@@ryloken3528 Unit way better. Koufax isn't even the GOAT Dodgers lefty. Clayton Kershaw is better. People don't realize that bc we tend to deify greats of the past. Especially if our grandpa sipped on iced tea and told us all about Koufax and how good he was. Also, Mickey Mantle never hit a 643-foot homerun.
You know whats one of the best things about pitchers like Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, and Pedro Martinez? If you didn't fear them facing them they MADE you fear them!
AstroKnott Edwin Diaz broke one of randy Johnson record already . He is only early 20s and guess who he plays for ... Seattle. But he a closer let's see if he develop in a 7 inning pitcher
I met Randy Johnson on accident. I was a freshman at ASU and I went to the ASU vs. Oregon volleyball match for extra credit in some class. Apparently Randy Johnson's daughter was on the Oregon team. It was chaos outside the stadium and some really tall guy and awkward guy asked me if he was in the correct line. I said yes and he got behind me. In my head I thought this guy looks like Randy Johnson. Only later after my friend said did you see Randy Johnson at the game. Did I realize I had talked to him and the guy actually was Randy Johnson. 😂😂 He was so unsure of himself in that situation. Totally the opposite of his bad ass self on the mound. What a humble cool dude and absolute stud.
On the mound he'd have an aura of dominance you could feel through the tv, our sitting room would be full of silent tension. I'd always though "Never want to meet that guy". Seeing him interviewed years later was amazed by how gentle and humble he was; he came across as a man who loved life and saw opportunity to learn from every mistake. Amazingly positive guy, think I kinda love him now.
As a Mariners fan who had the pleasure of watching him pitch for us for 3 years, let me tell you, I've never closely followed a pitcher remotely exciting as him, not even Felix Hernandez. Every one of his starts were like a rock concert, you knew he'd rack up 15 K's every night and make mashers look like fools. It sure was gut wrenching to see him go.
Got to see Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson make hitters look ridiculous in the steroid era. Got to witness them both pitch many times and saw Pedro's 1999 ASG performance live. Still have the ticket. So grateful to have watched these two work
I'm so jealous. Randy Johnson is one of my all time favorites and I never got to see him play in person. That's because he retired in 2009, and I didn't get into baseball until 2010. I wish I could've watched him live.
I still remember. I drove from Columbus, Ohio to Ashland, Wooster ish. I listened to this game on my truck radio. I got to my mom's house and watched the last inning in the basement with my bother. He's alive today, but it was one of the last few times I remember actually talking to him.
7:24 seeing Randy Johnson in the homerun trot is the greatest thing ever. I was at that first game against the Pirates in 1998 in the Astrodome, way up in the rightfield upper deck. The place was packed and it was electric in that dome that day. It was the first I'd seen Randy live and it was memorable. We got him from Seattle as a mid-season rental and thought it would push us through to the World Series but unfortunately that didn't happen. But he fucking dominated the National League that season (and beyond). FUCKING UNIT BABY. One of the most dominant pitchers ever to grace a mound. Surly six-foot ten southpaw with a sizzling slider. Imagine facing him.
GOAT! 5x cy young dominated games During the steroid era and even after his prime. He was striking out over 300 a season and throwing no hitters in his late 30s with ease. Just a legend
Love seeing ole' Randy again. When tosses those balls, he always squeezes tight. Back at LHS, couple of us guys wanted to break up his rhythm. Big Ricky and the Dirty Boyz, more Pepper than Jimmy, popped that treasure right open. Where he gets the nickname - Randy got a lot of experience with a Big Unit that summer.
Randy Johnson is the best pitcher I've ever seen. He dominated in an era where many players were juicing up on steroids. I wish he would've won another ring, but one is better than none and he's in the HOF.
DeSeanBBN He didn't play on very good teams for the most part. While he had excellent run support with the Mariners, he was about the only good pitcher the Mariners had and the awful bullpen frequently turned his wins into no decisions, and elsewhere he often suffered from meager run support.
Best Leftie pitcher EVERRRRRRRR! Unit was the man on the mound, he owned that field whenever he pitched! The angle and velocity that he threw, is what gets the batters fooled!
Christ he doesn't even pitch the ball. He just angrily hucks it out of his hand at 96 mph...and he'd do that the whole damn game. Randy was such a beast, there's never gonna be a pitcher like him ever again...
growing up this man was my idol. I was born in 95 so I got to see a good bit of him play. Most of my favorite players in the early 2000's (mark mcgwire) have been exposed for steroids. It has really been hard for me to accept but its a testament to randy johnson that he was that good, for that long, and did it naturally.
i just remember playing mlb the show 06 i think, not knowing a damn thing other than the yankees are now my favorite team and randy johnson might be the goat
add the number of 1-0, 2-0, and other 1 run losses he had with the Mariners, give him a little better run support, and he'd be a 400+ game winner.... sooo many times he pitched a gem and still lost because the Mariners couldn't hit their way out of a wet paper bag... my personal favorite pitcher, and arguably the g.o.a.t.
Randy was pretty wild when Montreal dealt him to Seattle. The Expos got Mark Langston in the trade, who himself was a very solid lefty and arguably the best pitcher the Mariners ever had. Randy eventually figured it out, of course, and became the most dominant pitcher of that era and then some. The Expos also traded Pedro Martinez who was no slouch himself. Go figure…..
Best lefthander ever. At least. 6'10", mullet, 100 pitching skill, nicknamed Big Unit...Johnson was like a guy you would create in a video game.
The Larry bird of baseball
He will forever be an example to other pitchers
Nah ah ah, don't forget Sandy Koufax is a left hander.
@@ryloken3528 Unit way better. Koufax isn't even the GOAT Dodgers lefty. Clayton Kershaw is better. People don't realize that bc we tend to deify greats of the past. Especially if our grandpa sipped on iced tea and told us all about Koufax and how good he was. Also, Mickey Mantle never hit a 643-foot homerun.
Absolutely the best LH pitcher ever. Not even close. Quite possibly the very best pitcher ever - left or right-handed.
His slider looks like it's coming from 1st Base. Absolutely wicked.
Especially for a leftie, it's like the ball is coming from behind your arse, tailing into towards your ribs. Terrifying.
I was just looking at his career stats and my god...Randy Johnson was a bad, bad man.
He looked like he could eat an entire baseball..............
Shaaaadup
My favorite pitcher of all time.
There won't ever be another pitcher like this. So happy I got to see him play live. D-backs.
Lucky af
Me too ! He was on the Yanks at the time and I was a young lad….
Nolans better...
I don’t know if he’s the best ever, but he’s definitely my favorite. I loved watching him and the 97 mariners play when I was a kid. Absolute legend.
hes is proablly the top ten best pitchers ever
Tyler Louis That's debatable. If you include oldtimers then he's clearly not.
Bascorasco Easily one of the ten best to ever pitch.
Bascorasco so is it "debatable"? or "clearly not"?
Tyler Louis
Are you kidding? He's a top 6 or 5.
Understatement
You know whats one of the best things about pitchers like Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, and Pedro Martinez? If you didn't fear them facing them they MADE you fear them!
Exactly. I've been showing one of my young pitchers their level of focus, intensity, and intimidation.
Its ridiculous how effortless it looked when he'd hit 95-100...Don't think we'll ever see guy as dominant as him ever again
AstroKnott i agree. when he was throwing and clocked 98 mph, i was stunned at how easy he made that look
So true. I'm sure him being 6'10 had something to do with that.
+Billy Toilembocker and only one guy who can
AstroKnott Edwin Diaz broke one of randy Johnson record already . He is only early 20s and guess who he plays for ... Seattle. But he a closer let's see if he develop in a 7 inning pitcher
Ummm Doc Holiday
I met Randy Johnson on accident. I was a freshman at ASU and I went to the ASU vs. Oregon volleyball match for extra credit in some class. Apparently Randy Johnson's daughter was on the Oregon team. It was chaos outside the stadium and some really tall guy and awkward guy asked me if he was in the correct line. I said yes and he got behind me. In my head I thought this guy looks like Randy Johnson.
Only later after my friend said did you see Randy Johnson at the game. Did I realize I had talked to him and the guy actually was Randy Johnson. 😂😂
He was so unsure of himself in that situation. Totally the opposite of his bad ass self on the mound. What a humble cool dude and absolute stud.
On the mound he'd have an aura of dominance you could feel through the tv, our sitting room would be full of silent tension. I'd always though "Never want to meet that guy". Seeing him interviewed years later was amazed by how gentle and humble he was; he came across as a man who loved life and saw opportunity to learn from every mistake. Amazingly positive guy, think I kinda love him now.
I ran into him coming out of Zia in Tempe. Smiled and held the door open for me. That was pretty cool.
The man was a beast, one of the greatest I'll ever see in my life time.
Best pitcher EVER!
-Dodger fan
Nolan Ryan tends to disagree
@@aaronlewis4734most overrated pitcher
The BIG UNIT!!! Damn he was good.
As a Mariners fan who had the pleasure of watching him pitch for us for 3 years, let me tell you, I've never closely followed a pitcher remotely exciting as him, not even Felix Hernandez. Every one of his starts were like a rock concert, you knew he'd rack up 15 K's every night and make mashers look like fools. It sure was gut wrenching to see him go.
Got to see Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson make hitters look ridiculous in the steroid era. Got to witness them both pitch many times and saw Pedro's 1999 ASG performance live. Still have the ticket. So grateful to have watched these two work
Robert Cabral Randy Johnson was on steroids.
Barry Thompson proof?
Barry Thompson Are you high?
I'm so jealous. Randy Johnson is one of my all time favorites and I never got to see him play in person. That's because he retired in 2009, and I didn't get into baseball until 2010. I wish I could've watched him live.
@Huawei is a criminal organization. steroids shorten your career
Looks like that uncle At a family bbq that asks you for money for cigarettes
Harry Buchanan lmao
that pulled up on his bike
Lost his license because of DUI’s
But can wing it as well
this comment thread i am 💀💀💀😂😂😂😂😂😂
probably my favorite pitcher of all time
He’s the best ever.
If you're a fan of baseball there's nothing better than watching a master at his craft !!! That was Randy Johnson!!!!!!
Imagine what it felt like being in the batter's box and you see a 6'10 Randy Johnson staring at you.
scary i bet
Especially lefties
Fear
And being a lefty at that.
Yeah, I bat left handed and would have definitely looked like Kruk in the all star game. I probably would have shit my pants.
I still remember. I drove from Columbus, Ohio to Ashland, Wooster ish. I listened to this game on my truck radio. I got to my mom's house and watched the last inning in the basement with my bother. He's alive today, but it was one of the last few times I remember actually talking to him.
❤️
7:24 seeing Randy Johnson in the homerun trot is the greatest thing ever. I was at that first game against the Pirates in 1998 in the Astrodome, way up in the rightfield upper deck. The place was packed and it was electric in that dome that day. It was the first I'd seen Randy live and it was memorable. We got him from Seattle as a mid-season rental and thought it would push us through to the World Series but unfortunately that didn't happen. But he fucking dominated the National League that season (and beyond). FUCKING UNIT BABY. One of the most dominant pitchers ever to grace a mound. Surly six-foot ten southpaw with a sizzling slider. Imagine facing him.
I loved watching this guy pitch when I was a kid. Esp w/ the Mariners and D'backs
Randy Johnson is a BEAST. Loved watching that man pitch.
GOAT! 5x cy young dominated games
During the steroid era and even after his prime. He was striking out over 300 a season and throwing no hitters in his late 30s with ease. Just a legend
GOAT! There will never be another even close to Randy Johnson ❤ 💪😩😭
Dr. Disrespect and Randy Johnson look like they could be brothers
Agreed
That’s still the best slider I’ve ever seen. There was no pitcher I found more fun to watch when I was young. Great stuff!
20 K’s this guy was unbelievable. Imagine him in his prime on a good scoring team? 😯
I give kudos to the catcher! Jeez throwing Abomb after Abomb!
His mechanics were literally perfect
Explain how
Sickest fast ball slider combo in the history of ⚾
Greatest LHP ever.
Only guy i would probably put above him in terms of best lhp is Lefty Grove. But yeah I would put him above Carlton, Spahn, Koufax, etc.
Love seeing ole' Randy again. When tosses those balls, he always squeezes tight. Back at LHS, couple of us guys wanted to break up his rhythm. Big Ricky and the Dirty Boyz, more Pepper than Jimmy, popped that treasure right open. Where he gets the nickname - Randy got a lot of experience with a Big Unit that summer.
I'm a huge fan of RJ been watching him since I was a little girl
Randy’s years in Seattle were spent at the Kingdome, hardly a pitcher friendly park. Can’t believe the Mariners let him get away.
He makes those 98mph fastballs look so easy
I've never before seen pros literally afraid to be in the box. They look so defeated before the first pitch comes.
The best pitcher of all time
2:30 his pitch was so good color television invented itself just to see it
Not only the greatest left handed to ever pitch but one of the greatest pitchers to ever pitch hands down.
Randy Johnson is the best pitcher I've ever seen. He dominated in an era where many players were juicing up on steroids. I wish he would've won another ring, but one is better than none and he's in the HOF.
DeSeanBBN He didn't play on very good teams for the most part. While he had excellent run support with the Mariners, he was about the only good pitcher the Mariners had and the awful bullpen frequently turned his wins into no decisions, and elsewhere he often suffered from meager run support.
I miss them old Astros hat, I still have mine
One of my favorite pitchers ever.
our father's had Koufax, we had Johnson...
And Kershaw :)
ToTheWallHighlights even tho Kershaw has 3 Cy Young's, I don't feel the ferocity and authority from him like I felt with Johnson.
George Foreman juicing doesnt help you hit balls tho
Kenneth Mulvenna i think they took steroids to help them see the ball better as it enhances your vision
S.H Wilson nah, we got Kershaw
To think we had Griffey, A-Rod, Randy Johnson Martinez, and many other solid players yet we still never even made the World Series.....
Emerald City Beast 253 don't forget Jay Buhner.
And Tino Martinez. One name, Bobby Ayala.
Edgar Martinez
Ichiro
Just having the “The Stroke” start up makes this video all the better!
the big unit
Randy is the only man that gets me randy!!
Congratulations to the his catchers! jeez
Best Leftie pitcher EVERRRRRRRR! Unit was the man on the mound, he owned that field whenever he pitched! The angle and velocity that he threw, is what gets the batters fooled!
With delivery and height at 100 plus... It is like moving the mound up 3 feet. Shit has to look 110.
Best pitcher in MLB history
Brian Thone maddux
Nope he is the nes
>best pitcher in mlb history
>maddux is right there
🙄 Bartolo colon... Ok no
Christ he doesn't even pitch the ball. He just angrily hucks it out of his hand at 96 mph...and he'd do that the whole damn game. Randy was such a beast, there's never gonna be a pitcher like him ever again...
Lol yes him and kurt dominated the yankees in 01 series loved it
his game losses are like 1-0 because his team couldnt score lol
Then history repeated itself with King Felix..smh
It’s interesting how his mullet shrinks as time goes by 🤔
Billy Squire is great but nothing beats the sounds of the game.
His stare down after the strike out is scary
I love Randy Johnson
Confidence is throwing a ball over the batters head just to shake them, then throw three down the middle and strike em out. Goddamn, Randy Johnson
Legend.
a once-in-a-lifetime type of pitcher
growing up this man was my idol. I was born in 95 so I got to see a good bit of him play. Most of my favorite players in the early 2000's (mark mcgwire) have been exposed for steroids. It has really been hard for me to accept but its a testament to randy johnson that he was that good, for that long, and did it naturally.
Miss this guy.
one of the OG's of pitching....
Such a privilege to grow up in this era of baseball. Johnson, Smoltz, Glaven(?), Maddux, Griffey Jr, Bonds, etc etc.
Glavine
My Mom & grandmother didnt Like him but to me he was a Beast of a Pitcher it was really nice to have him on the Yanks
Why Randy Johnson look like lester from the Cleveland Show 😂
+Colby Wilson Because he can.
+Colby Wilson you mean why does lester from cleveland show look like Randy Johnson
+Colby Wilson Lester looks like Randy you mean.
They do play baseball in Stoolbend, so maybe Lester looks like Randy.
Lol
My two favorite players wore 51. Ichiro and Johnson
i just remember playing mlb the show 06 i think, not knowing a damn thing other than the yankees are now my favorite team and randy johnson might be the goat
Absolute BEAST!!!
My favorite pitcher ever.
The Dale Earnhardt of baseball.
one of the greatest in history
THE GOAT
I would never want to go up against randy, the guy has unbelievable power in his pitches and when you think it's a ball... Your out
and he had a home run!!! see yaaa this guy is awesome!!!!
It's amazing how little effort it looks like he is putting into his fastballs
Prolly my favorite pitcher of all time
Why? He's mine too...
@@TiagoGomez-hb9te Dude, he’s The Big Unit. 6’10, 100 mph fast balls high and inside. He’s a badass.
add the number of 1-0, 2-0, and other 1 run losses he had with the Mariners, give him a little better run support, and he'd be a 400+ game winner.... sooo many times he pitched a gem and still lost because the Mariners couldn't hit their way out of a wet paper bag... my personal favorite pitcher, and arguably the g.o.a.t.
Randy Johnson was the best slider the lefthander ever of all time.
The background music is "Stroke Me" and he is, of course, Randy Johnson. Coincidence?
I, at least, think not....
:)
It’s actually called “The Stroke” 😉
🐐
Absolute legend!
Total work horse.
He even looked intimidating on his baseball cards
CONGRATS TO THE BIG UNIT RANDY JOHNSON ON BEING ELECTED TO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IN COOPERSTOWN, NY!
Such an exciting time in baseball
AZ Diamondbacks!!
THE BIG UNIT EVEN AS A METS FAN AS A KID I WAS A FAN OF #51
Cal brought me here,,,,salute SMACK....
why would anyone even trade randy, that's the mistake they're all making, the teams
Randy was pretty wild when Montreal dealt him to Seattle. The Expos got Mark Langston in the trade, who himself was a very solid lefty and arguably the best pitcher the Mariners ever had. Randy eventually figured it out, of course, and became the most dominant pitcher of that era and then some. The Expos also traded Pedro Martinez who was no slouch himself. Go figure…..
Daba miedo pararse en el home plate frente a ese tipo llamado randy jhonson terrible un espectaculo verlo pichear.
Modern day Nolan Ryan
One of the best closers . 1 ring . Just put him on a good hitting team he would never lose
A god to us southpaws
He had one of the best sliders ive ever seen
dude makes 98 mph look effortless. Doesnt even look like hes trying that hard to hit 98-99 mph
Randy was a bad ass
GOAT pitcher