Not Jackson, mind you.

Tom Verducci has a very interesting look at Randy Johnson and his continuing problems over at SI.com. While somewhat inconsistent with Will Carroll's take (that Randy has a bum knee), Verducci makes some good, reasoned arguments about Johnson and what he is facing.

The Yankees may like to think of that kind of trouble as a mechanical flaw, but it's more related to physiology and age. Johnson knows he has to stay on top of the ball -- just as he knows he has to keep his front shoulder closed and not let it fly open toward third base, as happens often now. It's not a secret. But his body isn't allowing him to do it consistently. Think of a senior golfer. Same basic swing, but because of age, the repeatability of the swing is diminished. The ability to repeat mechanics is the key to a pitcher's command.

This is not a matter of a few bad starts. Johnson and the Yankees are staring at a trend, just as Tom Glavine was last year when he reinvented himself by throwing more curveballs and by throwing his changeup on the inside corner to right-handers. Both developments allowed Glavine to reestablish his money pitches, the sinking fastball and changeup off the outside corner.

Mike Celizic over at MSNBC has the same type of story up and reiterates the point that Randy no longer has the same stuff that he once did. That's not to say that he can't become a very good pitcher again (see Mike Mussina/Greg Maddux/Tom Glavine). Of course, Johnson is a completely different animal...and it will interesting (to say the least) to see how he deals with this, the signs of his own mortality (pretty gloomy, huh?).