Jim Turner

Turnersportsdesk.com

June 1, 2010

It is very rare when hype is legitimized. Often we build people up only to be horrifically let down especially when it comes to rookies and sports. So why is it that every talking head and even veteran players are dead serious when they say Nationals rookie pitching sensation, Stephen Strasburg is a man among boys already? Seasoned baseball players and major league scouts that watched him annihilate the competition at every level say this kid not only has the goods but his goods are already better than most people’s goods in the big leagues.

There is a large portion of the Washington DC population (myself included) that grew up without baseball so the apathy level with regard to the Nationals is high. Perhaps Strasburg is the remedy because now people looking in from the outside have someone worth paying attention to.  I am also intrigued at the fact that the Nationals are still in contention and not in dead last place. Now the possibilities are infinite and thanks to Strasburg apathy gives way to curiosity.