PHOENIX − Atlanta All-Star pitcher Chris Sale, standing in front of his locker late one night, couldn’t stop talking about him, praising him, extolling every ounce of his being.
“Other than my dad and my grandparents,’’ Sale said, “he’s about as influential in my life as anybody.
“I just wanted to be like him.
“And to pitch like him.’’
Sale was talking about 6-foot-10, Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson.
So, how well do you know each other?
“I’ve never talked to him,’’ Sale said.
Oh, but you at least met him before, right?