he seems to have lost his speed and control.
2006-10-29 05:18:21 · 13 answers · asked by i_hate_fair_weather_fans 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Randy will make every effort to hang around long enough to get his 300th win. I think he's around 275 so he will need two reasonably productive seasons. I'm not sure if the Yankees are still interested in his back problems anymore. They certainly haven't won with him so it's no be deal to dump him. He would need to go to a team willing to pay the buck plus a power lineup to compensate for his growing ERA.
2006-11-01 10:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by Hank 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As a Yankee fan, I suspect that if he does not retire this offseason - something a lot of Bombers fans are hoping for given his performance the last two seasons - it will be at the end of 2007. The only possible issue that I see is that he's currently sitting on 280 wins, and unless he pulls off some miraculous 20-win season in 2007, something not even young pitchers like Johan Santana and Chien-Ming Wang could do in 2006, there's a chance he could pitch in 2008 to try and reach the magic 300 number. It shouldn't matter since he'll be in Cooperstown with or without 300 wins, but it might matter to him.
2006-10-29 05:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by iamdoycha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think his contract ends at the end of the 2007 season. He'll probably retire after that. I think 1 more World Championship and a dominant year would add on to his already hall of fame career.
2006-10-29 08:17:32 · answer #3 · answered by Naman B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the wear and tear of a long career has taken its toll on the Big Unit. The back ailments make him change his throwing motion and arm slot and that just leads to poor control and bad results. I think he can use his skills to struggle thru another year with the Yanks.
2006-10-30 02:53:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jim G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He still feels he has something left and is out to prove it. If he has a second bad year, he may then retire then, but not till after next season.
Chow!!
2006-10-29 12:11:06 · answer #5 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is hard to say, simply because of the off season back Johnson just underwent. I believe that his recovery rate and how he feels will determine if he retires or not
If your interested, here s the article concerning Johnson:
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061026&content_id=1724528&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
2006-10-29 05:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say the 2007 season will be the end!
Although miricles do happen-and maybe(DOUBTFUL) he gets his stuff back! I wouldn't want him on my staff now--too many questions remain on him!
2006-10-29 05:26:14 · answer #7 · answered by f4fanactic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One more season then I think he will retire!!!
2006-10-29 16:47:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the reds make the playoffs
2006-10-29 09:03:06 · answer #9 · answered by Detroit fan stuck in California 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah he probably has one more season in him, it'll probably be his worst thou.
2006-10-29 07:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by Grazia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋