[over the mountain]

geez 113k.

one last thing that the guy told me yesterday which i found real odd so take it with a grain of salt.

he said that the nats are going to shut stras down in july.

i responded that the nats have set a 150 inning count on him. he didnt say anything about that and seemed to not even know what i was talking about or understand what a pitch count was.

he said it was all about money.

i dont understand it and dont believe it but thinking about it more.

maybe just maybe the nats owners either: think they and mlb will make more money having stras pitch in games in late aug and sept vs eating up his 150 inning limit in july or the nats brass think they might have a chance at a playoff spot and want to reserve some of the 150 innings for a sept playoff push and hopeful series.

anyways, i dont really believe it unless it is to preserve him to pitch in sept and they are thinking playoffs. but how do you shut a guy down for a month then expect him to come back? wont that open him up for injury?

if he doesnt pitch in july, what chance do they have to be in the hunt come sept with the way their rotation is looking nowadays.

if it turns out to be true, wow.