gibson in 1968, who went the entire season without being knocked out of a game, that is.
Tabe >>
The way you guys are talking about him.... sounds like he's the 2nd coming......relax.....there is a long way to go before yall anoint him as the next Koufax....it's only one game..............chaz
<< <i>Except maybe Bob Gibson in 1968, who went the entire season without being knocked out of a game, that is.
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What is "knocked out?"
I'd say he got "knocked out" of this game. He allowed 14 baserunners in 8 innings.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN196805120.shtml
<< <i>The way you guys are talking about him.... sounds like he's the 2nd coming......relax.....there is a long way to go before yall anoint him as the next Koufax....it's only one game..............chaz >>
Koufax sucked his first 4-5 years. Just throwing that out there.
After watching the highlights, I don't see why you can't be excitedly anticipating what this kid can do. Save the hr, he embarassed the Bucs. He could flame out, but he could also keep it up or, perish the thought, get better with experience.
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<< <i>The way you guys are talking about him.... sounds like he's the 2nd coming......relax.....there is a long way to go before yall anoint him as the next Koufax....it's only one game..............chaz >>
Koufax sucked his first 4-5 years. Just throwing that out there.
After watching the highlights, I don't see why you can't be excitedly anticipating what this kid can do. Save the hr, he embarassed the Bucs. He could flame out, but he could also keep it up or, perish the thought, get better with experience. >>
that's my whole point, no one knows for sure. chaz
Struck out 14 or 15 batters in his debut ( a shutout)
Followed that up with another 13 or 14 k game and another shutout
Came back the next year and was done.
Steve
Nah I doubt it.
Steve
<< <i>Just be careful..... I wouldn't run out and get his rookies just yet..... chaz
Pitcher Brien Taylor was selected by the New York Yankees with the first overall pick in the 1991 amateur draft. He signed with the Yankees for an unprecedented $1.55 million. He is one of two top picks to never reach the major leagues (Steve Chilcott is the other). In high school he had fanned 476 batters in 239 innings, going 29-6 with a 1.25 ERA.
In 1999, the Yankees released Taylor. He signed with the Seattle Mariners but was released after spring training. He wound up with the Cleveland Indians but surrendered 8 runs in 2 and 2/3 innings, worse than even his two prior South Atlantic League stints. He would not pitch professionally again.
WATCH OUT !!!! NOt saying strasburg is going to end like this........ but............................... >>
Taylor was in the minors a couple years, pitched pretty well. Then he got into a fight( defending his brother), and was injured. Kind of a freak thing. Strasburg already has a game under his belt. Time will tell if he can keep it up.
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<< <i>Taylor was in the minors a couple years, pitched pretty well. Then he got into a fight( defending his brother), and was injured. Kind of a freak thing. Strasburg already has a game under his belt. Time will tell if he can keep it up. >>
He did pitch well - albeit with terrible control (102 walks in 150 IP in his second year of pro ball) - in the minors but it's not true to say he was defending his brother in that fistfight. His brother was in a fight earlier and Brien Taylor & a friend went and confronted the guy his brother had fought at that guy's home. Taylor went looking for a fight, he didn't just jump in and defend his brother. He apparently missed a haymaker, fell on his shoulder and that was that. 8 MPH off the fastball and all remnants of control were lost and he was finished as a prospect.
Tabe