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
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.
When things are working, it's the greatest thing. When I'm out there pitching and I have a catcher putting down the finger for the pitch I want to throw and I've already got that gripped, that's a great rapport.
Just take a little breather and let the bullpen come in. They did a nice job. I don't need to go out there every time and pitch seven, eight innings.
I think you've seen a different pitcher compared to earlier in the year. It's very evident that my mechanics are there, my velocity is there and everything is there that wasn't there on a consistent basis.
Regarding the unfortunate incident that happened this morning as I was on my way to take a physical, I hope that everyone will understand that the past few days have been a bit overwhelming and I wish I had handled the situation differently, ... I am very sorry it happened.
I'm glad it wasn't rained out. I had warmed up, and warmed up good.
I got a little tight. So, I just stepped out and let someone else pitch. Everything is fine.
How do you explain something like that? It's the one thing that I'll walk away from this game not really understanding.
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.
I have been fortunate to be a part of this three times, ... But you could see a lot of new kids in here that haven't experienced this.
They're my teammates. They're safe ... some of them anyway.
They are needed. They are doing jobs that you can't find workers for, that employers can't fill.
I just was focused. I was not going to get all worked up about stuff.
I think you see not a sense of urgency, but a little more importance on every game. I suspect it will be that way the rest of the year.