Strasburg

[gorob23]

PLANNING.... I think thats what we are all really saying .......

Rob

Hey just a thought, think they know what a "Snow Globe" is

Rob

[dave]

Heck...the management and doctors don't really know anything for sure. He's their best pitcher. He should have been starting every third game. If he went over 250 innings, dial it back to every fourth.


I, for one, wholeheartedly applaud the Nats organization. The science and 'evidence' may not be 100% conclusive, but I find it hard to argue that this isn't good for his long-term health (and the team's.)

[Bigwaved]

it is the right move. The medical data to support it has been explained. I am satisfied with the pitching staff even without him. They play really solid defense and their offense has started to boom with the return of the players who have been injured. Like most everything in the press nowadays, anything to stir up the **** is what is makes the "news". Ask the Cubs fans how Wood turned out...

[MedicCook]

Look what the Yankees did with Joba and the innings limits and messing around with him because he was a young arm that they wanted to preserve for the long haul. He still blew his elbow out and had to have Tommy John surgery. If you have a team that can win the World Series you do everything in your power to win now. Plus what is this going to do to him if the Nats win the World Series with him sitting on the bench. What kind of issues will now come up in the clubhouse between him and his teammates. The Nats knew before Spring Training what his innings limit would be and they should have planned accordingly like others have said.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

If you have a team that can win the World Series you do everything in your power to win now.

I agree....lots of teams don't get a second chance.

Originally Posted by MedicCook

The Nats knew before Spring Training what his innings limit would be and they should have planned accordingly like others have said.

Exactly.

[gorob23]

LOOK the bottom line is I hurt my throwing shoulder playing volleyball and I haven't been able to throw B.P. in 6 years...

Rob

Originally Posted by gorob23

LOOK the bottom line is I hurt my throwing shoulder playing volleyball and I haven't been able to throw B.P. in 6 years...

Rob

Which club? Why didn't they try to preserve you for long term BP?

[gorob23]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

Which club? Why didn't they try to preserve you for long term BP?

Moved to volleyball , much more pleasant if you lose

Rob

[jonumberone]

So, does Strasburg wind up on the postseason roster?
I know the GM says no, but at what point do they start to reconsider?
If they move into the NLCS? Or the World Series?
Do you think they will play in a World Series, with arguably, their top pitcher on the bench?
How big will the uproar be if they get knocked out of an elimination game,with Edwin Jackson on the hill, and Strasburg on the bench?
Should be pretty fascinating to watch this unfold.

[NeuRon]

there has been alot of great points in this thread about long term preservation.. but its the Nats. c'mon now.. This might be their best chance to get something going.. i say they get him in the lineup and get him one start and see what happens.. He is rested, albeit not overly rested.. He could probably have some quality showings.

i DO give them credit for sticking to their guns, but seriously, they are killing their fans right now, and if this thing backfires, they will never hear the end of it

[jonumberone]

And so it begins!

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/w...tseason-100912

If the Cards hold on, and win todays game, it's going to get a lot deeper for Mike Rizzo

[alloy]

Originally Posted by jonumberone

And so it begins!

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/w...tseason-100912

If the Cards hold on, and win todays game, it's going to get a lot deeper for Mike Rizzo

Thank you Mr. Detweiler/ JZimm/ Clippard/ Storen! Oh yeah, props to Mr. Jason "Bang Zoom Game Saving, Season Saving" Werth!

[tsolomon]

All I can say is . Go Nats, go Gio!

[icehog3]

31 years since this franchise was in the postseason (when they were the Montreal Expos). I am no less confused by the Nats lack of planning today than I was when I started this thread.

[icehog3]

This debate will go on unless the Nats win it all.

[icehog3]

Having a cigar and a de-caf.

[icehog3]

My original point was this, Dave....The Nats decided to limit his innings...not his appearances or pitch count. Once it became apparent that the Nats were likely going to make the post season, and since it was an inning count they were using, why not reduce his innings pitched per appearance, or have him skip a couple starts, in order to leave his inning count with some room to spare for the postseason?

[icehog3]

Let's argue opinions and/or facts, Men, and stop making this personal.

[icehog3]

Ya know what? I am the O.P. for this thread, and I am making a request of the ToE to shut it down, since it is getting to a place we don't do at CA,

Oh yeah, I am a ToE too, so this thread is done.

[icehog3]

And it's a f*cking shame too, because I was enjoying the discourse and differing thoughts and opinions until it went South and was made personal.

I am not an expert on cigars, but I freely give my opinion. I'd hate to thnk I'd get jumped because I have an opinion despite not being an expert.