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Pedro Martinez paid Derek Jeter the ultimate compliment on Tuesday, saying the New York Yankees shortstop was the one player he wanted to avoid during the postseason. Pedro is doing some work for TBS as a postseason analyst and was asked during the …
Pitchers like Pedro Martinez don’t miss very often. The former Boston Red Sox ace had as much control as any hurler who has every played the game. That can only mean two things when it comes to hitting a batter with a pitch: either it was a …
The Boston Red Sox officially announced on Thursday that they have signed Pedro Martinez. No, not like that. While Boston could certainly use some more starting pitching, Pedro is retired from baseball. This time around, Martinez will be working at …
Friday was a day of celebration at Fenway Park, and Kevin Millar and Pedro Martinez took that message to heart. The former Boston World Series winners led a toast prior to the Red Sox-Yankees game on Friday, and they both seemed rather sloshed. …
There are few figures in Boston sports history who have worse status than former Red Sox manager Grady Little. If the Sox hadn’t won two World Series in the next four years, Little might have gone down in the same category as Bill Buckner and …
In MLB, there is one main difference between the American League and the National League. In the AL, designated hitters are allowed but in the NL they’re not. That means pitchers don’t have to bat in the AL so their only job is to pitch. …
Grady Little has been crucified by miserable Red Sox fans for keeping Pedro Martinez in a playoff game too long. Charlie Manuel is now drawing the ire of miserable Phillies fans for pulling Pedro too early in a playoff game. Oddly enough, I’ve …
Pedro Martinez pitched six and two-thirds innings of three-run ball Tuesday night against the Nationals, leaving with a 4-3 lead. Since the Phillies hung on, Pedro got the win making him 4-0 in his six starts with Philadelphia — the other two …
I’ve been meaning to write something about this for quite a while, and thankfully all the Mitchell Report madness has given impetus to this very post. Just last week, Pedro Martinez proclaimed he dominated the Steroids Era cleanly, and added …
