The article profiles former professional baseball pitcher Randy Johnson, who is the North American brand ambassador for Swiss watch brand Ulysse Nardin. Topics include the advice he received from fellow pitcher Nolan Ryan that he has passed down to other pitchers, how he won five Cy Young Awards...
Johnson's 4,673rd strikeout Before the pitch could reach catcher Rod Barajas, though, a bird flew in its path and was struck dead with feathers flying everywhere. "I can honestly say I have never seen that before," Brenly said.
We all know Randy Johnson had a “killer” fastball. Well, that was more than just a term used to describe the blazing speed on March 24, 2001. In a spring training game in Tucson, Arizona, a fastball thrown by Johnson hit a dove that was flying across the field. Randy Johnson Hits ...
Johnson:The biggest thing is how good they can be. … It’s just getting them to understand what pitching is all about. It’s not about necessarily throwing 100 miles an hour. That’s great, but you have to utilize all of your pitches. That’s what it’s all about. You have to c...
A bird flew in front of the path of a Johnson pitch, and this happened: So, just to make sure I didn't lose you at any point here, here's the recap: former New York Yankees and MLB pitcher, Randy Johnson, owns a professional photography company in his post-baseball life, and was...
“It’s difficult going out there, knowing you have to pitch a shutout or only give up one run in order to win because of a lack of (offensive) support and our poor relief pitching,” he said. It’s no wonder, then, that Johnson hasn’t always been his enthusiastic self when pitch...
2001 WORLD SERIES; Opening pitch; Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling came to Arizona to win a World Series. To get that ring, they'll have to prove they can follow in the footsteps of the great 1-2 pitchers of the past. This weekend, they will get their first chance to state their ...
(The poll was conducted by Crawford, Johnson, and Northcott, a firm I’ve never heard of.) The free-spending Haslam leads the GOP primary in the open seat race at 32, with Rep. Zach Wamp at 21 and Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey at 11. Haslam also performs the best against Mike McWherter...
September 2001 by veteran execs Jeff Sackman, Randy Manis and Marc Hirshberg, as well as Mark Urman from Lionsgate, fielded a string of such Oscar-worthy films as "Half Nelson," which earned Ryan Gosling a best actor nod in 2007, and "Born Into Brothels," 2005's winner for best ...
In a bit of symmetry, the last time the All-Star Game featured starting pitchers from the Yankees and D’Backs was the 2001 game at then-Safeco Field with Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson starting the game. There was some thought that Baker might opt for Mariners ace L...