So it took him a little longer to adjust to pitching in the Big Apple. So what. Maybe he had other things on his mind. Randy Johnson dusted off his smoking fastball and sharp slider in a return to the form that once made him one of the most feared pitchers in baseball. His complete game, 6-1 victory over Pittsburgh featured 11 strikeouts and 0 walks. The Pirates received an early warning-slap in the face when the first two batters of the game shuffled meekly back to the dugout after striking out on 3 pitches. Then the third guy also got punched out, creating the reality of a very long night for the visitors. Not for Randy, however, who completed the game in less than two and a half hours. He increased his record to 7-5, and dropped his ERA to 3.51. Plenty of time left to finish the season with a bang, and give big George happy feet in the process. ?Things just get blown out of proportion here,? Johnson cried. ?You give up a couple of runs, and you lose 3-1 or something, the world?s coming to an end.? Welcome to Georgie?s World. No one said it would be easy. Racking up his 205th double-digit career strikeout game moved Johnson closer to leader Nolan Ryan, who has 215. He also tied Carl Hubbell for 40th place on the all-time wins list with 253. Seems a cinch for 39th. The 1982 Livermore High graduate (in the Bay Area) tossed a perfect game in his final prep start. He went to the University of Southern California on a basketball/baseball scholarship, but decided on baseball, and had a teammate there by the name of Mark McGwire. Good choice. He gets over 15 million buckeroonies this year. Randy has been very involved in charities throughout his career. Some of his generous overtures include donating $400,000 to the Red Cross for the South East Asia devastation, more than $300,000 for his ?Strikeout Homelessness? program, and various fund-raisers for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. There are also many others. Johnson has had his share of odd instances. Who can forget the terror-crazed look on John Kruk?s face as he continually bailed out of the batter?s box against Randy in the 1993 All-Star game. Then there was that unfortunate bird that got obliterated by flying in the way of one of his pitches. And the time he was in the middle of a brawl between the D?Backs and the Giants, lost his hat, reached down, picked it up, put it on his head and milled around for several minutes. Only problem: It was a Giant?s hat! What a hoot. Guess that?s what happens to 6?10? pitchers. ?When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it?s fun,? Randy once said with a grin. Mr. Kruk might disagree about the fun part. Now 41, the ?Big Useless? (as some Yankee fans call him ? whew, tough crowd) appears to finally be putting it together as a Yank. He was coming off a superlative shutout performance against the powerful Cardinals. ?He's going after them and daring them, where a few starts ago, he was feeling his way,? manager Joe Torre said. ?The last few times out, stuff has fallen into place for him. Now, he is who he is.? I am what I am. ?I?m not done,? roared The Unit. ?I?ve got a lot of fire in me.?