HAGERSTOWN, Md. — More than 6,000 fans and 65 media members squeezed into creaky, old Municipal Stadium on Sunday afternoon to see if Stephen Strasburg still had the lightning in his $15 million right arm. As he reared back and threw his first meaningful pitch in nearly 12 months, a hush came over the building, and as it exploded into his catcher’s glove, there went up a half-roar, half-gasp. The verdict, rendered over the course of 31 pitches in a Class A minor league game: Strasburg, the Washington Nationals’ one-time phenom, may not be all the way back — at least not to the extent we came to appreciate during the course of his mesmerizing 2010 rookie season. Read full article >>