Greg Fiume / Getty ImagesTalk about living up to the hype. Strasburg's line tonight 7.0 IP, 4H, 2ER, 14K, 0BB and the win. Oh yeah, he's overated.
He was just pounding the strike zone with his four-seamer sitting right around 98-99mph all night. His breaking ball was catching the corner, he was getting the favorable calls and not to mention it was the Pirates. It was as close to being in Minors as you can be on an MLB field. I think he will have a really great career in New York but for now we'll just be watching him get Greinked in Washington.
I was wondering how that compared to the Dodgers pitching prodigy's first start, so I looked it up.
Kershaw - 6 IP, 5H, 2ER, 7k, 2BB
Strasburg - 7 IP, 4H, 2ER, 14K, 0BB
While Strasburg's start was a little better, he was pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kershaw was pitching to Albert Pujols in his first major league game. After the game I remember Clayton saying "He's good."
I think these two will be battling each other for Cy Young's over the coming years. They both project to be around for awhile. As much as I wish Strasburg was pitching for the Dodgers though I would still rather have Kershaw right now.
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