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by Basil on Aug 17, 2009 11:01 AM EDT Comment 15 comments

He's going to sign, people.

This isn't directed specifically at anyone -- not at anyone here; not anyone at Natty Farm Authority; not anyone at Chico's place; not even at our two Nobel laureates in the television broadcast booth, Mssrs. Carpenter and Dibble -- and surely I know how the game of anticipatory news is played, but, really, people, it's a lot more fun just to let midnight approach gracefully. In the meantime, do something good in this world. Take that elderly old widow across the street to the grocery store. Hug an abandoned kitty. Maybe even do some work.

And, if it turns out that he doesn't sign, you have my reluctant permission to toss rotten tomatoes at, say, Chris Needham.

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Jon Heyman votes no...

i’ll be surprised if stephen strasburg is a washington national by the midnight deadline tonight. #natsabout 4 hours ago from web
SI_JonHeyman

"He's just a draft pick"... "It's not the end of the world if he doesn't sign"
FB dot com taking the right tone for the Strasburg issue. 8 Aug 09.

by cat daddy3000 on Aug 17, 2009 12:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Strasburg

I agree with R Zimmerman. If he passes on the Nats, does he really believe Kansas City, Pittsburgh or San Diego will offer a better competitive or financial situation. Which of those three teams will offer $20 million for a college pitcher who couldn’t beat UVa?

by djb on Aug 17, 2009 12:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know if him losing to UVa is a knock against him (he probably didn’t see guys of that caliber often, and he still managed to strike out 15 of them), but I agree. I don’t think he’s going to get any better deal, especially with the animosity that has been building against Boras. He may want to play in San Diego but I think that would be a dumb reason to hold out for an entire year.

by John Quinn on Aug 17, 2009 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've seen this movie before, just 2 years ago...

except it starred Matt Wieters.

Days before the deadline, all reports where he wouldn’t sign. Matt, apparently, was resigned to going back to school. Ten minutes before the deadline, he just knew it wasn’t going to happen, he said in later interviews

Then Boars signed off on the deal with about 4 minutes to spare.

I bet Strasburg gets done. With about 2 minutes to spare. Plan on staying up a while and not getting confirmation until about 12:45 a.m. That’s what happened 2 years ago.

"We're not the other teams' farm system." - Andy MacPhail

by duck on Aug 17, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the prep, Duck.

Sat up all last year waiting for Crow to sign only to be disappointed, it’ll be interesting to see what he does as we all follow Strasburg…

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."

by Ed Chigliak on Aug 17, 2009 2:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Stephen is so selfish.

Doesn’t he know we have work tomorrow?

by John Quinn on Aug 17, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm up until 3:00 every morning anyway so this is perfect...

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."

by Ed Chigliak on Aug 17, 2009 2:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Ed lives on west coast time.

by RoscoeNats on Aug 17, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh...I wish...

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."

by Ed Chigliak on Aug 17, 2009 3:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

go Ed

"What you know is often the enemy of what you can learn" Bill James

by PhDBrian on Aug 17, 2009 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

'til I drop...

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."

by Ed Chigliak on Aug 17, 2009 5:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Needham up and left us, though!

On another note, blast from the past. Haven’t seen Basil post anywhere in ages, and heck – I was posting under a different name when he was running the show.

Eric Berry for sending the guy who wins the Heisman spinning 720 degrees in the air at the podium - or for intercepting it and returning it to where it rightfully belongs

by Graysnail on Aug 17, 2009 6:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs