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"Let's start by making one thing clear: Everyone wants what's best for Stephen Strasburg. He is the greatest collegiate pitcher of all time, and in his short major league career, Strasburg has averaged more strikeouts per nine innings than Randy Johnson. No matter where you stand on The Strasburg Rules, everyone wants to see him pitch for 20 seasons, strike out 5,000 batters, and make a pretty speech in upstate New York in the summer of 2039. It's worth stating the obvious, because to hear some of the rhetoric, you'd think that there are only two positions on the subject — those who believe the Nationals are correct to shut down Strasburg and those who think it's fine to sacrifice Strasburg's arm on the altar of October baseball."
Grantland - Sep 12
The Atlantic: The Faulty Logic Behind the Decision to Shut Down Stephen Strasburg By Adam Felder - Aug 23
The Atlantic: Why the Nationals Are Right to Shut Down Stephen Strasburg - Aug 22
Bloomberg: Stephen Strasburg’s Season Didn’t Have to End This Way - Sep 8
PBS: Washington Nationals' Star Pitcher Stephen Strasburg Benched For Rest of Season - Sep 10 (Video)
YouTube: Stephen Strasburg Highlights - Jan 2012, 103 MPH fastball....Baseball's Next Big Thing - May 2009
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