Strasburg discusses his first live batting practice session
VIERA, Fla. - There's only so much you can take out of a
throwing session in which the players standing in the batter's
box know exactly what's coming.  During live batting practice,
the hitters are made aware of what pitch will be heading their
way, leading to confident swings when the player actually
chooses to take the bat off his shoulder.  But even though it
was just live BP and Stephen Strasburg wasn't throwing full
force, the Nationals right-hander looked sharp during this
morning's workout.  "He looked good," said Wilson Ramos, who
caught Strasburg's session. "He just opened up (his front
shoulder) a little bit, but that's the first time he (threw) to
hitters. For next time, he'll do better. The first time, he had
good command, just practiced a little bit. Today, for me, he was
throwing 70, 80 percent. So next time it will be a little
better."  Strasburg threw 37 pitches overall, only seven of
which left the cage. Five were hit fair, and onl