Post by Fish Troll on Jun 4, 2008 2:18:25 GMT -5
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Seth McClung didn't want to get caught up in the notion that he was going pitch-for-pitch with Randy Johnson , especially on a night when the Big Unit reached another lofty milestone.
But those bats the Brewers' right-hander used to slap the first two hits of his career against the Arizona Diamondbacks ' venerable veteran? McClung said he's sending them straight to the hall - the one in his house, anyway.
'' Randy Johnson 's one of the greatest pitchers of all time,'' McClung said. ''I just saw it and swung.''
Johnson began Tuesday night by passing Roger Clemens and taking sole possession of second place on baseball's career strikeout list. But it was McClung, Ryan Braun and the Brewers who came away with a 7-1 victory.
Milwaukee now has won five straight and eight of its last nine games after a disappointing start to the season.
''Even when times were tough for us earlier in the year, nobody on our team panicked,'' Brewers manager Ned Yost said. ''We stayed patient, we understood that things would turn around and guys would get hot.''
Milwaukee had to stay patient at the plate with Johnson (4-2), who was nearly untouchable through the first five innings. His first-inning strikeout of Mike Cameron was the 4,673rd of his career, putting him in second place but still far behind Nolan Ryan 's 5,714.
''If I was to retire right now, I'd be pretty proud of where I stand in the history of the game, simply because I never imagined doing these things,'' Johnson said.
Johnson went on to strike out eight and gave up only three hits through five - all singles, two of which came from McClung.
But those bats the Brewers' right-hander used to slap the first two hits of his career against the Arizona Diamondbacks ' venerable veteran? McClung said he's sending them straight to the hall - the one in his house, anyway.
'' Randy Johnson 's one of the greatest pitchers of all time,'' McClung said. ''I just saw it and swung.''
Johnson began Tuesday night by passing Roger Clemens and taking sole possession of second place on baseball's career strikeout list. But it was McClung, Ryan Braun and the Brewers who came away with a 7-1 victory.
Milwaukee now has won five straight and eight of its last nine games after a disappointing start to the season.
''Even when times were tough for us earlier in the year, nobody on our team panicked,'' Brewers manager Ned Yost said. ''We stayed patient, we understood that things would turn around and guys would get hot.''
Milwaukee had to stay patient at the plate with Johnson (4-2), who was nearly untouchable through the first five innings. His first-inning strikeout of Mike Cameron was the 4,673rd of his career, putting him in second place but still far behind Nolan Ryan 's 5,714.
''If I was to retire right now, I'd be pretty proud of where I stand in the history of the game, simply because I never imagined doing these things,'' Johnson said.
Johnson went on to strike out eight and gave up only three hits through five - all singles, two of which came from McClung.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2008/06/03/19260_recap.html
Nice, he got the #2 all-time spot back after Clemens took it away last year. I don't think Johnson going have to worry about Clemens anymore.
