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Where Are They Now?(baseball player Randy Jones)
Former Cy Young Award Winner Randy Jones
A SURVEY OF CY YOUNG AWARD winners--Drysdale, Koufax, Gibson, Seaver, Palmer, Carlton, Guidry, Clemens, Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson--inspires memories of blazing fastballs.
So how did Randy Jones manage to get chosen as the National League's top pitcher in 1976?
The Padres left-hander relied largely on a sinker that was in the 73 to 75-mph range. Pinpoint control and an ability to make the sinker break in different directions were the keys to Jones' success.
"I just kept moving the ball around and knew hitters' weaknesses," he said.
A hard thrower when he entered Chapman College, ...
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