The Rapid Emergence of Stephen Strasburg in 2007

June 8, 2010 by Arne Christensen · Leave a Comment

Last year, after I looked up some stories about Dwight Gooden as a teenage phenom, I started wondering about Stephen Strasburg’s early pitching performance. Was he touted as a future star in high school before graduating in 2006? The answer’s no. The San Diego Union-Tribune hardly mentioned Strasburg when he was at West Hills High […]

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Strasburg In Harrisburg: Altoona, April 11, 2010

April 18, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · Leave a Comment

Who is he? Heâ€™s a right-handed pitcher, picked first in the nation by the Washington Nationals in the 2009 draft. We know as much. He grew up in Santee, California, under his parents Jim and Kathleen Swett, and went to West Hills High School there. He then attended San Diego State University as a public […]

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