Stephen Strasburg of the San Diego St. Aztecs

[osubeavers2000fiesta]

if im watchin him in the other dugout im tryin to think of a way to get out of the game. haha

[zachmathias26]

i hope i grow up to throw as fast as him.. i just turned thirteen and throw 74 and i know you guys wont beilieve me but i do and i play on the outlaws baseball club to check me out.. also i think it helps to be tall cause im 5'9'' 139 pounds

[TheLuckiLuciano]

@zachmathias26 troll

[imreallydumb123]

looks painful

[eddaddy77]

i'm a mets fan so i hope he does well except for when he plays the mets! i hope he no hits philly, braves, and marlins everytime!! go mets!!!

[HarrisBurton4Life]

wooh go mets! this kids a beast though we may have to worry about him

[random2to]

fuck the mets, they choke overytime and they suck balls this year, Phils all the way!

[dean101792]

professional teams can hit a 100mph fastballs. especially the NL East, especially the phillies, shit half their lineup are dead red hitters, even their bench like matt stairs. the marlins too, all they do is hit homeruns and score runs.. he's not god, we'll see how he does but regardless his velocity is beyond impressive but im anxious to see what he does in the pros

[GETitYAdig42]

@dean101792 he's not good?

[dean101792]

@GETitYAdig42 he's not god. he's definitely good but hittable as evidenced by his 4.2 IP, 6 ER outing yesterday. no one is untouchable which ESPN has a hard time understanding

[GETitYAdig42]

@dean101792 haha my bad i must have misread, i definitely agree that he's not god, but you have to admit he is somewhat of a phenom. the guy throws 100 with good command and nasty offspead stuff. everyone is hittable in the big leagues if they make mistakes. but with his stuff, he can get away with more mistakes than someone without it

[dean101792]

@GETitYAdig42 no he's definitely a stud, or a stud in the making at least. i just think ESPN needs to chill with him being a first ballot hall of famer or the best pitcher of his generation after like 10 starts if that. he's 5-3 with like a 3.07 ERA for his career lol. but he could very easily prove me wrong and i hope he does, just right now he's still a rookie

[AcainCHASTEEN]

CHEDDAR

[pivothell44]

He has one of the smoothest delirveries I've ever seen. I hope he does well and has a very good career. He has A LOT of potential to be maybe one of the best of all-time.

[MookySev]

I agree haha. He's so damn good.

[gwiest12]

nice black pants that looks awful.

[TheKidFromJerzy]

thats like saying "its hot out but it's too cold"...make some fucking sense.

[cooneyiscooler]

sarcasm u fuckin retard.

[TheKidFromJerzy]

its called go smoke a cock faggot.

[rayking05]

barring arm trouble, there is no question this kid is going to come to the major leagues and be an immediate top of the line starter. He's consistently 96-98, hits 100 multiple times a game (including late innings) and has hit 103 several times this year...his slider is 88 mph... he's a fucking freak....yahoo used to have this video of every strikeout in his 23k game and some of them don't even look real. one guy swings when the catcher is throwing it down to third after the strikeout

[XxRYANxX12]

cant wait till hes in the mlb !!!

[CrashDavis2010]

R u fucking crazy? There is nothin wrong with his accuracy. He wouldn't be projected the first pick of the draft if he couldn't spot up his pitches.

[2ndarnold]

23 fuckin strikeouts in one game you must have an IQ of 20

[duhstud16]

he did have 23 ks against utah its on youtube fuckin retard

[CavsLBJ2]

he did have 23 strikeouts...way to make yourself look like a complete asshole i hope your proud dumbass

[hydejing]

his accuracy not good

[Eppster11]

The kid has 88 ks and 8 walks through 40 innings this year...

His accuracy very good lol

[ozsmith0]

his accuracy is surgical.

[Warrock014]

its the recoil of the arm that brings injury...this guy needs some wind tunnel experiment or something...seriously..

[adam334581]

This kid is gonna go #1 to the Nationals and then give him a good 3-5 years and he will be a cy young canidate.

[chucksthebucks]

Is it me or does the 3/4 arm angle for pitchers seem much more common now adays

[5876gib]

This kid uses his arm ALOT, not much else to generate his power.

Oh, and this previous commenter maddog, is only repeating what he hears are good mechanics. He obviously doesn't know sh!t. Strasburg has his elbow in line or even slightly above his shoulder, yet again this doesn't doom him automatically as many pitchers do the same.

[reigninblood56]

Obvious O'leary fanboy..

[MadDog31a]

I don't know guys, his mechanics appear to be pretty solid. At 19 sec. he has a 90-degree bend in his throwing side as his foot lands on the ground which usually means good timing. A bent knee in the front is great for impact. His throwing elbow is at or below his shoulders, and he pulls through well on the follow-through with nice hip rotation. Timing is there. His throwing elbow is never above his shoulders. I see nothing wrong with this mechanics. Mark Prior though? Ugh.

[mattw9889]

I like how you say "do you know that he will get hurt? Exactly you have no idea?" when most likely the person talking knows the game a hundred times better then you do. I think your the one who has no idea. This kids arm will be gone before he ever makes it big.

[gswanson12]

I'm pretty sure Mark Prior has some of the "best" mechanics you'll see out of a pitcher, and he can't stay healthy to save his life. .. Mechanics aren't everything

[mm881102]

Bad luck and Dusty Baker have more to do with Prior's career flaming out more than anything.

[RandleEl11]

"I'm pretty sure Mark Prior has some of the "best" mechanics you'll see out of a pitcher"

That is one of the most dangerous baseball myths of all-time.

His mechanics are very similar to Mark Prior's mechanics. Prior was once thought to have "proper" mechanics and many scouts, pitching coaches and instructors used his mechanics as a "model" of "perfect mechanics". Now, it's close to the complete opposite, due to what is now known about the science surrounding pitching mechanics.

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[gswanson12]

Pitching is not a science. Pitching is the practice of maximizing one's talents on the mound, by exploring different methods, which are designed to utilize an individuals physiology to glean the most power and accuracy from a pitcher. I've played with and against many pitchers with odd mechanics. (Tim Lincecum being one of them). There is no cookie cutter method to pitching mechanics. You ever watch Vida Blue pitch? He started almost 500 games with some of the wackiest mechanics I've ever seen.

[RandleEl11]

"Pitching is not a science."

I know what you mean. I used to think the same thing, but the science now exists surrounding how most shoulder and elbow injuries occur.

"I've played with and against many pitchers with odd mechanics. (Tim Lincecum being one of them)."

Same here. The thing is, though, there is a huge difference between a delivery & the mechanics of a delivery.

Tim Lincecum has one of the most awkward deliveries in the history of the game, but his mechanics are close to flawless.

[RandleEl11]

"There is no cookie cutter method to pitching mechanics."

I used to agree, but recent discoveries and research has proved that there's a lot wrong with what was once thought by most coaches, instructors and scouts to be "perfect mechanics".

"You ever watch Vida Blue pitch? He started almost 500 games with some of the wackiest mechanics I've ever seen."

Yes, I have. I haven't studied his mechanics, though. Like Tim Lincecum, he could have had great mechanics inside of his awkward windup, also.

[2ndarnold]

yeah man they called mark prior's delivery pinpoint but he fucked his arm up bcuz of his mechanics

[RandleEl11]

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[westtheace]

Either with the inverted w or inverted L it wont be long before his shoulder is shit. Unless he changes the arm action, he will have either no career or a severley shortened one.

[gichewie24]

do you know that he will get hurt? Exactly you have no idea.

[joeygmoney]

He has an inverted W with his arms during his mechanics. Almost all pitchers who have had this have major arm issues.

[baseballfreek722]

it would likely be closer to an inverted L.

[joeygmoney]

@baseballfreek722 no it is a W read some pitching stuff, he is on par mechanics wise with Mark Prior, yes I said it.

[ironrushscorp]

@joeygmoney and look how that turned out...

[futureKazmir]

This guy could easily be in the MLB next year and still dominate.

[Numbers31colon17]

Doesn't look like he has a very long sleeve.

[REL819]

nationals

[sonofboone]

Shit the Nats couldn't even sign A.C. what makes you think they have any shot at Stras, besides he's got Scott "Super-uber Agent" Boras.

[Ltforpresident]

attn John Moores: PLEASSSEEEEE

[westcoasthoops1]

Too bad USD's baseball program is way better than SDSU's

[xMFSxGolden1]

91-100 mph i'd say is potential

[sonofboone]

Is that true xMFs, I didn't hear that, does he really throw 100 MPH? God I hope Seattle drafts him.

[rhoejaqueswift]

Stephen you Punk! AAH hA~!