Big tip of the hat to Heather Dinich for emailing me about this article at StarNewsOnline. Okay, Heather did not email me, but she did link to the article in yesterday’s ACC Lunchtime Links. Great read on Wilson, who wants to play both football and baseball professionally. At 5′11″ tall, playing QB in the NFL will be a tough task, but if anyone can do it it just might be Russell Wilson. The more I hear of this kid, the more I like him. You will not find a guy more grounded than Wilson, as displayed in this interview by our good buddy Joe Ovies over at 850 the Buzz. When do we start the Heisman campaign?
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I was going to wait a few days to break this out, but Steve Henson of Yahoo Sports has forced my hand. Stephen Strasburg is a 20 year old phenom who can hit 103 on the radar gun. No, he is not a closer waiting to happen, he is the best pitching prospect to ever take the hill waiting to happen. He is a right handed starter for San Diego State University, who also happens to be a US Olympian from the Beijing games. Dude is just straight sick with the seams. He will be the number one pick in this Summer’s draft, and the Washington Nationals currently hold that slot. One other little tidbit, Boras will be representing this kid when he does turn pro.
Check out his numbers:
- 1.57 ER over 34.1 innings
- 74 Ks
- 7 BB
- 0.82 WHIP
- 21 Hits
- 122 Batters Faced
Those are some pretty sick numbers, especially if you look a little bit deeper into them. Think about the fact that he has faced 122 batters, and only 21 of them have managed to get a hit. With 81 more either sitting down or walking to first, you have 20 more hitters who managed to get wood, er, alluminum on the ball and put it in play.
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