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Randy Johnson got a Phoenix street renamed after him because the city can't honor him enough

On Thursday, Randy Johnson received an honor that only the most cherished among us get: his very own street. Phoenix now has a "Randy Johnson Way" outside of Chase Field, and it is just the next step in a process that will likely end with the state of Arizona's name becoming "Big Unit-a." Here's the Hall of Famer on his eponymous roadway:   
"This is something here in Arizona that just hasn't stopped since the moment I retired … the [Hall of Fame] induction, then the number retirement, then getting the key to the city, and then having the street named after me. And I was very honored and very privileged and very humbled."
Johnson is slowly taking over. Listening to him tick off his honors, it becomes clear: From Chase Field to the city of Phoenix, to the entire state of Arizona, soon Johnson's presence will be felt everywhere. Not that that's bad a thing -- why wouldn't you honor a five-time Cy Young Award winner who recorded 4,875 strikeouts as much as you could?
As for that street, well, according to D-backs president Derrick Hall, America is getting its own autobahn
"We're going to lobby you to make sure the speed limit here is somewhere between 97 and 100 mph on RJ Way."
That's pretty fast.  

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