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Paul Sullivan: After day of being mocked, Stephen Strasburg pitches a gem for Nationals

After four games of the National League Division Series between the Cubs and Nationals, we hold these three truths to be self-evident:

The Nationals are not going to "crumble," as Cubs board member Todd Ricketts boldly predicted last summer in a conversation with President Donald Trump.

Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg is not "as bad as it gets ... as a teammate," as former Cub David Ross, a special assistant to President Theo Epstein, suggested on ESPN when it looked like Strasburg opted out of Game 4 with an

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