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Post by Vegas on Sept 8, 2012 14:51:43 GMT -5
Should the Washington Nationals have shut down Stephen Strasburg today for the season?
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Post by Phoenix on Sept 8, 2012 15:54:17 GMT -5
i say yes. if you aren't going to use him in the playoffs, and you really feel it's Iffy...just shut him down now
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Post by Vegas on Sept 8, 2012 16:27:30 GMT -5
i say yes. if you aren't going to use him in the playoffs, and you really feel it's Iffy...just shut him down now True, however the real question I think is should they be shutting him down at all instead of using him for the rest of the year and in the playoffs? I can understand the reasoning for shutting him down, but I think it is a good question for discussion. |
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Post by Demosthenes on Sept 8, 2012 16:33:24 GMT -5
It is hard to say yes. However, I had Tommy John surgery in the late 90s and I know how your body can trick you into thinking it has recovered. This young man should rest this post season and come back hungrier than ever.
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Post by chewey on Sept 8, 2012 21:46:28 GMT -5
Stephen Strasburg arguably isn't even the best pitcher on his own team. I've been saying this to everyone in the DC area that Jordan Zimmerman and Gio Gonzales are just as good as Strasburg, and Edwin Jackson and Ross Detwiler are still pretty solid.. They would still have the best playoff rotation in the majors with or without Strasburg. Rizzo is smart to save Strasburg as a long term star and not burn him out like Mark Prior.
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