Stephen Strasburg

Strasburg's Big Surprise: His 1st Major League Home Run

AP | DAVID GINSBURG | Posted 05.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall. If Strasburg's first major lea...

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PHOTOS: Nationals Beat Orioles

AP | DAVID GINSBURG | Posted 05.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Wei-Yin Chen wasn't fooling anyone with his breaking ball, least of all Stephen Strasburg. Chen gave up a home run to Washington's star...

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PHOTOS: Strasburg Helps Nats To 6-3 Win

AP | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg pitched six innings for his second win of the season, to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-3 victory over the ...

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Strasburg Dominates Cubs

AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 04.05.2012

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CHICAGO — Stephen Strasburg could hardly wait for this one. His first opener, at Wrigley Field for the first time....

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PHOTOS: A Look Back At Nationals Opening Day Starters

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 04.05.2012

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Entering their eighth season in D.C., expectations are high for the Washington Nationals. Flamethrower Stephen Strasburg was picked by Manager Dave...

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MLB's Opening Night

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 04.04.2012

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Stephen Strasburg on the mound at Wrigley Field, pink flamingos in center field at Miami. Vin Scully at the microphone, Prince Fielder in Motown. ...

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Nats' Strasburg Picked For 1st Opening-Day Start

AP | Posted 03.21.2012

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VIERA, Fla. -- Stephen Strasburg has been picked by the Washington Nationals to make his first opening-day start, on April 5 at the Chicago Cubs. Nat...

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Strasburg Returns

AP | By JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 11.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The notion of Stephen Strasburg coming back better than before? Seemed almost too good to be true for a Washington Nationals franchise s...

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The National

AP | Posted 11.06.2011

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By the Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg allowed two hits over five scoreless innings Tuesday night in his first m...

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MLB Announcer Fired

MLB FanHouse | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former "Nasty Boy" Rob Dibble's comments about Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg were apparently too nasty for the club to handle, as it a...

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Fireballer Strasburg Sidelined Until 2012

Tim Wendel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tim Wendel

Nothing stands out more than ability and untapped potential. But we need to remember that talent, no matter how breath-taking and seemingly invincible, often struggles to come into its own.

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Stephen Strasburg SURGERY Needed After 'Significant Tear'

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg had to get through a few hours of anger, confusion and certainly a few more volatile emotions before he was ready...

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DEVASTATING: Stephen Strasburg Needs Tommy John Surgery

MLB FanHouse | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Nationals announced Friday morning that their phenom will not pitch again this season after testing Thursday revealed a "significant tear" in the...

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Obama Watches Sox Play Against Nationals In D.C.

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama ventured from the White House for some Friday night baseball as his hometown Chicago White Sox took on the W...

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Stephen Strasburg DOMINATES In MLB Debut

AP | JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 batters in his first game, took three shaving cream pies to the face, donned a silver Elvis wig &nd...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Berman

Is a sports stadium a sports arena or a glorified TV studio? A New York Times story says the game itself is no longer enough. Fans want replays and special apps that only work in the stadium.

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Stephen Strasburg Rookie Card Is Absurdly Expensive On eBay Auction

FanHouse | Posted 05.25.2011

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You might get an idea as to how anticipated his debut is when you check out the current bidding for the 2010 Bowman Chrome Superfractor card (only one...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Berman

How excruciating was it, waiting for LeBron James to finally say where he was going? Nearly halfway into his TV special. Not as excruciating as it will be for Knicks fans.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Berman

Don't invite Mick Jagger to your next game. He's being called the "Angel of Death" at the World Cup. Whoever he shows up to root for, loses. His streak included the U.S. England, Brazil and Argentina.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Berman

Stephen Strasburg has pitched exactly 5 games. Should he take the All Star spot of somebody who has earned it over half a season? Of course he should. All Star games are exhibition showcases.

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The Missing Factor

Steven Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Hirsch

Reyes has to help the Mets stay around the .500 level until Beltran comes back, which will hopefully be in late May. Until then, the team has to keep on hustling, and it has to be all the time.

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Bard Blog: Sports Mania

Ken Adelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ken Adelman

"What's the news?" one character asks another in As You Like It. The answer entails "much good sport." Celia then asks, "Sport! of what color? Nowadays, of all colors.

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World Cup Fever

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roger I. Abrams

While soccer heads have been busy drooling, the sports management of the Big Ten and the Pac-10 have been engineering their raids on Midwestern state universities.

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I Like Ike

Steven Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Hirsch

All the teams in the National League East have surplus talent in their farm systems and the end of the 2010 season could be affected by how well these prospects perform at in the Major Leagues.

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Can Stephen Strasburg Be Baseball's LeBron James?

Ryan Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ryan Phillips

Strasburg represents baseball's foray into the world of "super hype" that has surrounded players in other sports but has yet to break through into our national pastime.

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