The history of the game would not be the same without Randy Johnson. I remember the days when he mowed down hitters while pitching for the Seattle Mariners. His tall, imposing presence on the mound shook up opponents. The best highlight of his career in my opinion was when he helped lead the M's alongside Ken Griffey Jr. past the Yankees in the ALCS during the late 90's. He's was so dominant that he was used in relief one game in the playoff series. Man, did Randy kick serious ass back then! There is no doubt the veteran southpaw set the standard for strikeout pitchers in baseball. Yesterday he captured a historic mark in a game against the Brewers. He whiffed 8 batters in 6 innings to gain his 4,680 career strikeout. Randy Johnson (click for career stats) can still muster up the power and maintain good control at 49 when the average pitcher's career has long been over at that age. He's second on the all-time record in baseball now passing Roger Clemens. Despite recording the loss (starting lineup's fault) in the 7-1 yesterday route Johnson is well on his way to the Hall of Fame when his career ends. Plus he has a World Series title to his credit with the Diamondbacks. Congrads to Randy on reaching a new milestone in his career!
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