This was manager Jim Riggleman's pre-game chat with the press, which is usually in the interview room and normally draws about 10 guys. This was a scrum worthy of a Presidential candidate.

The standing-room-only conditions didn't just apply to the stands. This was the scene in the press box.

He threw 93 more after this one. Strasburg said in a post-game interview that he remembered he missed inside with his first pitch, but everything after that was "pretty much a blur." During the game he couldn't remember what inning it was without looking up at the scoreboard.

"It's like your wedding," he said. "You want to remember every detail, but when its over you can't remember a thing."