Omega Man: Randy Johnson and The 300 Wins Club
On Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Randy Johnson will attempt to attain his 299th victory, bringing him within one game of 300. He would be the 24th pitcher of all time to reach such a milestone.
The question on many minds this coming Wednesday is not "will Johnson reach 300" it is, "Will Johson be the last to reach 300?"
With the offensive explosion of the "steroid era," expanded rotations, specialty pitchers, and the extended development period of young pitchers, it is difficult to find a single active pitcher outside of Johnson who has even an outside chance of making it to the historic benchmark.
After Johnson's 299 wins the next five active pitchers are:
Jaime Moyer, 46—249
Andy Pettite, 37—219
John Smoltz, 42—210
Tim...
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