In addition, thanks to his relationship with Harper, Lin Guanglai also got to know many of the Washington Nationals' players — in this All-Star game, the Nationals shone brightly due to their outstanding performance in the first half of the season, with five members selected, second only to the Dodgers in number.
Among the Nationals players, the ones who left the deepest impression on Lin Guanglai were naturally their two ace pitchers: one of them, 32 years old this year, is Max Scherzer, a likely Hall of Fame pitcher who has won the Cy Young Award twice; the other is Stephen Strasburg, nicknamed "Young Genius," both are top-level Major League pitchers.
Coincidentally, Lin Guanglai has also been a Cy Young-caliber pitcher this season, so when the three of them came together, it was only natural that they began discussing pitching topics; Lin Guanglai absorbed a lot of insight from the experienced veteran Scherzer, preparing to put them into practice in the upcoming official games.
