"The Big Unit" Randy Johnson reached an exclusive milestone on June 4th, becoming the just the 24th pitcher to reach that lofty plateau.
Here is a tribute Video commemorating all 300 of Randy Johnson's victories.
I have always been a fan of Randy Johnson pitching, but I will always remember when he killed that bird in a Spring Training game. What are the odds of something like that happening? Unbelievable!
Randy Johnson, in the age of five man roatations,pitch counts, and pitch limits, may be the last to win 300 games for at least the next decade. So enjoy the moment because it may be a while before somebody does it again.
Congratulations to Randy Johnson. He's thrown a no-hitter, a Perfect Game, has struck out nearly 5,000 batters, and has now won his 300th game.
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
2009 MLB Preview: NL West
In 2008, The NL West looked like a one team race. At the All Star Break, Arizona was leading, although it was simply by half a game.Then the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Manny Ramirez from the Red Sox. That trade made all the difference, as Manny Ramirez single handily gave the Dodgers the division title.
How will these teams do in 2009? Let's have a look.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
The Diamondbacks have Ace Brandon Webb on the mound for them followed by Dan Haren, Doug Davis, Jon Garland, and Max Scherzer. That is quite a formidable rotation. The Diamondbacks offense has a lot of question marks. Will Mark Reynolds find his Power Stroke? Will Phenom shortstop Stephen Drew take the next step? Will Justin Upton continue to get better?
If Arizona can answer these question marks, they will be on top of the NL West.
COLORADO ROCKIES
The Colorado Rockies have a Make or break season this year. The Rockies traded Matt Holliday to the Athletics, but soon found a left fielder when Matt Murton was traded to Colorado. The Rockies also have a new starting pitcher, Jason Marquis. The key for Colorado will be their offense. Todd Helton can still hit for average and Power, and let's not forget about Shortstop Troy Tulowitski.
2009 may be Clint Hurdle's last season as Rockies Manager, so expect Colorado to compete in this weak division.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year,the biggest news the Dodgers had made was when they signed Andruw Jones to a two year contract. Jones had an awful 2008 season, as he produced a.158 batting average, three home runs, and 14 RBI. The Dodgers were right in the division race at the All Star Break, and then they traded for Manny Ramirez. Manny went on a tear after that, helping the Dodgers win the NL West and advance to the NLCS.
The 2009 season will be the first full season for curve ball specialist Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers pitching staff can easily go head to head against the Giants rotation.
Manny Ramirez is they key to the Dodgers and how they will perform in 2009.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
The San Francisco Giants have a potential Super-rotation in the making, starting off with the Ace Tim Lincecum. Randy Johnson, who needs five wins to become the newest 300 game winner, is also in the rotation. Let's not forget about Matt Cain, Johnathan Sanchez, and Noah Lowry. The only Wild card in the rotation is Barry Zito.
The Giants only question is, will their offense be as good? Young players like Fred Lewis and Eugenio Velez will have to produce is their offense is to keep up with the Dodgers.
One name to look out for this season: catcher Buster Posey. He could make Bengie Molina expendable this off season.
SAN DIEGO PADRES
The San Diego Padres are almost in a complete rebuilding mode. The only thing that would make it a complete rebuilding mode would be if Jake Peavy got traded. Expect that to happen in July if San Diego is out of the race. Heath Bell is expected to replace Trevor Hoffman as closer. Adran Gonzalez will continue to hit for power, that won't change.
Don't expect much from the Padres this season.
My Division Projections:
1. LOS ANGELES DODGERS
What will Manny Ramirez do for an encore this season? It's scary to think about it.
2. Arizona Diamondbacks
Great pitching, but their offense needs to get going.
3. San Francisco Giants
Great Pitching, the only question is will their offense produce?
4. Colorado Rockies
Troy Tulowiski will be one of the few bright spots for the Rockies.
5. San Diego Padres
Don't expect them to win more than 60 games this season.
In our next MLB Preview, we will preview the AL East. Will the New York Yankees return to the postseason? Will the Tampa Bay Rays again compete for the AL East? Find out in the next MLB Preview.
Just a reminder, if you want to see the NL East preview, type NL East inside the searchbar on my blog.
How will these teams do in 2009? Let's have a look.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
The Diamondbacks have Ace Brandon Webb on the mound for them followed by Dan Haren, Doug Davis, Jon Garland, and Max Scherzer. That is quite a formidable rotation. The Diamondbacks offense has a lot of question marks. Will Mark Reynolds find his Power Stroke? Will Phenom shortstop Stephen Drew take the next step? Will Justin Upton continue to get better?
If Arizona can answer these question marks, they will be on top of the NL West.
COLORADO ROCKIES
The Colorado Rockies have a Make or break season this year. The Rockies traded Matt Holliday to the Athletics, but soon found a left fielder when Matt Murton was traded to Colorado. The Rockies also have a new starting pitcher, Jason Marquis. The key for Colorado will be their offense. Todd Helton can still hit for average and Power, and let's not forget about Shortstop Troy Tulowitski.
2009 may be Clint Hurdle's last season as Rockies Manager, so expect Colorado to compete in this weak division.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
What a difference a year makes. At this time last year,the biggest news the Dodgers had made was when they signed Andruw Jones to a two year contract. Jones had an awful 2008 season, as he produced a.158 batting average, three home runs, and 14 RBI. The Dodgers were right in the division race at the All Star Break, and then they traded for Manny Ramirez. Manny went on a tear after that, helping the Dodgers win the NL West and advance to the NLCS.
The 2009 season will be the first full season for curve ball specialist Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers pitching staff can easily go head to head against the Giants rotation.
Manny Ramirez is they key to the Dodgers and how they will perform in 2009.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
The San Francisco Giants have a potential Super-rotation in the making, starting off with the Ace Tim Lincecum. Randy Johnson, who needs five wins to become the newest 300 game winner, is also in the rotation. Let's not forget about Matt Cain, Johnathan Sanchez, and Noah Lowry. The only Wild card in the rotation is Barry Zito.
The Giants only question is, will their offense be as good? Young players like Fred Lewis and Eugenio Velez will have to produce is their offense is to keep up with the Dodgers.
One name to look out for this season: catcher Buster Posey. He could make Bengie Molina expendable this off season.
SAN DIEGO PADRES
The San Diego Padres are almost in a complete rebuilding mode. The only thing that would make it a complete rebuilding mode would be if Jake Peavy got traded. Expect that to happen in July if San Diego is out of the race. Heath Bell is expected to replace Trevor Hoffman as closer. Adran Gonzalez will continue to hit for power, that won't change.
Don't expect much from the Padres this season.
My Division Projections:
1. LOS ANGELES DODGERS
What will Manny Ramirez do for an encore this season? It's scary to think about it.
2. Arizona Diamondbacks
Great pitching, but their offense needs to get going.
3. San Francisco Giants
Great Pitching, the only question is will their offense produce?
4. Colorado Rockies
Troy Tulowiski will be one of the few bright spots for the Rockies.
5. San Diego Padres
Don't expect them to win more than 60 games this season.
In our next MLB Preview, we will preview the AL East. Will the New York Yankees return to the postseason? Will the Tampa Bay Rays again compete for the AL East? Find out in the next MLB Preview.
Just a reminder, if you want to see the NL East preview, type NL East inside the searchbar on my blog.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Randy Johnson Signed By The Giants
"The Big Unit" is heading to the Bay Area.
Randy Johnson and the Giants have agreed to a one year $8 million contract.
Randy Johnson will be the number two guy in San Francisco, behind "The Franchise" Tim Lincecum. "The Big Unit" joins Lincecum, Matt Cain, and Barry Zito in a frightening rotation.
Randy Johnson currently has 295 wins.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Monday, August 6, 2007
The Greatest Weekend In The History Of Baseball!
This past weekend was the greatest weekend in Baseball History. On Saturday, Alex Rodriguez finally hit his five hundreth homerun, becoming the youngest man ever to hit five hundred homeruns. Alex Rodriguez became the first man since the great Mickey Mantle hit his five hundreth homerun at Yankee Stadium.
Saturday Night, Barry Bonds hit his reord tying 755th homerun (above), tying him with Hank Aaron. I watched it on ESPN and the reaction by the fans to Barry tying the record in San Diego was just what I had expected it to be, with a mix of cheers and boos, but with more cheers than boos. Reguardless of your feelings about Barry and how he did it, he is making people tune in to watch him break the record and he is causing people to come to wherever he goes in droves, so that they can say that they saw Barry Bonds tie (and soon break) the All Time Home Run Record.
The Final Milestone of the week I also saw on ESPN. Tom Glavine, the longtime Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, got his three hundreth victory at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. Many people are saying that Glavine will be the last 300 Game winner, as "The Big Unit" Randy Johnson is currently stuck at 284 victories and may be stuck there, depending on how his back feels and if it can handle the load of pitching 16 more victories.
This was the Greatest Weekend in Baseball History and the Greatest Weekend in the History of Sports. Where else would you have seen three historic milestones in the same weekend?
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