Texas Tech pitcher making history tonight

Sort of making history.

If you follow MLB, you are aware that Stephen Strasburg is making his Major League debut tonight.  Strasburg was the overall #1 pick in last year's draft by the Washington Nationals out of San Diego State University.  He also happens to be the most hyped rookie in a long time, having been compared to some of the greatest pitchers in history.  He has been dominant so far in the minors and looks prepared for the big leagues.  Tonight has been a much-anticipated night for a long time.

Anyhow, I guess it is time to relate this to Texas Tech.

In tonight's game between the Nationals and Pittsburg Pirates, the opposing pitcher to Strasburg just happens to be former Texas Tech pitcher Jeff Karstens.  He was taken in the 19th round of the 2003 draft and has spent a couple of years with the Yankees before Pittsburg.  He is not a big name, but could be a piece of trivia in the future.  He is currently out-pitching Strasburg with the Pirates winning 2-1 at the moment (it's only in the 6th inning).  If he holds on for the win and Strasburg's career lives up to the hype, Karstens will always be able to say that he was better than one of the greats (for at least 1 game).  And he got to have Bob Costas talk about him in his monumental tone of voice.

**(The Nationals just took the lead, so typing this may be a complete waste of time).

To wrap this up, this isn't quite as big as Dallas Braden's perfect game, but it is another bit of Texas Tech baseball trivia.