Stephen Strasburg is Coming to Town
It’s been an all-too-common sight at Great American Ball Park: a young stud pitcher taking the mound, awesome in his own rite but forced to waste away on a terrible team. But for a change, we’re not talking about a Red.
Tickets are going fast for Wednesday’s game when Stephen Strasburg leads the Washington Nationals against Bronson Arroyo and the Reds. I clicked the Buy Tickets link and the “Best Available” option that was presented to me was section 303. Gets yours now if you want to make it to this game.
I only left the All-You-Can-Eat Seats ad in the screen grab because I can’t believe they’re still using that graphic. That must be the least appetizing picture of food ever put together by a Photoshop-challenged intern.
Finally, because the Nationals are in town, my mind turns immediately to Adam Dunn and wondering whether a guy that big has really still managed to remain invisible to the media, teams, and fans. On a tip from a guy at work, here’s his line compared to “All-Star” first baseman Ryan Howard:
Guy | G | AB | R | H | TB | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | GO/AO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dunn | 92 | 332 | 52 | 95 | 191 | 26 | 2 | 22 | 59 | 44 | 114 | .286 | .374 | .575 | .950 | 0.75 |
Howard | 91 | 359 | 59 | 107 | 193 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 73 | 28 | 89 | .298 | .356 | .538 | .894 | 1.10 |
Just sayin’.