Mound Musings: The Strasburg Situation

As I sit here and polish this piece, we're in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys-Giants game. I'm not switching back-and-forth between football and the Dodgers game, as the Padres appear (from the scoreboard at least) to be treating Aaron Harang like a batting practice arm (which he probably should be). It's great to have the NFL back, and hopefully my betting slips pay off a bit better this year, but there are still some great storylines to watch on the baseball side as well.

Here are a few things on my mind as we wind down the regular season.

The Strasburg Situation

We all have our own opinions on how the Nationals have handled Stephen Strasburg. I think GM Mike Rizzo handled the situation about as poorly as he possibly could have. I get how important Strasburg is to the future of that organization, and I'm OK ...

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