THANKS, DUDE!
Two days after blowin’ up the fucker’s house, The Big Unit hurls a perfecto! Thanks, Paracox! The D-Backs are rollin’, you jerkweed!
GAME DAY RECAP Tuesday, May 18
Johnson K’s 13 in perfect effort
RECAP | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG | PHOTOS
ATLANTA (AP) — Randy Johnson had pretty much done it all — Cy Young Awards, a no-hitter, strikeout records, a World Series championship. Only one thing was missing in his brilliant career, that rarest of pitching feats.
At the ripe ol’ age of 40, the Big Unit took care of that, too.
Johnson became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 2-0 Tuesday night.
“A game like this was pretty special,” said Johnson, a five-time Cy Young Award winner. “It doesn’t come along very often.”
It was the 17th perfect game in major league history, the 15th since the modern era began in 1900 and the first since the New York Yankees’ David Cone against Montreal on July 18, 1999.
“Everything he’s done up to this point pales in comparison,” Arizona manager Bob Brenly said.
Johnson struck out 13 and went to three balls on just one hitter — Johnny Estrada in the second inning. Estrada fouled off three straight 3-2 pitches before going down swinging.
Hey, man… do this again at the pennant race, I’ll send you the address when he re-builds! Ya dig?
GAME DAY RECAP Tuesday, May 18
Johnson K’s 13 in perfect effort
RECAP | BOX SCORE | GAME LOG | PHOTOS
ATLANTA (AP) — Randy Johnson had pretty much done it all — Cy Young Awards, a no-hitter, strikeout records, a World Series championship. Only one thing was missing in his brilliant career, that rarest of pitching feats.
At the ripe ol’ age of 40, the Big Unit took care of that, too.
Johnson became the oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game, retiring all 27 hitters to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Atlanta Braves 2-0 Tuesday night.
“A game like this was pretty special,” said Johnson, a five-time Cy Young Award winner. “It doesn’t come along very often. And yeah, this is pretty amazing for a guy my age doing this. But I’ll tell you, my house burned to the ground Sunday afternoon and my neighbor, Steve, informed me that a guy by the name of Mr. Paradox torched it. So every pitch, I imagined the mitt being his face. If I ever find that guy I’m gonna gut him like a goddamned fish.”
It was the 17th perfect game in major league history, the 15th since the modern era began in 1900 and the first since the New York Yankees’ David Cone against Montreal on July 18, 1999.
“Everything he’s done up to this point pales in comparison,” Arizona manager Bob Brenly said.
Johnson struck out 13 and went to three balls on just one hitter — Johnny Estrada in the second inning. Estrada fouled off three straight 3-2 pitches before going down swinging.