I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.

Former pitcher Eric Hillman and current pitchers Andrew Sisco Andrew Brackman and Chris Young have also been measured at 6'10". In between some impressive performances he allowed 5 or more runs in 7 of his first 18 starts for the season. Though the Mariners initially wanted to keep Johnson turning down a trade offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers they fell out of contention going 8-20 in June.

He also threw a hard biting slider. 08 m) Johnson was celebrated for having one of the most dominant fastballs in the game. 67) second all-time in total strikeouts (4875; first among left-handed pitchers) third in hit batsmen (188) tenth in fewest hits allowed per nine innings pitched (7.