I should mention here that if you haven’t seen the game yet, I recommend you watch it—not only for Strasburg’s amazing performance, but for the incredible environment in Washington, which looked like it was in love with baseball for the first time in my lifetime. It was truly an exciting day, and if the Pirates have to be punching bags for baseball to have a day like this, then so be it.
By the way, Jeff Sullivan’s coverage of the game at SBNation.com was excellent. And here’s some more from me at Bucs Dugout.