Friday, December 04, 2009

Randy Johnson's 300th Win Part V: The Game

After 18,000 words in four days, we finally get to the main event: Randy Johnson's 300th win. I apologize for boring you with so much excess detail in Parts I-IV, but I feel that it helps to set up the actual game. Besides, the only people that will actually read this thing are my sister and me. (You can prove me wrong by leaving a comment. You can make it as nasty as you want.) Anyways, a note to all of the #nintendo people who probably won't read this: The title wasn't deliberate, but I did notice it when I was getting ready to write it. And I have just one thing to say about it: ha ha!


Or the Complete Story of How I Got to See One of the Greatest Milestones in the History of the Game

Part I: The Introduction
Part II: The Player
Part III: The Set-Up
Part IV: The Rainout
Part V: The Game
Part VI: The Aftermath (Coming sometime June 4, 2010 because I'm a lazy bum)


Or The Game Where Randy Johnson Becomes the 24th Player to Reach 300 Wins

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Randy Johnson's 300th Win Part IV: The Rainout

Welcome to Part IV of the six-part series looking back at Randy Johnson's 300th win. This part will detail the events of June 3, 2009, the scheduled date of Randy Johnson's first attempt at 300 wins, and what happened that eventually pushed the date of the milestone back to June 4. After writing 16,000 words in three days, I will try to make this entry more lightweight, but I can't make any guarantees.


Or the Complete Story of How I Got to See One of the Greatest Milestones in the History of the Game

Part I: The Introduction
Part II: The Player
Part III: The Set-Up
Part IV: The Rainout
Part V: The Game (Coming December 4)
Part VI: The Aftermath (Coming sometime in December)


Or The Events of the Day of the Rainout, and Meditations While Waiting Out a Rain Delay.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Randy Johnson's 300th Win Part III: The Set-Up

This is part III out of VI in my look back at one of the most significant events in my career as a baseball fan: seeing Randy Johnson win the 300th game of his career. Parts I and II were about 300-game winners, and the man who would be a 300-game winner, Randy Johnson. Part III is how I became interested in 300 wins, and the plans I made leading up to Randy's 300th win.


Or the Complete Story of How I Got to See One of the Greatest Milestones in the History of the Game

Part I: The Introduction
Part II: The Player
Part III: The Set-Up
Part IV: The Rainout (Coming December 3)
Part V: The Game (Coming December 4)
Part VI: The Aftermath (Coming sometime in December)


Or A Personal History of My Fascination with 300 Wins, and How I Made Plans to See 300 Game Winners Pitch.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Randy Johnson's 300th Win Part II: The Player

This is part II out of VI in my look back at one of the most significant events in my career as a baseball fan: seeing Randy Johnson win the 300th game of his career. Part I, in case you missed it, was both a defense and a history of the 300 win milestone. Part II will be about the man who would become the 24th pitcher to win 300 games.


Or the Complete Story of How I Got to See One of the Greatest Milestones in the History of the Game

Part I: The Introduction
Part II: The Player
Part III: The Set-Up (Coming December 2)
Part IV: The Rainout (Coming December 3)
Part V: The Game (Coming December 4)
Part VI: The Aftermath (Coming sometime in December)


Or The Man Who Would Become the 24th Pitcher to Win 300 Games