Comments on: Can Stephen Strasburg save Major League Baseball?

By: Chris Humpherys

Chris Humpherys — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:25:36 +0000

TBO…

That may or may not be the case but I don’t think it’s arguable that interest in baseball is generally down across the boards.

The game’s young pitching is great. How many no-no’s have we already seen this year? But fans of the game will always wonder how much that has to do with good young pitching and how much has to do with hitters no longer on the juice?

By: TBO

TBO — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:52:19 +0000

Why does baseball need to be saved. Most of us love the sport the way it is. If you lost your passion, thats more on you than anyone else. Strasburg will be great, but the game has amazing pitchers in King Felix, Lincecum, Greinke…

By: Chris Humpherys

Chris Humpherys — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:33:11 +0000

Feeling a little ornery today, Al?

Just because Wood had a 20 strikeout game doesn’t mean that the hype surrounding him comes anywhere close to Strasburg?

The promise, maybe? Strasburg’s already got more strikeouts in his first three starts than any pitcher in the modern era.

But it’s not about strikeouts. Any hurler can strike out a few batters. It’s about game management.

Did you own a Kerry Wood poster or something?

By: tophatal

tophatal — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:24:19 +0000

Chris You must've been asleep then when Wood had 20 strikeout game for the Cubs then ? And that happened early in his career . I thought you were a sports fan first and foremost ? AP

By: Chris Humpherys

Chris Humpherys — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:46:01 +0000

Exactly my point, BB.

Were you also sick of Costas’ commentary?

By: Chris Humpherys

Chris Humpherys — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:44:55 +0000

I think Balzac and Liar North are secretly Red Sox fans as they both named two Fenway faithful.

It’s okay to jump off that Yankee bandwagon, fellas. I won’t tell.

By: Bryan Brackney

Bryan Brackney — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:25:18 +0000

I am not a baseball fan, mainly because I’m an O’s fan, but anyways….

Strasburg has got me into baseball again, or at least I watched his first game, which was the first MLB game I have watched in a long time

By: Liar North

Liar North — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:12:22 +0000

Long Live Bill Buckner.

By: Chris Humpherys

Chris Humpherys — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:50:45 +0000

The seven-ounce watered down Jack cost eight bucks per, which is why I occasionally went for the double. I think you can tell by the glazed look in my eyes that that was towards the end of the evening.

Ya know what I don’t understand, Drew? If EVERYONE thinks Selig has done a horrible job, how is it that he’s still friggin’ employed?

By: Chris Humpherys

Chris Humpherys — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:26:11 +0000

Billy B…

Come on, man. You know better.

That’s a watered down Jack and Coke.