I Vote For Pedro!

Once last season ended and throughout the off-season I thought that Pedro Martinez would be just a memory of days gone by. I didn't hold a grudge against Pedro but he was hurt more often than not and did not earn the big contract he was given. Pedro was brought here to bring the Mets a championship but never delivered one. In 2006, the one year that the Mets did make the playoffs he was unable to play due to injuries. I appreciated all that Pedro had done in his career and the energy he brought back to the Mets but I thought our relationship with him was over. Pedro is a proud athlete and last year was a horrible year for him professionally and personally. Pedro felt good throughout the spring but in his first game of the season against the Marlins he got hurt and was put on the DL again. Pedro was also dealing with his father's illness and subsequent death. The smiling Pedro who danced in the dugout and played around with a plastic bat was not to be seen. He looked...