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's been unfortunate with Jorge that he first caught the flu and then broke his nose. I've had my last five games being caught by Kelly, but whoever is back there, I'll do my best and be focused. It would have been nice to have had the body of my work caught by Jorge, so he would have had a feel for what's been going on with my pitches.
It'll be a rough night, a rough couple of days for me, ... Because I felt good.
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 tried to limit the damage the best I could.
Unfortunately, it took a long time to fix my mechanics, ... That's the pitcher everyone expected. That's the pitcher I expected. Today my velocity was up because my mechanics were much better.
Was the decline in the union movement due to a lousy message, or are they going to try a different tactic that will be more effective? It still remains to be seen as all this unfolds.
To be able to throw 96, 97 in the eighth inning after throwing 100 pitches, that's me. My velocity was back to where I'd like to have it, and the sharpness and velocity of my breaking ball was there as well throughout the whole game.
When you're still making quality pitches in their third time up, you can feel your progression. I faced them three times.
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.
You're going to have some bad starts. I'm only human. It's nice to be able to bounce back. There were some innings that were relatively easy, but by no means is that an easy lineup.
You don't want to lose your focus that you're going to cruise through it by any means. I was able to get some easy outs.
This is the kind of game I expect to pitch and people expect me to pitch. I feel more confident with everything.
Actually, it's the last place my dad saw me pitch, so it has always had a little bit of meaning when I pitch there.