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FanHouse 15: No. 5 Stephen Strasburg

February 26, 2011   FanHouse TV   No comments

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It may seem like just weeks ago that the baseball season ended, but, believe it or not, Spring Training is here.

If you’re like the rest of us at FanHouse, you can’t wait for the season to begin. We’ve got you covered until opening day arrives.

It’s the FanHouse 15, a countdown of the 15 most talked about, blogged about, tweeted about, sensational stars of America’s pastime. Who will be number one?

The list continues with No. 5, Nationals‘ phenom Stephen Strasburg.

 

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Jim Riggleman: Nationals Will Not Bring Bryce Harper to Majors in 2011

February 16, 2011   John Hickey   No comments

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Bryce HarperThis is two seasons running now that the previous year’s first overall pick in the June draft is dressing out in a Washington Nationals uniform.

Last February, it was right-handed starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, whose journey from San Diego State to the U.S. national team to the Nationals rotation was conducted at the speed of a Daytona 500 lap.

This time around, it’s Bryce Harper who will be in the eye of the storm. Signed at 17, he’s just 18 now and was judged to be the best pure hitter in the 2010 draft.

And when the Nationals’ full roster reports on Feb. 20, Harper will be as highly scrutinized as highly touted free-agent addition Jayson Werth. The difference is that Werth is on hand to be in the middle of the Washington batting order.

Harper? Not so much. At least not yet.

 

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Stephen Strasburg Throws for First Time Since Having Tommy John Surgery

February 10, 2011   Pat Lackey   No comments

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Stephen StrasburgLadies and gentlemen, let the hype begin anew: Stephen Strasburg is throwing!

The Washington Post reported Thursday that last year’s phenom began throwing a baseball for the first time since having Tommy John surgery on Sept. 3. Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty described the tosses as being of “a very short distance,” but throwing is certainly a big milestone in the right-hander’s rehab.

It’s easy for some people to roll their eyes after all Stras-mania last year, but in his rookie campaign Strasburg accumulated an incredible 92 strikeouts in just 68 innings with the Nationals to go with his 2.91 ERA.

His FIP was a miniscule 2.08. He only made 12 starts, but those 68 innings he threw were just 1 1/3 innings fewer than AL Rookie of the Year Neftali Feliz threw as the Rangers‘ closer. Put simply, he was electric in the few starts he made and we’ll all be better off as baseball fans when he’s back on the mound.

 

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Stephen Strasburg Trying to Give Up Smokeless Tobacco

January 31, 2011   Josh Alper   No comments

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As if returning from Tommy John surgery weren’t enough to keep him occupied, Stephen Strasburg has added another big task to his to-do list in the weeks and months to come.

He’s trying to kick his habit of stuffing a wad of tobacco in his lower lip. Like many other professional baseball players, Strasburg uses smokeless tobacco while on the clock, and he’s trying to use his time away from the game to stop dipping. The inspiration for his change in ways was the cancer diagnosis received by Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Famer who managed Strasburg at San Diego State.

“I’m still in the process of quitting,” Strasburg said. “I’ve made a lot of strides, stopped being so compulsive with it. I’m hoping I’m going to be clean for spring training. It’s going to be hard, because it’s something that’s embedded in the game.”

 

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Ultimate Highs, Lows Helped Stephen Strasburg Take 2010 by Storm

December 27, 2010   Andrew Johnson   No comments

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All this week, the FanHouse staff will look back at the most significant baseball storylines of 2010.

Stephen Strasburg‘s year began with unbridled, unmatched hype. Never before had a phenom pitcher garnered so much attention before throwing a single pitch in the major leagues.

His spring training debut was broadcast on MASN, the Nationals‘ regional cable carrier. His strikeout totals in every minor-league start at Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse merited prominent mention on SportsCenter. And his major league debut was a national event.

The end of 2010 was much more somber for Strasburg. Three months removed from Tommy John surgery, there are mostly glimmers of hope. He’ll begin throwing a baseball again in January. He’s expected to report in spring training in Viera, Fla. on time. He told reporters last week he feels “great” physically and left the door just barely open that he could return to a big-league mound in 2011.

In between the beginning and end, baseball fans were treated to something spectacular, frustrating and, in the end, a little too familiar.

 

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Stephen Strasburg to Throw in January for First Time Since Surgery

December 20, 2010   Andrew Johnson   No comments

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Stephen StrasburgStephen Strasburg will throw a baseball in January for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery, the Nationals announced on the team’s Twitter account.

“Physically, I feel great,” Strasburg said.

The flame-throwing phenom had his tremendous rookie season cut short in late August when doctors discovered a significant tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He had the ligament replaced — a procedure commonly known as Tommy John surgery — in early September.

Full rehabilitation time is typically 12-18 months, meaning it is highly unlikely that Strasburg will return to a big-league mound during the 2011 season. He is expected to report to Washington’s spring training complex in Viera, Fla. next February.

 

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Stephen Strasburg’s Recovery From Surgery ‘Going Really Well’

September 28, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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It has been nearly a month since Stephen Strasburg went under the knife in California for Tommy John surgery, and the Nationals ace sounded optimistic Tuesday in his first public comments since the procedure.

Speaking to Nationals beat writers on a conference call, Strasburg said his recovery is “going really well” and he’s coping with the monotony of rehab as well as could be expected.

“What they’re telling me is that the more boring it is the better,” Strasburg told reporters. “The first few months it’s all about just letting the new ligament heal and just … recover. …

“They have it all mapped out, up until you throw your first professional pitch again. I just go on what they’re telling me. if I’m doing well, things could get speeded up. There is a target date, but right now it’s way too early.”

 

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John Wilkes Booth Adds the Nationals to His Body Count

September 13, 2010   Tom Fornelli   No comments

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Stephen Strasburg / John Wilkes BoothCurses and baseball are two things that have gone together for a very long time. Too long if you ask me. There was the Curse of the Bambino that supposedly kept the Boston Red Sox from winning the World Series until they finally won one in 2004, and then there’s the Curse of the Billy Goat in Chicago. That one has kept the Cubs from winning a championship for more than 100 years.

Both are incredibly stupid ideas that only seem to grow larger with time. Now, thanks to the Baltimore Sun, we have another supposed curse we can throw on the pile, this one involving the long and storied tradition of failure that is the six-season history of the Washington Nationals.

 

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Stephen Strasburg’s Tommy John Surgery Judged a Success

September 03, 2010   Marc Lancaster   No comments

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The good news for the Nationals and their fans Friday was that there apparently were no surprises when Dr. Lewis Yocum performed surgery on Stephen Strasburg‘s elbow. The bad news was it’s still probably going to be at least a year before he’s back on the mound in D.C.

Nonetheless, the three-hour Tommy John procedure is in the books for Washington’s phenom, and that means the rehab process isn’t far behind. Yocum, the Angels‘ team orthopedist, replaced Strasburg’s torn ulnar collateral ligament with a tendon from the pitcher’s thigh. Strasburg should be headed home to San Diego on Saturday.

“He came through it with flying colors,” Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo told the Washington Post. “It went smooth and uneventful.”

The best-case scenario for a return from Tommy John surgery is usually about 12 months, but considering the 2011 season will be just about over by then, it’s conceivable that Strasburg may not return to the majors until 2012 even if his rehab goes well.

 

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Rob Dibble Fired by Nationals in Wake of Stephen Strasburg Comments

September 01, 2010   Milton Kent   No comments

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Rob DibbleFormer “Nasty Boy” Rob Dibble‘s comments about Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg were apparently too nasty for the club to handle, as it announced Wednesday that it had severed ties with the former Cincinnati Reds reliever.

Dibble, a color analyst on Nationals games, criticized Strasburg during his Sirius XM Radio show last month for not pitching while hurt, as the Washington rookie had two stints on the disabled list with arm ailments.

“So for me, a little bit has to be put back on Strasburg here,” Dibble said. “OK, you throw a pitch, it bothers your arm, and you immediately call out the manager and the trainer? Suck it up, kid. This is your profession. You chose to be a baseball player. You can’t have the cavalry come in and save your butt every time you feel a little stiff shoulder, sore elbow. … Stop crying, go out there and pitch. Period.”

 

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