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BEST VERSION OF HIMSELF

How does one live up to impossible expectations? When no matter how well you do, there is a sense you should have done even better. That’s the challenge Stephen Strasburg has faced for a decade.

But 10 years since his anointment as the greatest draft prospect ever, Strasburg is at peace with the career he’s had.

“I think it’s pretty obvious that the expectations that people had for me from early on were a little insane,” Strasburg said. “And I think you just become more comfortable with yourself, more

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