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o/t amazing statistic
On the day he turned 30, Randy Johnson had 64 wins.
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Amazing that he won more games after age 40 than he did before age 30. That has got to be a first, right?
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Dazzy Vance won 197 games after the age of 31. He had 0 wins before that.
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Didn't Spahn also get a ton of wins after age 30?
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Jay I just looked it up. Spahn won an amazing 277 games after age 30 -- more than Johnson!
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Watching Randy Johnson in his prime, it was obvious why his physical attributes made him so dominant. But I wonder how many fans who watched him really understood how incredibly scary -- really and truly scary -- it was to bat against him (especially if you were a left-hander hitter, obviously).
At the final tryouts for the 1984 Olympic team, I had to hit against him on an overcast, dreary fall day in Louisville. It had rained on and off all night, and the field was pretty muddy. Knowing how hard it was to get solid footing in the batter's box, I figured it was just as tough on the mound. I think the season before at USC, Johnson had walked almost as many as he struck out. Add all that together, and the fact he was throwing in the mid-90s -- and the fact I'm left-handed ... That experience was unlike anything I would ever face on a baseball field. I mean, there's just nothing you can compare to facing a guy who's 6 feet 10 and throwing that hard, never mind that you're not sure he knows where it's going. Years later when I talked to guys in the majors who faced him -- successful big-league hitters -- and they admitted they were as scared as I was that day, I felt somewhat better. Hitters never want to acknowledge that they're intimidated by any pitcher, but in Johnson's case, it was almost foolish to try to deny it. |
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Absolutely, and sarcasm seems to be a delicious delicacy tonight.
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Niekro Late Bloomer
Phil Niekro only had something like 30 wins by the time he was 30 years old.
Finished up with 318. Last edited by mojorob; 07-31-2009 at 09:32 PM. |
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Niekro had 191 wins at age 40, and still finished with 318.
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To me, Johnson is one of the greatest of all time. I can't imagine what his stats would have looked like if he honed his control earlier in his career.
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Is his 127 wins after the age of 40 the alltime record?
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