John Lannon

[browntown653]

He's today's starting pitcher for the Nats, making his way from Class-A ball all the way up to the bigs this year. But what's exciting for me is he lives about 15/20 minutes away from my town and actually went to my biggest rival high school. My cousin was his catcher at times in a summer league. Does anyone know anything about this guy? Supposedly he's a hard-throwing lefty but I don't know much else.

[scarfire]

First time up and got ejected from his first MLB game ever. What a start for him, huh?

PHILADELPHIA -- Washington's John Lannan was thrown out in his major league debut after hitting Philadelphia's Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in consecutive at-bats in the fifth inning Thursday.

ESPN - Nationals' Lannan ejected in major league debut - MLB

[browntown653]

Lannon pitched awfully tremendous against the Giants today...perhaps the future is promising for this guy?

[realmofotalk]

All he needs is love.

[Hammer]

just keep mark david chapman away from him

[Kingdom]

Keep Paul McCartney away too.

[Samuel]

its good to listen that he lived near your home. so why not you go and meet him?

[cjkalt]

He also has a 2.56 era in his last 12 starts...I bet if he wasn't on the Nats u'd know about him

[ljshorty89]

It's actually spelled Lannan.

But yeah, this guy kinda came out of nowhere. He's really the ace of that staff, as Yankee fans now know.

[Kingdom]

Does that make Craig Stammen their 2nd ace since he shut out the yankees? O_O

[realmofotalk]

I bet if he wasn't on the Nats u'd know about him

The know-it-alls said the same thing about Dustin Hermanson when he pitched for the Expos. How he'd be a 20 game winner if only he was on a first division team.

[ljshorty89]

Does that make Craig Stammen their 2nd ace since he shut out the yankees? O_O

Haha. Stammen seems like he could be a decent starter for them too. But he's struggled this year, at least, he did before the Yankee game.

[Kingdom]

The know-it-alls said the same thing about Dustin Hermanson when he pitched for the Expos. How he'd be a 20 game winner if only he was on a first division team.

Vlad was supposed to be awesome in a big market too, but he routinely disappears in the postseason. Whoops.

[realmofotalk]

Vlad still turned out to be a first division All Star. Dustin Hermanson, on the other hand, was so overrated that his trade value dropped to the equivalent of a washed up Fernando Tatis and Britt Reames.