Stephen Strasburg tosses a couple of fastballs near Peter Bourjos.
A couple of years ago, Strasburg was potentially so good that he couldn’t play.
His innings were limited by Washington after elbow surgery recovery.
At one point, perhaps the best a professional athlete could do was bend his elbow.
And yet we wondered why he wouldn’t do everything he could to ensure his team’s success.
He was 15-6 that year.
But it’s old news.
He returned the next year.
8-9, but anyway.
He’s now slipping curves past Bourjos.
Would playing more change things?
He tosses a cutter outside.
Perhaps even he couldn’t have knocked out St. Louis, which then stumbled against San Francisco.
The Giants won again.
But for the Nats, a playoff series. Maybe two. A third.
The next pitch is too high, a fastball, too much.
And years later, trying to bend his elbow again.
Still wondering.
Trying for the outside.
Bourjos nurses a walk.
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