Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg Named AFL Pitcher Of The Week. (w/pics)

by Patrick Reddington on Nov 9, 2009 9:09 PM EST

11/2/09 - Stephen Strasburg vs The Surprise Rafters.

Even though Stephen Strasburg missed this past Saturday's televised AFL Rising Stars Showcase, the one start he did make last Monday in Surprise, Arizona, against the Surprise Rafters, in which he threw 68 pitches, 43 for strikes in 5.0 IP, allowing just 4 hits, 1 ER and 1 walk while collecting 6 K's, was enough to earn the Washington Nationals' '09 No. 1 overall pick the honor of being named the AFL Pitcher of the Week as reported in an article at MiLB.com entitled, "Strasburg, Rosario earn top honors". According to the announcement, Strasburg's averaging 9.98 K/9 so far in the Arizona Fall League, which is the best amongst AFL starters, as are his three wins in four starts...

(ed. note - "I was in attendance last Monday for Strasburg's start against the Rafters, and though I violated what is probably Rule No. 1 of photography by not sufficiently cleaning the camera lense before I started snapping away, what follows after the jump are all the pictures (some out of focus, I tried) that I was able to take of the Nationals' No. 1 pick in action...")

Strasburg pics, After The JUMP...

Stephen Strasburg 11/2/09 vs Surprise Rafters - Surprise Stadium, Surprise, AZ.

(ed. note - "Tomorrow, Drew Storen on the hill...")

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Nice action photos......Looks good in the away uni......

It’s still cool you got to see him live…….before just about everyone else.

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Nov 9, 2009 11:34 PM EST reply actions

Agreed!

Now if we could just do something about that hat…

by John Quinn on Nov 10, 2009 9:06 AM EST up reply actions

I wonder which scouts did the footwork on Stras?

Nationals lose three more to Blue Jays

Bob Hamelin, Marteese Robinson and Brian Parker have decided to leave the Nationals and work for the Blue Jays. They will be reunited with former Nationals scouting director Dana Brown.

Parker was Washington’s director of baseball operations and was with the organization for seven seasons. Hamelin and Robinson were area scouts for the Nationals.

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Nov 9, 2009 11:37 PM EST reply actions

UGH.

by RoscoeNats on Nov 10, 2009 8:38 AM EST up reply actions

Huh.

I don’t see this as a huge loss, it just gives Rizzo more spaces to fill with his own guys.

by John Quinn on Nov 10, 2009 9:04 AM EST up reply actions

Bobby Valentine isn't out of it yet?

Valentine a finalist to be Nats manager

“Interim manager Jim Riggleman is one of the finalists, Rizzo said. Bobby Valentine is the other, according to a major-league source, but Rizzo declined to specify the identity of his other candidate.”

by John Quinn on Nov 10, 2009 9:02 AM EST reply actions

Yippee

by RoscoeNats on Nov 10, 2009 9:06 AM EST up reply actions

Woops! Double post!

by John Quinn on Nov 10, 2009 9:08 AM EST up reply actions

Wow, Sheinin vs. Rosenthal on who has the better information.....

Did we already know about Bryan Minnitti, the Pirates’ director of baseball operations, being hired as Rizzo’s assistant GM?

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."
"Freakish things are happening."

by cat daddy3000 on Nov 10, 2009 9:13 AM EST up reply actions

by Mezza on Nov 10, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions

BOBBY V!! 2010!!!!

Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."

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