FILE--Houston Astros' Randy Johnson delivers a pitch in the third inning against the Cincinnati Reds, in this Sept. 7, 1998 file photo. Johnson, the most accomplished pitcher among this year's free agents, agreed Monday, Nov. 30, 1998 to a $53 million, four-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. (AP Photo/Tim Johnson)
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Even as the Hall of Fame inductees took to a different corner of the media room Saturday, the intersection of the four-man class of 2015 stood out most.
When the Astros traded for Randy Johnson in 1998, the Big Unit went on to pitch what he called “the most dominating I’ve ever been in two months.