Big Unit Retires

Not Mets related, but when one of the top 3 lefties of all time retires, I figure it merits a fanshot.

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He was pretty good

but he was no match for Dae-Sung Koo.

by JoshNY on Jan 5, 2010 8:29 PM EST reply actions 4 recs

Ha.

Or Voltron (lifetime 1.053 OPS). Or Fonzie. Or DabidRye. Or JoseJoseJoseJose.

by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Jan 5, 2010 8:37 PM EST up reply actions

On the other hand, no less a hitter than Rickey Henderson has the most PA against the Unit of anyone (85) and Unit did pretty well against Rickey (.558 OPS), although Rickey found a way to get on base against Unit like he did against anyone else (.388 OBP thanks to 26 walks in those 85 PA)

by JoshNY on Jan 5, 2010 8:56 PM EST up reply actions

Or Joe McEwing

"I've been trying transcendental meditation, and that helps me be passive and wait on the curve. I've got to find something else to hit the slider." - George (The Stork) Theodore

by StorkFan on Jan 6, 2010 11:23 PM EST up reply actions

That was what I had originally thought

because I remembered Super Joe getting some hits off him, but it’s not really true. McEwing (who had more PAs against Johnson than he did against any other pitcher, incidentally) OPSed .676 against Johnson, with 11 K’s in 46 PA, but he did also have a HR and 5 doubles mixed in there.

BUT, in 2000, when the Mets went to the World Series, McEwing did own Johnson to the tune of 3 doubles, a HR, a sac fly and a successfully executed suicide squeeze. Johnson only induced McEwing to make a non-run-scoring out twice in 8 PA that season.

Two of the doubles and the homer came in this game on May 21, 2000; not only did he knock around a future Hall of Famer, but in the bottom of the ninth he drew a leadoff walk off Byung-Hyun Kim, stole a base, and scored the winning run on a single by Derek Bell. Game of his life? I think it’s got to be up for consideration, eh?

by JoshNY on Jan 7, 2010 12:18 PM EST up reply actions

Mr. Koo owns Randy Johnson.

Rec’d

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Jan 5, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions

I loved Mr Koo

I’ve sometimes thought of having “Mr Koo” put on my Mets jersey…

by deadspy3 on Jan 6, 2010 3:49 AM EST up reply actions

Why'd we get rid of Mr. Koo?

I wish he was still around…

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 6, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions

This! Win!

Beer is good! And stuff!

by R_Adragna on Jan 5, 2010 9:43 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe he's lying, but I don't think so

A buddy, an honest man, a Seattleite, was puking into the toilet of a heavy metal club when he heard a concerned voice from outside the stall. “Are you ok, man? You don’t sound too good. You need some water?” “Yeah, Jesus dude, I’m fine.” He opens the stall door, ready to flash a scowl at some annoyingly sober person, and it’s… Randy Johnson. He tells Randy that he really likes the work he did for some metal magazine that Big Unit used to take photos for. “You know about that?!” They hit it off. “Nicest dude ever.”

by Pack Bringley on Jan 5, 2010 9:51 PM EST reply actions

That's not what the New York camera guy thinks...

Beer is good! And stuff!

by R_Adragna on Jan 5, 2010 10:17 PM EST up reply actions

Or what Jeff Pearlman thinks

Link

Then again, Pearlman hates most pro athletes.

by James Kannengieser on Jan 5, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions

well kudos to johnson if indeed

he scowls at the yabbers and the jabbers but understands that some lonely vomiting metal head is deserving of his basic human kindness. that’s being like jesus.

“I’ve heard it a million times—no one cares how athletes treat the media. Well, I care.” Funny picturing Jeff typing with his “I’m taking a stand” face.

by Pack Bringley on Jan 5, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions

I pictured him delivering the rant

like Otter in Animal House’s “Then isn’t this an indictment of our educational systems in general?!” speech, complete with walking out of the room to the Star Spangled Banner.

by James Kannengieser on Jan 6, 2010 10:07 AM EST up reply actions

every time I see Pearlman's name

I have to point out that he’s a hack

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on Jan 5, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions

To his credit, "The Bad Guys Won" is a really great book.

Got it this Christmas.

Beer is good! And stuff!

by R_Adragna on Jan 6, 2010 12:11 AM EST up reply actions

it will forever kill me

that one of the all-time great Mets books is written by that dope.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jan 6, 2010 1:04 AM EST up reply actions

A lot of fun

Lucky for us he wasn’t an annoying little prig when he was a little kid enjoying the ’86 mets, and he could write about it all with good humor. Now the man has a lot of hate to give, I guess The Johnson piece? Hilarious!

by Pack Bringley on Jan 6, 2010 1:09 AM EST up reply actions