Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson
Randall David "Randy" Johnson, nicknamed "The Big Unit", is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1988 to 2009 for six teams, primarily the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks. His 303 career victories rank as the fifth-most by a lefthander in major league history, while his 4,875 strikeouts place him second all-time behind Nolan Ryan and are the most by a lefthander. He holds five of the seven highest single-season strikeout totals by a lefthander...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth10 September 1963
CityWalnut Creek, CA
CountryUnited States of America
It was basically a matter of a feel thing. It wasn't getting work in. It was just to get the feel of what you want to accomplish, and I got that in 35 pitches.
It was devastating. It's hard for all of us who deal with them day in and day out. They're a big attraction for us. People have been asking where she's at, and it's hard to handle.
It's a fun place to play, but there's a lot that comes with playing here. There's camaraderie here, but you really feel like you punch in and punch out. And no one really has a problem with that.
I've been at this a long time, and it's time to sort of step back. I've been doing this for 34 years. When you're looking at the watch to see what time to end practice, that's pretty much an indication that it's time to sort of kick back.
They actually swung today. The sooner they get their swings down, the better for me as well. I'm not trying to break bats and strike people out, I'm just trying to throw my pitches and feel like I'm accomplishing something. The more I throw, the better my pitches will get.
This is the kind of game I expect to pitch and people expect me to pitch. I feel more confident with everything.
They're my teammates. They're safe ... some of them anyway.
There is still this fear of voting for something that gives legal status even after you earn it--that it's going to be called 'amnesty.
That's probably more than I wanted to throw in four innings. But the velocity on my fastball increased, and that's a good sign. My mechanics were a little better, too.
It's nice to know that with good mechanics, I can have a game like this. Now it's just a matter of going out and stringing them together.
It's spring training and we want to see what's working, there's going to be games or innings where I decide to just work on this pitch or that pitch, even if we get racked around. Six games, there's not a lot of time to work on everything. I've got a job to do and I just need to go out there and do things and get ready to do it when the bell rings.
They are needed. They are doing jobs that you can't find workers for, that employers can't fill.
It was just one of those games. They're going to happen.
They've played us well, ... We don't take them lightly.