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
I just don't know exactly what's going on at this point, ... It'd be one thing if my velocity wasn't there. But it's more location at this point, evidently.
I pitch and my teammates expect us to win and for me to put us in a position to win, and I didn't do that. My slider found too much of the middle of the plate. I didn't have a sharp one going down and away. Unfortunately, my pitches were elevated today, and I paid the price.
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I may do it again one more time,
I'm comfortable with all my pitches. I'm throwing strikes and that's the bottom line. My mechanics are the biggest thing and I feel like I'm able to hit my spots now.
I really didn't sense that. It's not the first time I've questioned an umpire, but it is the first time in 17 years that I have been ejected for it. It came at an unfortunate time.
If you're worried about what happened last year, I mean I suppose there's certain things you could take from last year that will help you this year. I think you've got to put everything aside from last year. This is a new year.
I gave up a lot of singles, and it seemed like they always had guys on base. This was a good pitchers' duel tonight with Santana.
In my younger days in Seattle, I used to get rattled pretty easily; those emotions would work against me. I think over the years, I've learned how to deal with that and have them work for me.
How do you explain something like that? It's the one thing that I'll walk away from this game not really understanding.
I didn't feel like I had a lot of breathing room. I felt like I was walking on eggshells.
By staying back I was able to get the arm angle I need for my fastball and my slider, and I haven't had it consistently. To be able to throw 96 and 97 in the eighth inning after throwing 100 pitches is ... is ... me.
Honestly, I've never thought much about that. It's nice to know. Maybe we should start the season in September next year.
I'm 4-0 against Boston and 0-1 against Tampa. It kind of makes you scratch your head.