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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:25:14 PM EDT
My son plays baseball and knows who he is because we have seen him several times. Especially on TV. He is known for not being very nice. It's true. But he smiled for the picture.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:32:04 PM EDT
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That's awesome. I sat right beside Greg Maddox's wife and kids at a braves game last year. He was up in the press box. She was very nice.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:32:57 PM EDT
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I watched him, Andy Benes, and I forget the third pitcher play home run derby during spring training in AZ. They were the only three on the field at the time. Loser was buying beers that night
 . It was pretty funny to watch them talking shit to each other seeing who could hit the most home runs.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:33:24 PM EDT
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The Big Unit! HOF'er!
Nice pic of him and your boy, grats Dad!  |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:33:47 PM EDT
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Very cool.
An interesting side note is that he chose to be a Diamondback for his HOF plaque. 
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:34:56 PM EDT
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I watched him, Andy Benes, and I forget the third pitcher play home run derby during spring training in AZ. They were the only three on the field at the time. Loser was buying beers that night . It was pretty funny to watch them talking shit to each other seeing who could hit the most home runs.That's funny. I didn't realize Randy is almost seven feet tall. I didn't see him standing up. Honestly I will probably see him tomorrow. He is somehow involved in the same event as I am for my daughter. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:35:26 PM EDT
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The big unit!
5 Cy Young's and a perfect game. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:36:04 PM EDT
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That's funny. I didn't realize Randy is almost seven feet tall. I didn't see him standing up. Honestly I will probably see him tomorrow. He is somehow involved in the same event as I am for my daughter. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I watched him, Andy Benes, and I forget the third pitcher play home run derby during spring training in AZ. They were the only three on the field at the time. Loser was buying beers that night . It was pretty funny to watch them talking shit to each other seeing who could hit the most home runs.That's funny. I didn't realize Randy is almost seven feet tall. I didn't see him standing up. Honestly I will probably see him tomorrow. He is somehow involved in the same event as I am for my daughter. That is what made his fastball even harder to hit. By the time he released the ball he was pretty much touching the batter's nose.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:46:58 PM EDT
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That is what made his fastball even harder to hit. By the time he released the ball he was pretty much touching the batter's nose. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I watched him, Andy Benes, and I forget the third pitcher play home run derby during spring training in AZ. They were the only three on the field at the time. Loser was buying beers that night . It was pretty funny to watch them talking shit to each other seeing who could hit the most home runs.That's funny. I didn't realize Randy is almost seven feet tall. I didn't see him standing up. Honestly I will probably see him tomorrow. He is somehow involved in the same event as I am for my daughter. That is what made his fastball even harder to hit. By the time he released the ball he was pretty much touching the batter's nose. He was one helluva beast pitcher. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:49:43 PM EDT
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That is what made his fastball even harder to hit. By the time he released the ball he was pretty much touching the batter's nose. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I watched him, Andy Benes, and I forget the third pitcher play home run derby during spring training in AZ. They were the only three on the field at the time. Loser was buying beers that night . It was pretty funny to watch them talking shit to each other seeing who could hit the most home runs.That's funny. I didn't realize Randy is almost seven feet tall. I didn't see him standing up. Honestly I will probably see him tomorrow. He is somehow involved in the same event as I am for my daughter. That is what made his fastball even harder to hit. By the time he released the ball he was pretty much touching the batter's nose. And the ball was going a hundred and ninety miles an hour. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:52:27 PM EDT
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Hall of Fame pitcher and accomplished bird hunter!
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:53:36 PM EDT
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Baseball player? I don't know who he is. Anyway, he was nice enough to smile for a picture with your kid. That's gotta be worth something.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:57:24 PM EDT
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Baseball player? I don't know who he is. Anyway, he was nice enough to smile for a picture with your kid. That's gotta be worth something. I thanked him for his time. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 9:58:56 PM EDT
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Cool for your son
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:00:57 PM EDT
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Cool
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:02:31 PM EDT
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Hall of Fame pitcher and accomplished bird hunter! Super cool OP! 
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:03:03 PM EDT
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I'll never forget John Kruk facing him in an All Star game. One fastball inside and Kruk said, "fuck this!", stepped over to the other batters box and put his helmet on backwards.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:03:51 PM EDT
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Hall of Fame pitcher and accomplished bird hunter! Super cool OP! http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/randyjohnson.gif Oh yeah, and that! He hates pigeons! 
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:05:09 PM EDT
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That's awesome. Your son looks stoked
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:05:48 PM EDT
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I remember watching his perfect game against my Braves live on TV.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:07:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Hall of Fame pitcher and accomplished bird hunter! Super cool OP! http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/randyjohnson.gif That dove was out of season.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:07:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:10:02 PM EDT
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I'll never forget John Kruk facing him in an All Star game. One fastball inside and Kruk said, "fuck this!", stepped over to the other batters box and put his helmet on backwards. I was going to mention the same damn thing. One of the funniest live moments I've ever seen.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:11:38 PM EDT
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I now realize why he was kind of short with me. One of the ladies we are with congratulated him and she had her phone and he told her he didn't want to take a picture. But I guess he couldn't say no to a seven year old.
He probably thought we were going to make a big deal out of him being there. Nobody really noticed he was there. He watched me for a minute and realized I wasn't paparazzi or a crazed fan and relaxed again. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:12:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'll never forget John Kruk facing him in an All Star game. One fastball inside and Kruk said, "fuck this!", stepped over to the other batters box and put his helmet on backwards. not Krukie, but Larry Walker  |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:13:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:13:07 PM EDT
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I was going to mention the same damn thing. One of the funniest live moments I've ever seen.
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I'll never forget John Kruk facing him in an All Star game. One fastball inside and Kruk said, "fuck this!", stepped over to the other batters box and put his helmet on backwards. I was going to mention the same damn thing. One of the funniest live moments I've ever seen.
Agreed ETA: I'm thinking of him facing Larry Walker, as point out a few posts up. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:13:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:16:51 PM EDT
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Seen him once, must be ten foot tall.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:16:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:22:48 PM EDT
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Ah, right it was Larry Walker!
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:25:06 PM EDT
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Ah, right it was Larry Walker! Eh, easy mistake. They both look like beer league softball players. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:37:13 PM EDT
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That's cool. Treat them like normal people, cuz they are normal people. They just have/had highly visible jobs.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:44:27 PM EDT
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He's also a BIG Rush fan!!!
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:52:01 PM EDT
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I've never seen someone throw so hard so effortlessly.
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Posted: 1/17/2015 10:55:26 PM EDT
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He's also a BIG Rush fan!!! And a drummer. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 11:07:29 PM EDT
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I miss when the All-Star game was a time for the players to have fun.
I always liked Johnson and would have liked to meet him. Playing catch with him would be fun IMO. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 11:14:58 PM EDT
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I miss when the All-Star game was a time for the players to have fun. I always liked Johnson and would have liked to meet him. Playing catch with him would be fun IMO. I agree about the All Star game. It shouldn't mean anything but a fun game. I was a catcher from Pee Wee's through high school and I'd love to catch one fastball from Johnson. Just one would be enough. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 11:15:21 PM EDT
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Hall of Fame pitcher and accomplished bird hunter! Super cool OP! http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/randyjohnson.gif That is just ridiculous! What are the odds of that happening? LOL. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 11:18:30 PM EDT
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Pretty cool. Funny how he to sit down to get in the picture with your kid
I knew a guy who owned one of his Porsche's. The stick was offset and the seat went back further. Supposedly it was modified at the factory. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 11:21:21 PM EDT
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Always struck me as just a good 'ol boy who wanted to be left alone. I get why he may not be the most polite person when he has people making demands on his time.
Seems like he recognized another good 'ol boy and was alright with ya.' Not everyone is like the OP. |
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Posted: 1/17/2015 11:43:40 PM EDT
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Pretty cool. Funny how he to sit down to get in the picture with your kid
I knew a guy who owned one of his Porsche's. The stick was offset and the seat went back further. Supposedly it was modified at the factory. He was actually sitting down when I approached him. He just stayed sitting because my boy is tiny compared to him lol. |
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Posted: 1/18/2015 12:36:35 AM EDT
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As a Braves fan, I hate him. As a baseball fan, the dude is amazing.
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Posted: 1/18/2015 12:39:20 AM EDT
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It's funny as shit to see my father's name as the subject of a post on ARFCOM.... hahaha
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Posted: 1/18/2015 1:00:18 AM EDT
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That's funny. I didn't realize Randy is almost seven feet tall. I didn't see him standing up. Honestly I will probably see him tomorrow. He is somehow involved in the same event as I am for my daughter. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I watched him, Andy Benes, and I forget the third pitcher play home run derby during spring training in AZ. They were the only three on the field at the time. Loser was buying beers that night . It was pretty funny to watch them talking shit to each other seeing who could hit the most home runs.That's funny. I didn't realize Randy is almost seven feet tall. I didn't see him standing up. Honestly I will probably see him tomorrow. He is somehow involved in the same event as I am for my daughter. Get that picture signed if you get the chance. |
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Posted: 1/18/2015 9:31:39 AM EDT
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He was one of my favorite pitchers to watch. He made everything a mental game. I would love to see a "field of dreams" match up between he and Ty Cobb.
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Posted: 1/18/2015 9:43:26 AM EDT
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He was a neighbor of mine when he played for the Mariners. He and his family kept to themselves most of the time. However, when he was social, he was very friendly...quiet, but pleasant.
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Posted: 1/18/2015 9:44:14 AM EDT
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Double tap.
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Posted: 1/18/2015 9:46:11 AM EDT
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That's great, your son will cherish that photo for a long time.
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Posted: 1/18/2015 10:04:07 AM EDT
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That is so cool
. I consider him the best player to ever put on a Diamondback uniform. He gave us many great years .
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Posted: 1/18/2015 10:10:14 AM EDT
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That is what made his fastball even harder to hit. By the time he released the ball he was pretty much touching the batter's nose. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I watched him, Andy Benes, and I forget the third pitcher play home run derby during spring training in AZ. They were the only three on the field at the time. Loser was buying beers that night . It was pretty funny to watch them talking shit to each other seeing who could hit the most home runs.That's funny. I didn't realize Randy is almost seven feet tall. I didn't see him standing up. Honestly I will probably see him tomorrow. He is somehow involved in the same event as I am for my daughter. That is what made his fastball even harder to hit. By the time he released the ball he was pretty much touching the batter's nose. When he was with the Yankees I saw him pitch against the Rangers. I was sitting between home and first and this is exactly what I observed. He beat the crap out of my Rangers but he was fun to watch. |
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