Thumbnails | Next player Money Pitchers: The celebrated Opening Day pitching duel of Kevin Brown vs. Randy Johnson disintegrates into an 8-6 Dodgers win in which neither pitcher figured in the decision. So this is what money looks like. Real money. Except for those cheesy casino exhibits -- $1 MILLION IN BILLS! PINKERTONS AT THE READY! -- this was our best chance to see a fortune up close. Imagine: $157 million on one mound. A nation gawked. -- Richard Hoffer Issue date: April 12, 1999 Photograph by V. J. Lovero Sports Illustrated on Baseball | Team-by-Team Reports Rookie of the Year Watch | SI's Inside Baseball Archive

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