Photo courtesy of zimbio.com. Stephen Strasburg (pictured above) looked pretty sharp on Sunday against St. Louis. Sadly, his season will end on September 12th due to an innings limit placed on him by Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo.
By Josh Kramer
“Operation Shutdown Strasburg” is an utter embarrassment. Many MLB players go through an entire career and never make the playoffs once, much less contend for a playoff spot. The Washington Nationals have failed to post a record better than .500 since making the move to the nation’s capital in 2005 (until yesterday). There is only one way to describe Nationals GM Mike Rizzo’s September 12th expiration date on the Nationals star pitcher: A simple ego struggle.
That’s right, Washington is willing to risk a deep playoff run due to their General Manager’s ego. I really have no other logical way to explain it. Health concerns are are fine by me, but within reason. There are always exceptions though. Stephen Strasburg is a 24-year-old prized prospect who is in good health. I realize that he had Tommy John surgery towards the end of the 2010 season. But how many pitchers go through an entire career without a surgery such as Tommy John in this day and age? Not many. Continue reading
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