Experts: Nats Dropped the Ball on Strasburg Scratch

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Today's lesson in turning lemons into lemonade comes to us from CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell.

Washington Nationals rookie pitching sensation Stephen Strasburg complained of shoulder tightness as he warmed up for his scheduled start on Tuesday night, and was scratched from the lineup. That left 40,043 fans - nearly half of whom, based on Nats' 2010 home attendance figures, would not have made the trek to Nationals Park had they known winless Miguel Batista would be taking the mound - feeling somewhat cheated, never mind that Batista wound up shutting out the Atlanta Braves, 3-0. As the winning pitcher put it, "Imagine if you go to see Miss Universe, then you end up having Miss Iowa."

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