AZ Snake Pit Oct 28, 2021
20 years ago today: The Big Unit goes big
Photo credit should read MATT YORK/AFP via After the offense won game 1, the pitching delivered victory to the D-backs in game two By just about any measure, Randy Johnson’s start in Game 2 of the 2001 World Series was among the most dominant of modern times - or indeed, any era. Since 1993, there have only been three complete-game shutouts pitched in the World Series: Johnson’s, Josh Beckett in 2003 and Madison Bumgarner in 2014. To find one such with 11+ K’s like Johnson, you need to go back to Bob Gibson’s game in 1968 World Series. And to find one with 11+...
