THE BIG UNIT Randy Johnson talks hitting the bird, new MLB rules & photography ⚾ | Pat McAfee Show 

RJ is incredibly humble in this interview. He is one of the most dominant athletes in the last 40 years. Very much the Shaq of baseball

Randy’s a legend. I could listen to him talk ball all day.

For those of you who aren’t into baseball, this man was probably the most intimidating pitcher to ever live… and not just that, he was ELITE; he’s in most people’s all-time starting rotation. A league where the men played this sport at the absolute highest level in the world, he was a king amongst men.

Randy looks unrecognizable!! Not necessarily in a bad way but just different! I think it’s the beard and glasses

He was one of my favorite pitchers growing up. ❤

This man made the steroid era hitters shake in their boots.

Great interview. As a Braves fan, would love to see Chipper or Maddox on the show. Would be a good time.

My all time favorite player of ALL TIME!!! The big unit!…Mr. Randy Johnson!!! Hells yeah!!!

"Baseball is the greatest game ever invented" Babe Ruth

Randy is my GOAT. Dude upped his game halfway through his career and became one of the scariest pitchers in history

Wish he touched on the two guys that really turned his career around, Tom House & Nolan Ryan. They set him on the path to greatness.

Bro crazy I been watching Randy highlights since I been playing MLB the show recently, and first interview I’ve ever seen him in like a week later. Crazy

One of the best signature

"I AM RANDY JOHNSON" is all i heard and im satisfied

Favorite player of all time! Absolutely LOVE RJ

Randy’s voice sounds like Bill Walton.

Awesome interview.

One of the best! Now Randy is a photographer for the NFL

This guy was the scariest pitcher to live. He struck down a bird with his thunder once. I don’t think everyone realizes just how improbable that was😂❤

One of my top 3 favorite pitcher's

Lifetime Mariners fan! Big Unit is the dude! Unstoppable freak and the bird moment is 1 in a 1,000,000,000

Absolutely love this guy. Hard to say he’s underrated given his stats and his HOF status. But I think with his occasional wildness makes some think he’s not as good as he is. He’s phenomenal. I absolutely love this guy. I also love his personality. I remember after he hit the bird, he was not amused. He was pissed at everyone laughing because he felt so badly. I mean, it’s not his fault, and it’s incredible, so I’m glad he can laugh at it now, but still… I love his compassion for animals. Not at all surprised that he’s doing safari photographs and the like now. So on brand. I haven’t a clue what his politics is, but he SEEMS like a compassionate, caring, loving guy. …on top of his phenomenal career. Love everything about him. One of my top five favorites of all time who didn’t play for my own team.

Dude so intense

Fuckin great surprise to see the big unit on here, nephews should check out this legends highlights

We dont need exploding birds and 4,000 strikeouts just to broach the topic of baseball on ESPN

My pops met him at a Hooters in Baltimore when the Mariner’s were playing the O’s…he signed a receipt and has the TINIEST signature I’ve ever seen

Thank you for covering a sport and legend that adults still care about. Unfortunately, folks find it easy to say “baseball is boring” because it’s become cool to have the attention span of a 4 year old.

Great interview, yea the last era of pitchers that could go the whole nine if needed (Randy, Clemens, Maddux, Glavine). Which had happened for over a hundred years. And what an incredible nick name "The Big Unit."

They show the Kruk one but the one with Larry Walker in the ASG is even better.

Tucson represent 🙏🏽

Lfg boys 🔥

“Hittin the bird” sounds like a euphemism😂

Being a diamondbacks fan and a raiders fan hearing Pat tell Randy he's like Maxx Crosby is music to my ears. Absolute legends of there sport. Maxx will go down as a hall of gamer and could be the greatest Raider to ever do it. Just like Randy is the best pitcher to suit up for the Dbacks...Brandon Webb a close second tho

The Big Unit

Oldest/first IRL MLB memory I have is seeing Randy Johnson and the Diamondbacks at the Reds in 2002. I was only 8. 8IP and 11 Ks for Johnson but honestly I only remember one thing, him hitting a ground rule double. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ERbw_3EA7G0.html

Wow Randy looks so different now

Its the Batters taking time between each pitch that makes the game slow.

The bird thing would be trivially memorable if it happened to anyone else. It is so amazing because of all people to have taken a pitcher's mound, a bird accidentally flew in front of a baseball thrown by one of the greatest, most intimidating pitchers of our time. It is so funny. Not for the bird though.

11:51 i grew up watching guys CG on L's so he right

The one pitcher I would never want to face if I was in the pros, ever. His hand would feel like it was inches from your face on release. No way..

I feel like Randy is doing the like boomer thing when they yell into their speakerphone.

mount rushmore

As a Yankees fan I hated him but my god he was ridiculous. He casually threw a first pitch 77 mph like was playing catch in the backyard at the age of 50

The mlb was on the money adding the pitch clock, if you watch highlights from the 90s its not unusual for a player to take a 5 minute at bat🤣

He looks so different

The bird was sacrificed so they could win the World Series.

This man was so good the Yankees got him at like age 41 and we all treated it like Christ coming back to earth 😂😂 (he’d go on to be a terrible Yankee lol)

Huh, this show is talking about baseball? That’s a first.

Baseball is better than football 🤷🏾‍♂️😂😂😂

Randy hits a bird...millions of viewers look up from eating chicken wings and nuggets to talk about how bad they feel for the bird... 🤔

WARNING There is literally NOWHERE to watch nightly MLB game highlights. This Week In Baseball (TWIB) AND Baseball Tonight are off the air. USA Today Baseball Weekly is GONE.

Awful show but Randy can make anything palatable.

if that bird thing happened in todays space of time... baseball would be banned indefinitely.

One of the all-time worst with fans. Screw this guy.

it really goes to show the american mindset; just watch the nba right now. it’s fucking pitiful. and yet nba gets 60x the coverage of mlb.. sad sad sports state the country is in right now.

Damn Randy didn’t age well

The big fuccn unit him and Barry bonds were my favorite players growing up I love his personality