Randy Johnson says his best season might still be ahead.

From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: March 29, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Frank Fitzpatrick

TUCSON, Ariz. _ Somehow it's hard to envision Warren Spahn encased in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber between starts. And unless history neglected to record it, Lefty Grove never hired a personal conditioning expert or used biokinetics in order to extend his release point.

Randy Johnson, however, is not your everyday lefthanded pitcher with Hall of Fame credentials. Randy Johnson is a 6-foot-10, 39-year-old marvel who has won four straight Cy Young Awards and hopes that modern science and his own obsession with fitness will help him win at least ...

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