In the postgame press conference, while future Hall of Fame catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez sat next to him on the podium nodding his head and smiling in approval at every word the 21-year-old starter said, Stephen Strasburg was asked what it was he’ll remember from his first Major League start:
↵↵Stephen Strasburg: “You know the only thing I really remember is the first pitch, and it was a ball inside. Everything else is just such a blur. At one point I lost track of how many innings I threw, and it was like, man, you know what, I’m just going to go out there and have fun and it’s amazing, you know, it’s kinda like when you get married and everything, you go into it wanting to remember everything and once it’s done you can’t remember a single thing.”
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