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Originally posted by albertGQ@Oct 21 2004, 05:35 PM
And Randy Johnson has been overpowering hitters for years as well
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Randy Johnson is only effective when his control is working. If he doesn't have command of his slider guys can hit his fastball. If his slider is working than he dominates hitters because he keeps them off balance. Same holds true for any starting pitcher who's a hard thrower, if they don't have a second pitch beside the fastball going they won't get outs. Even if they have good stuff and don't give up many hits the walks generally do show up on the scoreboard and the result is a loss. Often in these games the players behind the pitcher fail to give him the support he needs in the field, or at the plate. There's been several occasions where a guy like Johnson has posted a line like 7IP 3H 3R 5BB 12K and ended up losing the game 3-2.