The Pedro Martinez Era starts in phantastic phasion for Phillies

He was Pedro.Not quite as fast with the fastball, or as slick with the slider or as contrary with the changeup. But for five innings on Wednesday, he was Pedro. Good enough to push the even-more-ancient Jamie Moyer to the bullpen for at least a while. Good enough to win his first start for Philadelphia, though the game isn't over yet, with the Phillies leading 12-3 in the eighth. Is Pedro Martinez good enough to help the Phillies repeat in the NL bleeping East and beyond? Well, if this is how he'll do on average, sure. Here's his line: Five innings, seven hits, three earned runs, one walk, five strikeouts. More stats below and I'll update later with quotes from the man, the myth, the legend himself. He reached at least 90 mph 20 times and amped it up to 92 six times. Of course, he also threw sliders and changeups — a couple of which were downright nasty. But he's 37 years old (Pedro Birthers might disagree) and he hadn't pitched in a major league game...