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Great article on Stephen "HOF" Strasburg
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jbone17
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Yep, lets hope he isn't the next Bullington, Prior.
Russ S.
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I agree. Only one better then my buy Arrieta at the Olympics. Hope he can shine at the show.Jaypers said:
*And I hope we don't have 2547 posts with a bunch of stupid "chuck norris/Laports" monikers and nicknames and tall tales.
HOF?? ::facepalm::
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It's a shame, although not #1 overall, Prior was labeled (like Strasburg now) the greatest pitching prospect of all time. The stuff was there, just he was a sheet of glass.
The other #1 overall failures that I personally witnessed just didn't seem to have "it" like Prior did and Starsburg has now: Paul Wilson, Kris Benson, Bryan Bullington, and even Luke Hochevar now.
I think for a couple seasons Prior lived up to his hype, if not, then just a notch below it. I really don't see Bartman getting the opportunity to be ostracized from Chicago without Prior.
The other #1 overall failures that I personally witnessed just didn't seem to have "it" like Prior did and Starsburg has now: Paul Wilson, Kris Benson, Bryan Bullington, and even Luke Hochevar now.
I think for a couple seasons Prior lived up to his hype, if not, then just a notch below it. I really don't see Bartman getting the opportunity to be ostracized from Chicago without Prior.
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abncollectsautos
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im rooting that he is good, but i hope he doesnt end up like prior and become an often injured pitcher
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jbone17 said:
In my mind he would be fortunate to be the next Prior, I think people forget how great he was until injuries really killed his career. Prior was awesome, really there is no control over you getting hurt.
stevezimmer22 said:
I personally blame Dusty Baker.
Zymco
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cgilmo said:
Completely agree on that one.
miguelcabrera
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abncollectsautos
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miguelcabrera said:
thats very cool. wasnt pedro's out pitch a changeup and priors was his slider?
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he will draw comparisons to verlander because he can light up 3 digits on the radar gun and their size. justins fastball doesnt pop the way lil stevies does and lil stevie uses his curve ball as an out pitch justin seems to be scared of his... i think the better comparison would be to max scherzer a plus plus fastball with mid to high 80s changeup. the main concern i see with lil stevie is that with washington his offense may not support him if he encounters a bad day or fielding lapses cost him some runs. i hope is solid and has a great career but any pitcher is only as good as the fella calling the game!
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stevezimmer22 said:
So so sad, as a Cubs fan I just loved watching Prior pitch, he had incredible stuff.
Stupid Dusty, tried to ride him and Wood to the World Series, d'oh!
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masonphillip said:
That and the collision with Marcus Giles. I was watching that game ::facepalm::
