Big Unit has case to be best-ever lefty

"After 22 seasons, five Cy Young awards, 303 wins, 166 losses, 4,135.1 innings, 17,067 batters faced, and 66,892 pitches thrown, Randy Johnson is retiring. His dominance, his flair and his legendary slider will all be missed. But it's the right time.

Johnson, age 46, was hardly an embarrassment last season (96.0 innings, 4.88 ERA), but it's apparent he's in steep decline. Wisely, he's getting out before he defiles our memories of him.

Five years from now, Johnson will be . . . "