Big Unit wins a big game

Big Unit wins a big game Randy Johnson won his 300th career game Thursday against the Nationals. In a dominant performance, Johnson surrendered two hits, two walks and an unearned run, and needed just 78 pitches to get through six innings. At the age of 45, the Big Unit became the second-oldest – and at 6’10” without a doubt the tallest – pitcher to reach the milestone. Congratulations, Mr. Johnson. Braves bid farewell to one of their own Johnson is not the only active pitcher with 300 career wins, but he is now the only one under contract. Unfortunately, the last great pitcher to accomplish the feat got some bad news this week. In a surprise move, the Atlanta Braves released 43-year-old Tom Glavine on Wednesday. The veteran southpaw has been around so long he was actually drafted the year before I was born, and outside of his five-year affair with the Mets (2003-2007), Glavine has been a Brave his entire professional career.Continue reading ...