Pearl Jam and Soundgarden @ The Safe for Big Unit's return
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6. Randy Johnson's homecoming: The big lefty didn't notch victory No. 299, but his return to Seattle was such a big deal Friday that Eddie Vedder and the rest of Pearl Jam came out, as did the boys from Soundgarden and Johnson's wife and children. The standing ovation as he walked off the field in the sixth was a terrific moment, as was Ken Griffey Jr.'s reminiscing about the time the Big Unit played left field. It's true, too -- one inning back in 1993.
"He asked Lou [Piniella, Seattle's manager at the time] and Lou was like, 'OK, go out there,'" Griffey said. "I was like, 'Huh?' I was definitely going to let him have everything when he was out there. I've gotta see how much ground he can cover.
"He did tell me that he's got the balls up high, because he's taller."
Piniella smiled when asked about the event -- and professed to have zero memory of it.
"But if Junior says it happened, I'm sure it did," Piniella said, chuckling. "Junior remembers trivia."
So does Baseball-Reference.com.
6. Randy Johnson's homecoming: The big lefty didn't notch victory No. 299, but his return to Seattle was such a big deal Friday that Eddie Vedder and the rest of Pearl Jam came out, as did the boys from Soundgarden and Johnson's wife and children. The standing ovation as he walked off the field in the sixth was a terrific moment, as was Ken Griffey Jr.'s reminiscing about the time the Big Unit played left field. It's true, too -- one inning back in 1993.
"He asked Lou [Piniella, Seattle's manager at the time] and Lou was like, 'OK, go out there,'" Griffey said. "I was like, 'Huh?' I was definitely going to let him have everything when he was out there. I've gotta see how much ground he can cover.
"He did tell me that he's got the balls up high, because he's taller."
Piniella smiled when asked about the event -- and professed to have zero memory of it.
"But if Junior says it happened, I'm sure it did," Piniella said, chuckling. "Junior remembers trivia."
So does Baseball-Reference.com.
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