Ten Big Memories of the Big Unit

by Ed PriceFiled under: Diamondbacks, Giants, Yankees, MLB MilestonesI covered Randy Johnson as a beat writer for eight seasons: 1999-2004 with the Diamondbacks and then 2005-06 with the Yankees. (We both moved East the same winter, by coincidence.) So I figure I saw about 230 of Johnson's starts - hey, I deserved a day off once in a while - and more than 100 of his 300 wins. Off the top of my head, here are the top 10 Randy Johnson moments I witnessed in those eight years:1. Perfection (May 18, 2004) Twenty-seven up, 27 down at Atlanta. And after this game, Johnson even smiled. His 117th and final pitch, a called strike to Eddie Perez, was 98 mph. His 14 strikeouts were second-most ever in a perfect game, and at 40, he was the oldest ever to be perfect. "I don't think my stuff has been any better than it was today," Johnson said.Ten Big Memories of the Big Unit originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:30:00 EST . Please see our terms for us...