Bottom of the 9th of Randy Johnson's perfect game
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2018
- 5/18/04: Watch the full bottom of the 9th of D-backs pitcher Randy Johnson's perfect game against the Braves
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Threw a perfect game and spent his entire interview talking about how great his catcher played. Be like Randy Johnson.
catcher does work with the pitcher, so. I imagine In throwing a perfect game, maybe it's a hint that catcher is doing a lot too, or maybe he just being modest.
Shut up JaaAAKe!!
Jake Glazer ... Glad I didn’t comment before I glanced down and saw my words already written for me. 👏👏
@Lefter Mc very important.
I was a catcher, and what you are there for is to help yhe pitcher get guys out.
Yr looking at where the batter sets up, is he looking inside or outside, is he late on the fastball, cant wait back for offspeed?
The catcher needs to know the hitters, how to get them out, but also see whats happening in front of you.
In this game, atlanta would have had some fastball hitters. The scouting on them may be - dont throw fastballs up to Eddie Perez, you must throw everything down..... eddie knows that you know this.
But if you see Randy blowing his fastball past everyone, no one is getting near it, youd call it because of what you are seeing.
As a catcher, what gives you most enjoyment is the game of chess against the hitters - getting them out.
If they run, throw them out.
Hitting is secondary, a bonus - the outfielders and corner infielders can do that.
Whos more valuable to a team?
Yadier Molina or Gary Sanchez?
Id go with Molina. There are only a handful of gold glove catchers, but lots of people can hit homeruns.
👏👏
98 mph gas on a surgically repaired knee, at age 40, in the 9th inning. Inner-circle all-time great.
I don't think we will ever see any great pitchers like this again. Baseball has changed so much.
They won't be allowed to pitch enough innings anymore. You need innings and experience to be this great, The coddled young generation of pitchers won't be allowed to get that great. So sad...
Tristan MacLeod huhhhhhhhh? Top 5 Arguably? Hell nah he's the best left handed pitcher
It's between him and maybe Lefty Grove for best LHP ever. The dominance of Koufax times the longevity of Spahn. And, like Grove, he put up his ridiculous stats during an extreme offensive era.
@randy johnson wasn't closer... Actually it was higher. Mounds were set at 10 inches after Bob Gibson's 1.12 ERA season in 1968, before they could ride as much as 15 inches.
He's done all the major rare things, no hitter, perfect game, immaculate inning, 20 strikeout game, winning a world series, and the only pitcher to kill a bird in flight. That's not all his accomplishments but the really rare ones
What’s an immaculate inning?
@@Ausjuuhbal 9 pitches, 9 strikes, 3 strikeouts.
Killing a bird mid flight isn’t an accomplishment though.
I don’t know what get you excited at night
@@RunForPeace-hk1cu It is when no other pitcher has ever done it
@@remisteele8904 do you consider that a skill or pure luck?
Let me know.
Feel free to practice on live birds. You must be popular at parties
True fans of the sport. Cheering for the opposite team when something amazing is happening.
Not too mention they were all on their feet in the 9th
one of many reasons why baseball is the only sport I really care about. I'm not saying Americans do the same for other sports, but the MLB fan base overall has exponentially way more appreciative, true sportsman fans that show respect where it's due, no matter what player or team.
But at the same time you're cheering for your team to prevent it and win.
@@Dontbustthecrust yeah I'm not going to cheer you on when my team is being no hit. But I'll tip my cap to ya later
My thoughts exactly, friend
Literally sounds like a home crowd. Absolutely chilling.
Daniel Varney doesn’t matter if it’s at another team’s stadium. They just witnessed history and should show respect to what the pitcher did.
yeah, it's one of those things where if a guy reaches the 7th-8th inning with a PERFECT game going, you start to root for them... even at the expense of your own team, that's just history being made
@@purpleknight3446 Not if it's a Game 7 of a World Series and your team is either tied or down one run.
Daniel Varney absolutely curt schilling 😏
@@ajanitor4981 hahahahaha
Atlanta Braves fans total class, true baseball fans,..
CODY ADAMS when umpires screw the braves out of a game like that I feel like a reaction like that from the fans isn’t unwarranted.
To be fair, all fans of any team are baseball fans. Any baseball fan would love to watch one of these in person. I think a majority of fanbases would react in a similar way
No doubt in my mind that every single fan base out there would have done the same thing.
CODY ADAMS You mean that infield fly call in the wild card game loss to St. Louis? Me personally, I'm more pissed at our offensive showing instead, for one main reason -- we had 12 hits that game, and guess how many runners were stranded?? 12. RISP screwed us.
Rob B B I’m a Phillies fan and I can’t stand the Braves or their fans but I gotta say the Braves fans showed a lot of class and respect that night to Randy Johnson and I take my hat off to them for that!
9:28 On the Braves scoreboard " *Congratulations Randy Johnson on your perfect game* " Ain't that something to crack a smile at
baseball fans are the best. as silly as it sounds, but being someone who watches other sports as well, baseball seems to always have a family of true sportsman appreciative fans that show respect where it's due, not matter who or where. love it!
"our hats off to you"
Atlanta is one of the great franchises. Always classy, even the fans are good. Still great seeing them congratulate them.
Teams do that if they are on the wrong end of a pg or nh. Yankees sent cases of champagbe to the Astros years back when they were combine no hit.
Classy, Atlanta, truly classy!
90mph slider after 9 innings lol
At 40 years old on a surgically repaired knee
a 90 mph slider in general is stupid crazy lol
From damn near sidearm too, whoa he was filthy
Maddux's fastball was 88. The Unit was... a.... UNIT
Insane
That final pitch was so true to Randy Johnson's character. No tricks, just 98mph gas down the center to take the hitter down swinging.
Hit this if you can; you won't though.
97MPH AT 40 YEARS OLD?!?!?!
Seriously, could you make us ol’ guys feel older???
Mad respect.
Fly ingDutch I’m pretty sure he threw 98 too.
And that was coming AFTER he had already thrown 8 innings lmao
And 90+ SLIDER in the NINTH. The man was insane good at what he did
I can still throw in the low 90's. I never made it to the bigs.
NOT TO MENTION THE 9TH INNING!!!!! WOW
I love how Randy threw all of the praise towards his catcher during the press conference. He throws a perfect game and all he's thinking about is his teammates. Today's players should take notes.
Phil Michaels yeah, but Randy was smart enough to know and humble enough to admit the catcher has to be on his game too in order to pull off a perfect game. And in this game the defense did make some awesome plays.
@@theroachden6195 Right, but that doesn't take away from his humility. Today's players have their heads soo big and so far up their butt they don't really care about their teammates.
He did say he only shook off 2 or 3 the whole game!
CLASS ACT!
You don’t throw perfect games unless you’re the type of person to look to your teammates for your strength. One man bands always fall short. Lesson in life.
Although he was already 40, he could still pitch 95+ mph fastballs. What a legend.
In the 9th after already throwing 110 pitches. Will never happen again
Dude that's insane!!
@@thedistantprinceinyouremai6345 maybe it could if Verlander plays long enough lol
@@mastakilla5002 Guy has hit 99 in the 7th inning this year
The catcher jumping up and down like a crazy man is the best.
Love the reaction by both Johnson and Hammock (the catcher) at the end. Johnson was always a serious guy but he was notoriously intense during the days he pitched.
Even after the final out, you could see Johnson momentarily reach out to shake Hammock's hand, in the typical business-like way he always did after a win. But Hammock was so excited, jumping up and down like a little kid, that even Johnson couldnt help but break out a huge smile of his own.
I remember Randy in an interview afterwards saying it was Hammock who was the happiest guy on the team. And he was so touched, he bought his catcher an engraved rolex to commemorate the day, and to say thank you.
JK JK good info sir
Chris Keck he was just kidding
Kool Cool um... i was?
No joke, it is well documented. The inscription is "Perfect Game. 5-18-04. From R.J."
Well a perfect game requires a catcher to be on the ball too.
Johnson tried his hardest not too show too much emotion but once he saw his catcher jumping up and down like a kid on Christmas morning, he was all smiles.
An All Time Wholesome moment in Sports.
Standing ovation on an away game. Incredible.
The only thing that could have stopped a Randy Johnson pitch on this night was a stray bird.
🤣🤣🤣
Great Comment!!
I just saw that highlight video of Randy Johnson & how that happened 🤣🤣🤣
mlb please make an archive of old games like these
They're doing better than I expected. I'm surprised how much stuff is actually on this channel.
They do. If you have the mlb at bat app you can find a lot of them including this game
Now they know what they have to upload.
I’d pay a one time fee to have access to the archives.
They really should do this now
Absolutely love how excited the catcher gets. Almost like a kid, pure joy
Crazy to hear a home crowd erupt in excitement when their own batter strikes out
I'm glad we're actually normal people in the baseball world. Even when opposing teams and players are fairly playing the game doing something phenomenal, everyone can appreciate the moment. To show respect like that and savor the moment helps make it last forever, gives everyone an amazing feeling to witness such history no matter which team you were rooting for. Something many NFL and NBA fans won't ever understand.
Well _erupt_ might be a bit strong but still cool to see them happy for Randy.
I’d be so happy for an opponent to throw a perfect game against my team if I was there. To witness history in person.
@@benkova6925to be fair, baseball is the only sport where something like this can happen at all. What would be the equivalent of a perfect game where you can anticipate the moment in NBA or NFL?
As a Braves fan I was rooting against him until the 6th inning. After that I was rooting for the Big Unit and perfection. One of the most dominant performances I have ever seen.
I didn't know randy Johnson knew how to smile.
He doesnt, he just packed too much dip in before the interview
good photographer too, just FYI ;)
he does smile. but he usually remains focused when hes pitching. although if you look carefully you can see he wants to smile, but he holds back.
Seeing his catcher who was young enough to be his son out there jumping like a maniac, sharing that moment across a generation and position, finally getting a perfect game, man. That cracked em.
Robby Hammock's reaction compared to Randy's at the final out is just timeless. Robby looks like a kid on Christmas morning and ol' Randy looks like he just bumped into a friend at the local bar. 😂
In the historical achievements made by the pitcher, the catcher's contributions are included.
The spotlight is on the pitchers, but they need to be in the spotlight too.
A no-hitter is Amazing. But a perfect-game means you didn't pitch around anybody or let any hitter get away from you. It is so rare... So incredible... Such a thing of beauty to watch and appreciate.
Not to mention the pressure on the defense to not make an error.
I'm so glad this man is still a member of the Diamondbacks organization.. Such a quiet, nice, humble guy
Pure class all around, by the opposing fans, Gonzalez after the game giving credit to the Braves efforts, and ofc RJ praising his catcher and not letting his teams effort go unnoticed. This is Major League Baseball at it's finest.
This was the year the Diamondbacks went 51 - 111. Thank you Randy for the lone highlight that year.
One of the greatest pitchers of all time
I'd say 2nd behind ryan
Best pitcher I’ve seen in my 30 years on this earth.
Maddux and Randy pretty close. I was a Braves fan growing up. Hated this guy because he always seemed to be on SC. #2 all time.. Wont argue
@@TurboThunda Better than Ryan. Maybe had Ryan solved his control issues earlier that would have been a different story.
The best *
I feel honored to have been able to watch this man pitch for us in Seattle for all those years, really one of the greatest of all time
I thought it was touching that instead of just signing off after the game, TBS's Braves TV crew stayed tuned live and got Randy's locker room post game Q&A . Speaks volumes if you think about that.
Braves on TBS was as classy as it came
This is insane, man was 40...older than 99% of players today. Throwing 95+ mph fastballs 90 mph sliders. All that coming off a surgically repaired knee. Randy Johnson is a all time GREAT
Randy Johnson absolutely one of the greatest pictures of all time he is a legend other than Nolan Ryan no other picture as accomplished what he has way to go Randy truly an inspiration
Me: isolation at home, what do I watch now?
RUclips: Randy Johnson throwing a perfect game?
Me: Absolutely!
The man that got me into baseball. The first guy I remember my dad talking about. Absolute hero. Legend.
Hats off to you guys down in Atlanta. Even the score board at the end...
Great sportsmanship and class all around 👍
The thing that gets me is that during the whole 9th inning you can tell he's tired but it didn't matter. He was pouring sweat the whole time and taking deep breaths between every pitch and they still went 3 up 3 down
The color commentator wanted everything called a strike 😂
The commentator was Mark Grace, one of Johnson's team mates in the 2001 World Series winning Diamondbacks.
He was joking though.
@@jkillgrove Grace was drunk, IMO. Playing the homer role added to the call.
@@SwAeromotion
Uh....No
Seriously though! That one pitch was so far outside it needed its own area code.
As a Braves fan, I'm very proud of the way our fans and our team showed respect for Johnson's amazing accomplishment.
It’s nice to see how excited the catcher was for Randy
As a Mets fan, I have an innate hatred for the Braves but mega-kudos to their fans for the atmosphere. It might as well have been a home game for the D-Backs in the 9th inning!
Yes that was a class act by the fans. But I suspect you and your fellow Mets fans would do the same, out of respect for an historic performance.
@@ddebenedictis facts I would have went krazy Randy Johnson was like Shaq on the low 👌🏽👌🏽💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼😂😂🤣🤣🤣
I love this game!!!!
It was nice to see the warm reception that Braves fans gave him.
"The Big Unit". Probably my favorite pitcher. Great fans in Atlanta.
I was at this game, on a company outing. Even as a Braves fan I was cheering for him to get the perfect game. What a night to remember!
Wow. Just wow. Truly amazing. And he profoundly acknowledged the contribution of the catcher profusely afterwards. Class act.
The pressure is on his teammates too: I'd hate to be THAT guy drop the ball, or was a little too slow on the throw.
- Jim Joyce enters the chat
I feel honored to have a Randy Johnson Kurt Schilling signed MVP World Series ball
Randy the Brett Farve of baseball. What a badass. Legend.
I'm a braves fan but Randy Johnson deserved every bit of that!! He will always be one of the all time greats!!!!
R.J. is hands down my favorite pitcher of all time!! 👍👌🍻
Not only one of the best and greatest pitcher of all time, but just an all around great guy. We need more dudes like Randy Johnson.
I can never get over Hammock´s reaction. Makes me cry every time I see it. :)
Randy Johnson was also a really fast paced pitcher. Kept the game moving, always. Really miss this guy.
I was deliverying Pizzas for Domino's Pizza listening to this game on the radio
Happy 16th anniversary to this perfect game by Randy “Big Unit” Johnson
Two things about Randy, great, and humble!!! Class act the love for his teammates, and their love for him speaks volumes!!!
I was lucky enough to be at this game! What a legend and class act
So privileged to grow up watching the ONE and ONLY... BIG UNIT!!❤️❤️❤️
Right?!
Always loved watching Johnson pitch. He is the most dominant left handed to ever pitch in my eyes. He was always in the zone. The all-star commercial he did years ago was hilarious too. It’s a must watch.
Randy Johnson's perfect game at age 40 = George Foreman's Heavyweight Championship at age 45 (until 48) = Michael Phelp's 23 Olympic Gold Medals = Chick Hearn's 3,338 consecutive NBA broadcast without missing a game for 36 years until age 84.
My favorite pitcher of all time Love You Randy. ❤️🙌🏾 i miss this type of baseball ⚾️
Randy was always my favorite. Coming back to this video is always a pick-me-up
Atlanta Braves fans have always been a class act. Hats off to them that's a true baseball fan to admire a history making moment!!!!
Randy Johnson truly one of the greats!!!!!
As a Braves fan, Randy Johnson was the one pitcher that even on a crappy day by his standards, he'd still find a way to limit us to no greater than 2 runs. His el perfecto I felt coming from 2-3 seasons before this. God bless you, Randy. What a tough Southpaw. 😊😊
The catcher is jumping up and down and Randy is calm cool at collected
We still love Randy, The Big Unit, here in Phoenix. Thanks for the ovation for him, Atlanta fans.
40 years old and perfect. 'That is just magnificent. Koufax stuff.
That’s good sportsmanship for that home crowed put the magnitude of the accomplishment above a single game you love to see it.
It was such a thrill to watch this man throw a baseball. We were truly blessed!!
Announcers are right. What a pleasure it's been seeing that man pitch and dominate all these years.
Listening to the Braves fans explode on that strike out....chills. Those left in the stands waiting to see history, TRUE FANS OF THE SPORT. Chop on!
40 years old, throwing 97mph in the 9th inning. Favorite pitcher of all time.
87 of 117 pitches were strikes too. Crazy.
I call Randy Johnson the last.
The last pitcher to approach 5000 Strikeouts (he missed by one season)
The Last Pitcher who may ever retire with 300 wins
The last Power Pitcher to average over 7 innings
The last Power Pitcher to have over 100 Complete games for his career.
The last pitcher who will ever finish in the top 7 of a Cy young voting on 11 starts (Houston 98')
The last Pitcher who may ever pitch A no hitter after turning 40 yrs old.
He was fun to watch
The Greatness of Randy mirrors his role model Nolan Ryan. They both did most of their winning and damage statistically after age 30!!! Think about that! Only Knuckleball pitchers are supposed to be great after 30-35 yrs old. Nolan and Randy Johnson Dominated after age 35.
The Last is one of the worst nicknames I’ve ever heard
Like the stats.
@@kevinmac2298 ur comment is like cancer - it only gets worse with time and I need to get as far from it as possible.
Chris sale just hit 2k, has time to hit 5k
Nolan Ryan never had the control Johnson had. Or the Cy Youngs.
Still probably has the nastiest slider I've seen in 30 years of living.
The mix of delivery, movement and location... I don't think we'll see another randy anytime soon
@@SavingSoulsMinistries chris sale
I had a cat that I named Gonzo after Luiz. He was a good cat.
Make that 45 years of my life.
@@x_Ryujin prob the closest but still not even that close to his greatness
Perfect game, nearly decapitated John Kruk, and killed a Pigeon... thats a career.
LOOK AT HOW HAPPY THE CATCHER IS (7:42)
LOOK AT HIM
HE'S SO HAPPY ITS MAKING ME HAPPY
90 mph slider 😱. I forgot about how actually fast he threw these.
They were filthy.
All the praise he gave to his catcher.. man oh man what a legend RJ is..
Being from Arizona I was originally a braves fan until 98' when we finally had a team and I still remember watching this game live till this day, that cried crowd showed great sportsmanship that evening...
That smile! So humble!
Greatest of all time.... ALL TIME!!
Not that anyone cares but I was at that game.
I care. That's awesome. Chop on!
You witnessed history right there.
Hairy Combs I care , I think that's awesome.
That's freaking awesome
That’s awesome bro
One of the GOAT. Unbelievable he did that at 40yoa, and still throwing smoke after 110 pitches!
Love when an opposing player wins over the home crowd.
As an Atlanta fan myself, I found myself rooting for another team's pitcher that night. And I was STILL spoiled by the braves old pitching lineup that no longer existed.
I love that MLB is posting these great moments. This is awesome!
One of my favorite pitchers ever...amazing Atlanta crowd acknowledging a great Baseball moment
I was so blessed to grow up with this team. Exceptional pitching ad defense, and small ball offense. Only team to bring us a ring.❤
He’s definitely a legend my favorite all time pitcher I had been following his entire carrier since I was 6 years old back when he and griffy jr were on the Mariners
Even though this was a while ago I still get the " tingles" on that last pitch! An amazing accomplishment from an very deserving Man
Cardinals fan here. Always dreaded facing the D backs against Schilling/Johnson...those guys were on another level. Great vid.
Love it all. I especially loved what Randy Johnson had to say about his catcher. He was so humble and shared the spotlight. Awesome job guys!!! Great video!!!!
One of my favorites growing up! He’s a legend and I hope kids today look up to greats like Randy was. Such a great clip. Classic!
We loved the big unit here as a Seattle M's during the '90s and proud of everything he accomplished during his career in the MLB. He's a first ballot hall of famer into Cooperstown.
Yosuke
Seattle
Yup he is already in as a dback
A Dback and a Dbag
This guy did it all!
You said unit 😂😂
Randy Johnson!!!!! My pitcher of all time!!!
Mark Grace is having so much fun in the booth with Thom lol
"OH BABY!"
"CALL THAT A STRIKE. COME ON"
"YEAHHHHHHHH HAHAHA"
I absolutely LOVE baseball. Im not a fan of the braves or their fans as a lifelong Met fan.. but oh so much respect to them and those who appreciate moments like this, no matter where you are what stadium youre in no matter who your team is.. i love baseball..
He was one of the greatest. Why so many teams passed on him amazes me.
Randy Johnson the only pitcher to hit a bird in flight. 😂
That hurt just watching it. Poor bird.
Randy was truly distraught over killing that bird...
Randy 1 birb 0
The bird had it coming tho.
My favorite pitcher ever. I miss seeing him pitch. I was lucky enough to be in Atlanta for this. ❤
one of the best pitcher's in the history of the game. Legend Randy, God Bless You.