I think we can finally put to rest any thoughts of Strasburg

by bluemax on May 18, 2009 2:44 PM PDT

To sum it up, the article talks about the Nats inability to sign Aaron Crow last year but their acting GM makes no bones about the fact that if the draft were today they'd take Strasburg and worry about the cost later.

Obviously it's been more or less a foregone conclusion that he'd be their pick but I've seen a few people say things like "Maybe he'll be too expensive for them!" etc so hopefully this finally puts all that to bed and we can move on and focus on Dustin Ackley!

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Dustin Ackley is going to be great

still not stopping me from praying on Strasburg…

by seattlebruin on May 18, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions

Ackley can fly - he's gonna be an average OF if he's a goof, a great OF if he develops good instincts and takes good routes.

by Decatur on May 18, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

If he can fly I think he could make better money as a superhero.

by Sec 108 on May 18, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions

or a commuter airline for small animals

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on May 18, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 10 recs

This is possibly my favorite LL comment ever.

by .Taylor on May 18, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions

But if you have superpowers it's alot easier to be the best in baseball than it is to be the best at being a superhero.

As no other current MLB players are known to have superpowers.

by Decatur on May 18, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions

This is true.

Also, if you can fly at super speeds then we only need one outfielder and we can have 6 infielders which would be awesome.

by Sec 108 on May 18, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

5 if Yuni's still playing

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on May 18, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions

You know it's been more than a year since the first comment mentioning Stephen Strasburg on this site?

Crazy

by Graham MacAree on May 18, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions

The woman you can't have is always the most alluring.

by Kermit. on May 18, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions

That was me!

by patsfan on May 18, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

would you like a cookie?

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on May 18, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I'd prefer a Strasburg

But Pepperidge Farms is cool too.

by patsfan on May 18, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions

What if...and I know this is purely hypothetical....but what if both of his arms fell off?

I think we might be able to grab him at 2.

"Based on his size and strength, I bet the Predator monster would make a pretty good ball player. I mean, the fear would be that he would kill all the other players.."

by SethGrandpa on May 18, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions