Top 10 signs that Stephen Strasburg's first start is being overhyped

10) If he gets pounded in the first inning, the Nationals will be contracted

9) Scott Boras is involved

8) Due to the interest in the start, Bob Costas has to find out where Nationals Park is

7) The 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates will have witnesses

6) Completely overwhelms the All-New Messiah, Bryce Harper

5) Thomas Boswell actually wrote about the Nationals today, without losing a methadone-influenced bet

4) Some people actually believe that this will lead to a .500 team in the Mid-Atlantic region, aka The MLB Dead Zone

3) Hundreds of media passses have been granted for today's game, spiking the average Nationals' attendance to well over the current rate of very, very little

2) The Nationals are going to draw a crowd of people today without having to import them from Philadelphia

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