Randy Johnson looked so awkward on the mound early in his career, that shaggy hair dangling down his neck as he fired a blazing fastball in every direction but the strike zone.
Now, after 22 major league seasons, The Big Unit is walking away from baseball as one of the game's greatest pitchers.
The 6-foot-10 Johnson announced his retirement on a conference call Tuesday, a decision that had been expected from the overpowering left-hander who reached 300 wins last June. ESPN
I'll admit it, he was one of my favorite pitchers of all time. He was this huge awkward man, who originally walked everyone, and struck out everyone. But let's look at his accomplishments:
22 Seasons, 303-166 Career record
4,875 Ks second behing Nolan Ryan
5 Cy Young Awards, second to Clemens
2 No hitters, 1 perfect game
2001 World Series, including 3 wins
Second greatest power pitcher behind Nolan Ryan
.646 winning percentage for a 300 game winner
Randy Johnson may be the last 300 game winner for a real long time. He will be in the 2015 Hall of Fame class, so I expect him and his mullet to be in there. The only question is whether he is going in as a Mariner or Diamondback.
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