[ Edited by VDSF on Jan 5, 2010 at 3:28 PM ]
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Randy Johnson To Announce Retirement
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Jan 5, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- VDSF
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Jan 5, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- phatbutskinny
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that dude is old as f**k
Jan 5, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Hollywood49er
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Originally posted by phatbutskinny:
that dude is old as f**k
Jan 5, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- GoNiners
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we'll never see another pitcher like Randy Johnson for a long long time.
Jan 5, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- BigRon
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It is a sad day for Baseball. RJ was a great pitcher for a long time. The all time career leading in strikeouts per nine innings. 2nd all time in Strikeouts. Perhaps in the top 5 all time Lefties.
Jan 5, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- toeknee
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I have mad respect for Randy Johnson!
Jan 5, 2010 at 7:15 PM
- PA9erFaithful
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Jan 5, 2010 at 8:10 PM
- maximill15
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NICE CAREER UNIT!
Jan 5, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- YungAce
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I've always like Randy. My favorite matchup in baseball was Bonds/Johnson hands down 
Jan 5, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- TonyStarks
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Man, I wish he joined the G Men earlier in his career.
Dude is an icon
Dude is an icon
Jan 6, 2010 at 3:46 AM
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Originally posted by GoNiners:
we'll never see another pitcher like Randy Johnson for a long long time.
Clayton Kershaw
Jan 6, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- itlynstalyn
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Originally posted by VDSF:Originally posted by GoNiners:
we'll never see another pitcher like Randy Johnson for a long long time.
Clayton Kershaw
He might want to try to have a winning record before you start saying silly things like that.
Randy is probably third on the list of best left-handers of all time behind Koufax and Spahn, even though I think he could even be argued as the best. His slider is probably the best in the history of baseball. The man was a beast, 5 Cy Young awards is a ridiculous feat.
Jan 6, 2010 at 11:38 AM
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Originally posted by BigRon:
It is a sad day for Baseball. RJ was a great pitcher for a long time. The all time career leading in strikeouts per nine innings. 2nd all time in Strikeouts. Perhaps in the top 5 all time Lefties.
Ron..... seeing a 46 year old superstar leave the game isnt a sad day at all. You make it sound like he died. LOL What is much sadder is when players hang on way past their time and tarnish their reputations. Gladly, RJ didnt do that.
Jan 6, 2010 at 11:42 AM
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Originally posted by itlynstalyn:Originally posted by VDSF:Originally posted by GoNiners:
we'll never see another pitcher like Randy Johnson for a long long time.
Clayton Kershaw
He might want to try to have a winning record before you start saying silly things like that.
Randy is probably third on the list of best left-handers of all time behind Koufax and Spahn, even though I think he could even be argued as the best. His slider is probably the best in the history of baseball. The man was a beast, 5 Cy Young awards is a ridiculous feat.
I think you could easily make the case that he is the greatest LH pitcher of all time when considering longevity and dominance. Koufax was the greatest for a 6 year span but that was all he had. Very short time frame. Spahn was also great obiously but didnt put up the numbers nor was as dominant as RJ was in my opinion. You would also have to include Steve Carlton is those discussions as well.
Jan 6, 2010 at 11:57 AM
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Goodbye trailer park mullet man.
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