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Randy Johnson pitching for the USC Trojans in 1984 : r/baseball
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Twenty years ago, the Astros' trade for Randy Johnson showed the
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Randy Johnson threw a baseball through the bird of my heart
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Randy Johnson threw a fastball, and a bird disappeared: 20 years
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Randy Johnson hit a bird 21 years ago. Here's what to know about it.
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Zac Gallen paid homage to Randy Johnson in the 1 way you don't want to
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Randy Johnson went from 'Wild Thing' to 'Big Unit' before Hall of
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Johnson strikes out 20 for Diamondbacks
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Randy Johnson - BallNine
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Pitcher perfect: Recalling what it was like to cover Randy
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Though he'll enter Hall of Fame as a D-Back, Randy Johnson