Randy Johnson getting better with age.

From: Philadelphia Daily News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: May 16, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Bernard Fernandez

PHILADELPHIA _ One of the prerequisites for being a great pitcher is having a short memory.

On May 11 against the Phillies at Veterans Stadium, Randy Johnson was touched for two home runs to waste most of a 5-0 advantage, then watched from the dugout as closer Byung-Hyun Kim served up a game-tying home run to Tomas Perez in the ninth.

Although Arizona eventually won, 6-5, in 10 innings, Kim's blown save meant Johnson had t...

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