By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
11/03/09 12:38 PM EST
Brandon Snyder just wanted to know what it would be like to step into the shoes of a perceived god in some eyes.
That desire lasted only about five seconds.
On just another Arizona Fall League day in Mesa, Ariz., Snyder picked up the jersey of Stephen Strasburg -- the vaunted triple-digit-throwing right-hander who signed with the Nationals for record money after the 2009 First-Year Player Draft -- then put it on and took a little stroll outside of the clubhouse.
In an instant, the highly touted Orioles prospect was hounded by about 50 eager, then disappointed autograph seekers -- most of them adults -- thinking he was indeed the No. 1 overall pick who received much national attention before humming his first professional fastball.
"I just wanted to see what it would be like and, honest to God, it was almost terrifying," said Snyder, who's playing with Strasburg on the Phoenix Desert Dogs this fall. "I would never want to be like that, ever. I was with [Orioles catcher Matt] Wieters, and it's like 100 times what Wieters had to go through."
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Fans,,,That doesnt work anymore. Todays game is the money n spend game. I Made the O's a very good team on my Playstation 3. I Played MLB 09 The Show Signed big name free agents and made big trades and they went to the playoffs in simulated season. If i had Bill Gates money id buy them and they can do the very samething IRL!!
