SANTA CLARA, Calif.(AP) - Stephen Strasburg stood alongside his fellow baseball Olympians signing autographs and soaking it all in, his father Jim watching from nearby. Strasburg, a star pitcher for San Diego State, is the lone college player on the U. Full Article at NBC Olympics
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I know all of them can throw it
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I like what I saw over there. I like what he did with the U.S. collegiate team. He's definitely going to be one of my starters. I didn't want to talk about him too much and put too much pressure on him. I'm hoping he's going to get under the radar, but he's pitching at San Diego State so I don't think t...
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Strasburg is very interesting
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Basically we have seven starting pitchers. We only need five in this format
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I knew he had the velocity and the fluid delivery ... You see kids in Little League who don't have their mechanics down and they don't understand their mechanics. At a pretty early age he showed he had natural tendencies.
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I don't think it's going to sink in until we're actually there and going through the ceremonies and the first ball is thrown out ... It's just a great experience. This is definitely a great honor. I hope to play with some of these guys somewhere down the road.
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It's the summer of a lifetime, for sure
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He's had a heck of a two years ... I think it's obviously something that adds to his resume and is a tremendous honor to be on the collegiate Team USA and then being named to the Olympic team as well - not only for him but for San Diego State and San Diego in general. Even though he's 20 years old, I th...
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Hopefully we can show not only the U.S. but the whole world that baseball is our national pastime and make it a big deal on the international scene, too.
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It's interesting. It's certainly not the way traditionalists would want a game to end
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