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Found February 19, 2013 on DC Pro Sports Report: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Stephen Strasburg,  Gio Gonzalez,  Joe Torre,  Edwin Jackson,  Danny Haren,  Bryce Harper,  Micah Owings,  Tyler Moore,  Adam LaRoche,  Wilson Ramos,  Kurt Suzuki,  Christian Garcia,  Kyle Lohse
TEAMS: Washington Nationals,  Chicago Cubs,  St. Louis Cardinals,  New York Mets
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As expected, Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg will start the Nats' Grapefruit League opener.  Is it as indication that he will start the season opener?  Yes.  The Nats kickoff their Grapefruit League scheduled this Saturday, February 23rd, against division rival New York Mets.  More on Strasburg's Saturday start.   Strasburg is currently tweaking the way he throws his sinking fastball.  One thing about Strasburg is, he is now a veteran and is a leader.  He embraces the expectations game with the Nats.  “We have to embrace it,” Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg told WDBJ7’s Travis Wells. Click here to watch the complete interview with Strasburg. “Where we were a couple of years ago, obviously we can focus on last year and how well we did or continue plugging forward. We're all still relatively young and we've all got a lot left in the tank.  We're gonna come out guns blazin' and hopefully we'll tackle the challenge.” As we rep...
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