Arizona Sports Blog

Randy Johnson Gets Win 288

It would have been very easy to give up on Randy Johnson after his first couple of starts. Low inning counts, higher than normal run production and few shining moments contributed to a mediocre first three or four starts.

However, cutting the old man a break has been productive. Yesterday he pitched 7 full innings of shut out baseball. He says he felt great and even contributed to the Dbacks 4 runs by drawing a walk to load the bases.

He needs 12 more games to get to 300. Many have said that will happen next year. If he stays healthy and continues to improve like he’s shown in his last 2 outings, 300 will happen this year.