FACT: Rick Jennings has the initials "RJ".
FACT: Randy Johnson does, too.
FACT: Rick Jennings was born on June 3, 1985 in Albany, New York.
FACT: Randy Johnson drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the amateur draft on June 3, 1985.
FACT: Randy Johnson began his professional career at the Class-A Jamestown (New York) Expos.
FACT: Jamestown is the furthest west of any professional baseball team in New York State, and the closest to Cleveland, Ohio.
FACT: On February 25, 1996, Rick Jennings moved west to Cleveland, Ohio.
FACT: On May 25, 1989, Randy Johnson was traded west to the Seattle Mariners.
FACT: Rick Jennings throws and bats left-handed.
FACT: Randy Johnson throws left-handed and bats .127 (as of August 31, 2005)
FACT: Rick Jennings could only hope to hit that well.
FACT: Randy Johnson can consistently throw a baseball 97-98 MPH.
FACT: Rick Jennings can consistently throw a baseball.
FACT: Randy Johnson appears in ads for Capital One credit cards.
FACT: Rick Jennings once overdrew his Key Money debit card.
FACT: Randy Johnson threw a perfect game on May 18, 2004 against the Atlanta Braves, becoming the oldest person ever to do so, at age 40.
FACT: Rick Jennings got a C in Senior Ensemble at Shaker Heights High School, becoming the only person ever to do so, at age 18.
FACT: Randy Johnson has started three Major League All-Star Games.
FACT: Rick Jennings started three major fridge packs of Diet Vanilla Coke, five days before leaving for Israel.
FACT: Randy Johnson is 6 feet, 10 inches tall.
FACT: The State of Ohio once issued Rick Jennings an actual state I.D. that listed his height as 6'10".
FACT: Randy Johnson now plays for the New York Yankees.
FACT: Rick Jennings hates the New York Yankees, and wishes Randy Johnson all the best, but at the same time wishes that the Big Unit's arm will fall off during spring training.

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