It is official, Randy
Johnson will be entering the Hall of Fame on July 26th as an Arizona
Diamondback, the first Diamondback to be enshrined.
This
is a bittersweet selection for me, I was fortunate enough to live in Seattle
during most of Johnson’s 9 ½ seasons there and saw him pitch live on many occasions. I
would love to see him enter as a Mariner but there is no arguing that his time
in Arizona was significantly better. During his 8 seasons as a D-Back he went
118-62, 2.83 ERA, 4 Cy Young Awards and a World Series title (plus Co-MVP of
the series).
The
positive outcome here is that I am a Diamondback fan too and I think Johnson is
a perfect selection as the first Arizona Diamondback in the Hall of Fame.
Additionally Ken Griffey Jr. becomes eligible next year for the Hall of Fame
ballot and he will (better be) enshrined as the first Seattle Mariner and
hopefully followed by Edgar Martinez.
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