http://www.sbnation.comhttp://www.sbnation.com/users/tvnick5 Posts made by tvnick5 on SB Nation http://www.brewcrewball.com/2009/5/14/875916/stephen-strasburg tvnick5 Fri, 15 May 2009 03:06:22 -0000 <p>Stephen Strasburg, the consensus #1 overall pick in this June's MLB draft, was in town tonite. . . if you live in Utah. &nbsp;I went to see him pitch. &nbsp;The dude can bring it. &nbsp;Or, as the&nbsp;Wharvey gals (&lsquo;Oh Brother&rsquo;) say, 'he&rsquo;s bonafide.' &nbsp; Kind of an off nite, just 10 K's. &nbsp;The Utah hitters were sitting on his #1, and even college guys can hit that if they know it's coming. &nbsp;Didn't see any shattered aluminum. &nbsp; He began mixing with a slider as the game wore on, and &nbsp;that proved to be a potent mix, and generated the K's. &nbsp;He's all business out there, very unlike Evan Longoria a few yrs ago---he seemed to be carrying a mirror in his back pocket. &nbsp;The real disappointment for me was the presence, or lack thereof, of coach Tony Gwynn. &nbsp;He never ventured outside the dugout.</p> <p>I took some photos, and am unsure why I cannot upload one here. &nbsp;In any case, here's video of the consensus #1. &nbsp;<a href="http://aztecchannel.sdsu.edu/media/features/051309_BB_Feature_Strasburg.wmv">http://aztecchannel.sdsu.edu/media/features/051309_BB_Feature_Strasburg.wmv</a></p> http://www.brewcrewball.com/2006/12/16/135636/35 tvnick5 Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:56:36 -0000 <p>They traded Andy Sisco, a 24 yr old monster-sized lefty with a HUGE upside to the White Sox. . . for a 31 yr old vanilla ib/of backup.</p><p>How does the KC GM not figure out the value of pitching, young pitching?<br /> I'm not a KC fan but even this makes me sick for KC fans.</p><p>And I also am thinking how great it would be if Sisco's new residence was in Milwaukee!</p>