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Washington Nationals, No. 1 pick Strasburg face midnight deadline - ESPN

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Strasburg signed at the last minute..............

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Standing room only for Strasburg

WASHINGTON -- The anticipation is nearly over. The 21-year-old with the fastball that approaches 100 mph and the curve that freezes batters is about to take the mound in the nation's capital.
Stephen Strasburg is set to make his Washington Nationals debut Tuesday night.
Standing room only tickets went on sale Monday, all part of a rare Nationals Park sellout. The Internet is humming with offers for good seats. More than 200 requests for media credentials have been submitted, forcing officials to turn a dining area into a work space to accommodate all those reporters with laptops.
For the Nationals, Strasburg's major league debut is best summed up in one word.
Finally.
"I'm looking forward to that first outing or two being out of the way," manager Jim Riggleman said. "I know the attention's not going to go away completely, but the anticipation of the thing has been building since the draft -- and before the draft -- last year."

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Strikes out 14 batters in MLB debut. Damn!

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Quite the debut, his curveball was nasty.

wow............tremendous start..............guy is nasty......

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Strasburg's next start helps Indians

CLEVELAND -- Coming off his sensational debut, Stephen Strasburg will make his first road start in the majors against the Cleveland Indians.

The Washington Nationals have confirmed that the 21-year-old will start Sunday at Progressive Field.

Strasburg struck out 14 in a 5-2 win Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates before a standing-room crowd of 40,315 in the nation's capital -- only the second sellout for the Nationals all season.

His appearance is giving an attendance bump to the Indians, who are in last place in the AL Central and are struggling to sell tickets.

An Indians spokesman said the club had sold 4,000 tickets since last week, when it appeared Strasburg would face Cleveland in his second game. The Indians have sold another 1,000 tickets in the past 24 hours.

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yeah the nationals have 2 solid 1st rounders that they have brought in over the last 2 years.

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Strasburg memorabilia donated to HOF
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WASHINGTON -- It took only one start for the Hall of Fame to take notice of Stephen Strasburg.

The Washington Nationals said Thursday they are donating to Cooperstown a Strasburg hat and a ball from his 14-strikeout debut this week.

Strasburg also taped a Top 10 list of "Little Known Facts About Stephen Strasburg" for Thursday night's broadcast of "The Late Show with David Letterman."

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Despite mound trouble, phenom picks up win over Indians

CLEVELAND -- Stephen Strasburg simply shrugged.
Two starts, two wins, 22 strikeouts and millions of fascinated fans. One dazzling debut -- and a pretty fair encore.
It's been quite a start for baseball's newest attraction. But while America buzzes about him, this Nationals treasure isn't buying the hype.
"Just another week, you know?" Strasburg said.

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