July 19, 2010

Stephen Strasburg is Coming to Town

upcoming_gamesIt’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’.

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