My Top 10 Favorite Left Handed Pitchers

Here are my Top 10 lefties:

1. Sandy Koufax (1955 - 1966)
2. C.J. Nitkowski (1995 - 2005)
3. Randy Johnson (1988 - 2009)
4. C.C. Sabathia (2001 - Present)
5. Cliff Lee (2002 - Present)
6. Ron Guidry (1975 - 1988)
7. Andy Pettitte (1995 - Present)
8. Steve Carlton (1965 - 1988)
9. Al Leiter (1987 - 2005)
10. C.J. Wilson (2005 - Present)

For my top 10 righties click here: The Icky Shuffle: My Top 10 Favorite Right Handed Pitchers

Top 9 Randy Johnson Moments

Here is a list of the Top 9 moments that I'll remember from Randy Johnson's career.

9. Randy playing himself in the movie "Little Big League"

8. Randy kills a bird when throwing a pitch

7. Randy was in a couple of classic commercials, including one for Nike where he was trying to hit a baseball from a pitching machine and missing terribly

6. 5 time Cy Young award winner including 4 in a row from 1999-2002

5. MLB All-Star appearances against John Kruk (1993) and Larry Walker (1997)

4. On May 18th 2004 Randy becomes oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game

3. Randy pitches a 3 hit shut-out in 1995 against the California Angels to lead the Mariners into the playoffs

2. June 4th 2009 Randy Johnson becomes the 24th player to win 300 games

1. Randy Johnson's Co-MVP in the 2001 World Series

LHP Randy Johnson Retires

Randy Johnson has retired after 22 years as a Major League Pitcher. He was one of the most dominant/intimidating pitchers of this generation (if not of all time).