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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Mark Reynolds, swandive into the pit * - April 14, vs. Giants Even though not successful, the effort here was amazing, and the disregard for his personal safety stunning. Reynolds may have been trying to atone for an earlier error, that lead to three unearned runs for Randy Johnson in his debut. So, when Velez popped up foul with two outs in the eighth inning, nothing was going to stop Reynolds, even...
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oil and energy news (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Manila Times Chevron Corporation is set to pour in a total of $5 million in the next three years to help bring down the mounting incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the country. Randy Johnson, country chairman of Chevron Philippines Inc., said Thursday they are partnering with the Tropical Disease Foundation (TDF) in the Philippines to increase [...]
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Tracy Ringolsby of the Rocky Mountain News takes a look at the possibility of Randy Johnson leaving the Diamondbacks this winter. Ringolsby says the D'Backs aren't sure if Johnson will remain committed after he gets the five wins needed to reach 300. Plus, Johnson doesn't travel with the team these days. Johnson is an interesting free agent. He's 45 years old, yet he posted a solid 3.91 ERA in 184...
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Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
A glimmer of hope from the disaster of the D-backs end to the 2008 season was Randy Johnson finally reaching 295 wins. This milestone had eluded the Big Unit on a number of occasions of late, with the offense struggling and the bullpen blowing leads Johnson handed over to them. The mounting frustration was evident, with [...]
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Brew Crew Ball (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
I'll keep this short, especially since there's so much to read in the Mug today. But I have to pile on. It's almost impossible to overstate how much CC has done the second half of this year. There may have been deadline acquisitions who have been more dominating ( Randy Johnson's insane 1998 with the Astros comes to mind), but it's hard to imagine any player meaning more to, and doing more for, a...
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cbs4denver.com: Sports (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Randy Johnson knew this might be his final appearance with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Big Unit gave fans in the desert something to remember, throwing a two-hitter to lead Arizona to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday for his 295th career win.
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Record: 82-80. Change on last season: -8 Randy Johnson pitched his 100th career complete game, and finally notched win #295, when Chris Young walked on a full-count, with the bases loaded in the bottom in the ninth. The victory allowed the Diamondbacks to complete the sweep, ending the season against the Rockies at 15-3, and also finish with a winning record. Johnson was magnificent: the only run...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
Randy Johnson pitched a two-hitter in what might have been his final appearance with the Diamondbacks, leading Arizona to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Randy Johnson is on the hill as the D-Backs finish 2008, looking for a winning record.
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Ubaldo Jimenez RHP, 12-12, 4.13 Randy Johnson LHP, 10-10, 4.11 Baseball-Reference.com preview [opens in new window] This afternoon will be the last we'll see of our Arizona Diamondbacks for five months, until they show up again in late February for spring-training. It's the last chance we have to make sarcastic comments about Snyder's testicle, Ojeda's height or the Big Unit's haircut. Make the most...
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The Final Score (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
Doesn't everything always go back to Randy Johnson? Anyway, here's a note I wrote about RJ early in the 2005 season. *** Randy Johnson received an interesting box in the mail recently. A tightly sealed package was filled with frozen...
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Viva El Birdos (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
Well, that was nice to see for a change, wasn't it? A Cardinal team on the field that didn't include anyone playing wildly out of position, and a victory to boot. It was also nice, for me at least, to see the Cards beat up on Randy Johnson. Not for any reason related to the team itself, mind you, but simply because I don't really like Randy Johnson. No, I'm not really sure why. I don't have a particularly...
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View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
The Cardinals embraced their role as spoiler Tuesday night, dealing a serious blow to the playoff hopes of the Diamondbacks while their own post season dreams evaporated. The Birds pounced on Arizona starter Randy Johnson with four runs in the...
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InHistoric (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
In a 2001 game against the Cincinnati Reds, Randy Johnson did what only Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens had done before: strike out 20 batters in a single game. Through nine innings, the "Big Unit" gave up one earned run on three hits and zero walks. His 20 K's tied Wood and Clemens for the most strikeouts ever through nine innings . After retiring his final victim, Johnson pumped his fist in the air...
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Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
The Diamondbacks fall to the Cardinals 7-4. Randy Johnson pitches poorly striking out just one in six innings while allowing five runs. The Dodgers are up 6-1 in the third against the Padres....
