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The Case for Retiring Pedro’s Number

By ⋅ January 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In early December, Pedro Martinez officially announced that after 18 years, he was retiring from baseball. Martinez retires with a record of 219-100, an ERA of 2.93, 8 all-star game appearances and 3 CY Young awards, which are, in all likelihood, Hall of Fame credentials. Because of this news, it is a good time to reflect [...]

Verlander’s MVP Season Compares to Pedro in 1999

By ⋅ November 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The news earlier this week that Justin Verlander had won the Most Valuable Player created a bit an uproar throughout the world of baseball, after all there had been a relative understanding that pitchers had their own award with the Cy Young, whereas MVP belonged to everyday position players. An examination of the participating of [...]

Most Valuable Position Player: Verlander, Beckett, and the Demise of Morality in Sports

By ⋅ September 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With the Red Sox facing impending doom, we might as well look forward to the end of season awards. The most interesting award this year, is by far the American League Most Valuable Player (sorry National League, but I just don’t really care). There are two elements that make this year’s MVP so intriguing.  The [...]

Baseball Brawls: Are They Necessary?

By ⋅ July 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Coming off of their series win in Baltimore, the Red Sox faced the possibility of a repeated controversy from their last series with the Orioles. Before the All-Star Break, David Ortiz received a four-game suspension for his dispute with pitcher Kevin Gregg. Incidents involving fighting in baseball have been happening for years, and Boston fans [...]

Is Pedro Martinez a Hall of Famer?

By ⋅ May 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Former Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez is apparently on his way to retirement. According to the Associated Press, Martinez has ruled out a return to the majors just three weeks after it seemed he suggested he wanted to return to the Red Sox. He said that those comments on a return were misinterpreted. With Pedro [...]

Pedro Martinez Looking To Return With The Red Sox

By ⋅ April 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Pedro Martinez spent seven seasons with the Red Sox, made four trips to the playoffs, and won it all in his final year with the team in 2004. He then went on to sign with the Mets after that season, had one good season, and had three other injury-riddled years in New York. Pedro returned [...]

Manny Ramirez Set to Return to Fenway Park

By ⋅ June 18, 2010 ⋅ One comment

No one really knows what to expect from Red Sox fans this Friday night. With the Red Sox hosting a three-game interleague series against the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend, every fan in Red Sox nation is trying to decide how to react when they see Manny Ramirez in Fenway Park again. We’ll probably see [...]

Regarding Opening Night: Pedro’s Future

By ⋅ April 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Much has been made of Boston’s Opening Night Ceremonies last Sunday night. Most of it has revolved around five-year-old Joshua Sacco and his recitation of Herb Brooks’ speech from the movie “Miracle.” More specifically, the part where Brooks says “I’m so sick of hearing about what a great [hockey, replaced with baseball] team the [Russians, [...]

Red Sox All-Decade Team: 2000′s

By ⋅ December 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

This past decade has been good to us Red Sox fans, as weird as that is to say. Up until Game 4 of the ALCS, it looked like it was going to be another 10 years of let downs. It turns out, we were wrong. With two World Championships, the Red Sox have truly been [...]

Pedro Martinez vs. Yankees: New Uniform, Same Enemy

By ⋅ October 29, 2009 ⋅ 4 comments

Look, I know it hurts. None of us wanted it to end like this. But, this is the way it is, the way it has to be. It’s over for us. Those are the sentences I once wrote on my ex-girlfriend’s dry-erase board when she was away at work to inform her our relationship was [...]

Pedro Martinez on the Verge of a Comeback?

By ⋅ August 11, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Eat crow. It’s an English idiom that means humiliation by admitting wrongness or having been proven wrong after taking a strong position. I recently had to eat crow with a certain player you might know- John Smoltz. You might remember the stance I took on John Smoltz’s Fantasy Value before he took the mound for the first time [...]

TGIF: Pedro Martinez Fantasy Value

By ⋅ July 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

He’s baaaaack! Well, maybe his decision to come back wasn’t as drawn out as Roger Clemens or Brett Favre (who I hope doesn’t come back, stops trying to be the center of attention every offseason, and sticks to doing commercials for Wrangler Jeans). Studly QB’s in ass-tight jeans aside, we are here to discuss Pedro Martinez. There [...]

Brady’s Back, Pedro Martinez signs with Phillies

By ⋅ July 16, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Here’s a weekly a column taking a look at the top five sports events this past week that left us all asking the question “Did that just happen?” In no particular order… Tim Wakefield doesn’t play in the All-Star game …and neither does Beckett. Regardless of Joe Maddon’s intentions for their roles as pitchers, it [...]

Pedro Martinez To Sign with Phillies?

By ⋅ July 14, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

Former Sox ace Pedro Martinez will make his long-awaited return to the major leagues as early as Wednesday with the Phillies, assuming he passes his physical. Pedro privately worked out with the Phillies twice last week, and apparently impressed the team enough to begin negotiations. Pedro hasn’t thrown a pitch in the major leagues since [...]

Rumored Leak of 2003 Steroid List is Most Likely Fake

By ⋅ June 30, 2009 ⋅ 20 comments

Update, (07/30/09): Ortiz, Manny named on 2003 list In news that is spreading like wildfire, the 2003 list of the 103 MLB baseball players who tested positive for steroids has been potentially leaked to the public. Rotoinfo.com posted the story this morning and it has been the talk of the town all day. The biggest problem [...]

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