Nicolo, did you see the series of photos?, you can see the board in the background. Last pitch he threw was 98.
Great to see history on FR.
Last pitch he threw was 98I've saved that photo of the last pitch. Thanks for pointing it out!
Both DC area papers ran the AP story this morning. How pathetic. Boswell had better write about it tommorrow... So, to the web, and the best article I have found so far is from SI:
27 up, 27 downIberian, I enjoyed your post no. 80, too. Total agreement.
Johnson, nicknamed the Big Unit, struck out 13 and plowed through the decimated Braves' lineup in 117 awesomely effective pitches. He threw an astonishing 18 of them at 97 mph or better, including five that clocked 98 mph and one that popped in at 99. He mixed in his deadly trademark slider with the fastball and threw in a handful of split-fingered fastballs just for good measure.