RotoExperts Mike Cardano (@MikeCardano) and Pat Mayo (@ThePME) discuss the problems pitchers are having including David Price, R.A. Dickey, Matt Cain and Stephen Strasburg – getting into it over who’s the better fantasy pitcher, Strasburg or Matt Harvey. Lastly, they discuss the rough start of Craig Kimbrel.

Stephen Strasburg is 1-4. Is it time for Fantasy owners to panic? Scott Engel and Adam Ronis examine the shkay early Fantasy state of the Nationals. Listen to the RotoExperts daily from 6 to 11 a.m. ET and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.

This edition brought to you by athletes who use children to forget their professional misery, Tony Romo’s right arm, and one very bitter starting pitcher. Click through for our morning words of wisdom. Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

According to Byron Kerr of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Nationals manager Davey Johnson has announced that Stephen Strasburg’s season is over.

The web roundup for Thursday, July 12th. Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. See anything that should be on SportsGrid? Send it to tips@sportsgrid.com. Now, our starting five.

Well, it took him 42 major league at-bats, but pitching phenomenon Stephen Strasburg finally went yard. The Nationals wondered whether their investment in this kid would ever pay off, and, at last, it has. Video after the jump.

Stephen Strasburg had a bad start today. He rarely has those, so the rush to find explanations quickly began. Was it the rainy weather? Was it just not Strasburg’s day? Both plausible explanations, but they just don’t measure up to the shock value of Icy Hot to the groin.

Because not every sports story can transcend traditional boundaries and become a commentary on race, politics and culture, here’s a video of an umpire taking a Stephen Strasberg fastball to the… slow… balls?

Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg continued his impressively fast (and impressive, period) recovery from Tommy John surgery yesterday, allowing one run and striking out four in three innings of work during an 8-2 Nationals win. But was it enough to save him from rookie hazing? We think you know the answer.

Remember the controversy between former Washington Nationals broadcaster Rob Dibble and Nationals phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg? Neither did we, but apparently, it’s not over.