Washington Nationals (27-31) rookie starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg makes his much anticipated Major League debut Tuesday night at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-34). The first pitch is set for just after 5 p.m. MT and the game is scheduled to be televised on MLB Network. If you can I would recommend checking it out. The Nationals have already had the game sold out for several days now and just began selling standing room only tickets.
Strasburg was the number one overall pick in last year's MLB Draft coming out of San Diego State. He throws hard and has been simply dazzling during his tour of the minor leagues these past two months. He's being thought of as the guy who will lead the Nationals to a turn in their fortunes after being arguably the worst team in baseball the past couple of years. I'm anxious to see how he does in the big leagues and I think he will do quite well. The Nats still have a couple of more pieces to add, but if Strasburg pitches well and becomes dominant then they will be that much closer to having a competitive team for the first time in quite a while for the Montreal/Washington, D.C. franchise.
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