Like swinging at acorns in a hurricane
Written by Steve on May 12th, 2009
2000 Topps Combos #TC7 Randy Johnson/Pedro Martinez
2000 Topps series 2:
- #363 Omar Vizquel
- #457 Cal Ripken (Season Highlights)
- #402 Joey Hamilton
- #388 Mike Remlinger
- #426 Jose Guillen
- #469 Mark McGwire (20th Century’s Best)
- Combos #TC7 Randy Johnson/Pedro Martinez
- #307 Eric Owens
- #304 Michael Tucker
- #397 Royce Clayton
- #377 Travis Lee
“Not only are Johnson and Martinez their league’s strikeout kings, but they rule with iron fists. Johnson, baseball’s K-per-game career leader at 10.8, notched 364 in 1999 — beating the NL runner-up by 143. Martinez, who whiffed 305 men in 1997, punched out 313 more in ’99 — 113 ahead of the AL’s No. 2 guy. Besides red-hot fastballs, each owns a secret-weapon: Randy’s hard-breaking slider is the best in the business, while Pedro’s circle-change is as hard to hit as an acorn in a hurricane.”
While Pedro Martinez is still unsigned, Randy Johnson just won his 298th game yesterday against the Nats, striking out 9 in 5 innings.