Yardbarker: Pedro Martinez

Tuesday: Free agents file, Phillies formulate plans

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:29:21 -0500

Less than a week removed from the World Series and the Phillies' hot stove is heating up. Chan Ho Park, Matt Stairs and Paul Bako joined Pedro Martinez, Miguel Cairo, Pedro Feliz and Brett Myers in filing for free agency. Free agents have been assigned Type A and B designation and now the stage is set for teams to talk turkey. Only Park and Eyre will garner extra picks for the Phils. Aside from a few reported discussions about Pedro...

Sadly, no baseball will be played tomorrow.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:53:12 -0500

With their backs against the wall, needing a victory to keep their season alive, the reigning WFC failed to capitalize with men on base and as a result the New York Yankees are world champions. Pedro Martinez seemingly never had a chance against this potent Yankees line up, Hideki Matsui specifically. The Yanks got four off him early, tacked on a few more against the Phils pen, and that was enough for Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera.The fielding for the Fightins' was uncharacteristically...

World Series Game 6 Recap: Yankees 7, Phillies 3

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:52:02 -0500

What happened? The Yankees defeated the Phillies to win the World Series, 4-2. Who did what? Pedro Martinez (L, 0-2) allowed four runs on three hits in four innings. He walked two and struck out five. Ryan Howard went 1 for 4 with a homer (1) and two RBIs. Carlos Ruiz went 2 for 2 with a triple (1) and [...]

Phillies-Yankees Game Six Notes: Watching the Guillotine

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:51:00 -0500

> Coming into tonight's game, despite my love for Pedro Martinez, I knew that a win was going to be all on the offense. They weren't ever going to win a 2-1 game in New York, not against this offense, and not with this bullpen. There was hope that they can slug their way to a win, of course; the Yankee starters weren't used to working on three days rest, and the bullpen wasn't airtight. But it's still a disconcerting way to start a game. > I tuned in a little late, a...

Pedro Martinez Looks To Extend The World Series For The Fightins

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:17:16 -0500

I can’t believe I just typed that headline. The greatest pitcher of your lifetime is set to take the hill tonight against his arch-enemy New York Yankees to pull the Phillies even in the 2009 World Series and force a Game 7 in the Bronx tomorrow night. Obviously, no one on Earth could’ve predicted this situation [...]

Important Baseball Game Not Involving The Red Sox Still Somehow All About The Red Sox

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:40 -0500

Shocking development, via Dan Shaughnessy: The ongoing longitudinal study of narcissistic personality disorder known as Red Sox Nation has somehow contrived to turn Game 6 of a Phillies-Yankees World Series into a drama centering on ... Red Sox Nation "Six years later, he is back in new Yankee Stadium, still pitching for the honor of Red Sox Nation," Shaughnessy begins. He means Pedro Martinez, who is fated to spend the rest of his natural days being trailed by a herd of Back Bay po...

Game 6: The stage they deserve

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:07:23 -0500

A word for Pedro Martinez vs. Andy Pettitte in Game 6 of the World Series: spectacular. And knowing the Phillies are the ones holding the magnanimous Pedro, recognizing his history in New York: unbelievable. Tonight is just another chapter in a growing list of “pinch me” moments for Phillies fans. It's getting hard to remember what it was like to watch alternate prime time programming. Believe it or not, this is the first meeting between Pedro and Pettitte in 11...

Oh, NYPost, You Kings of Comedy

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:21:22 -0500

And here I thought Shane Victorino in a skirt was an awful Photoshop. The New York Post's Photoshopping intern is back at it today with Pedro Martinez's head being placed on a baby in diapers with the headline "Spank Him, Yanks!" People for the Ethical Treatment of Infants should be all over the Post for that one. And yet Phillies fans have one-upped the Post's efforts with a much more work intensive Photoshop below that is more predictive of tonight's ...

Game Six Pitchers Have No Clue What To Expect

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:06:37 -0500

Would you have it any other way? Pedro Martinez and Andy Pettitte in a big game in Yankee Stadium, this time in the World Series? Sure the matchup would have been far more epic a decade ago, but the two crafty veterans know what it takes to win big games. For Pettitte, it's a chance to clinch another series in 2009 and hoist another trophy for the Yankees – his fifth with the ball club along with Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada. For Martinez, it's a chance to once ...

I Guess This Headline Means Pedro Martinez Is The Ray Parker, Jr. Of Baseball…Or Something

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:30:41 -0500

Who ya gonna call? Pedro Martinez? Clearly, the headline writer of the AP story had Ghostbusters on the brain or he is a huge fan of R&B funkmaster Ray Parker, Jr. Although I guess if he was simply a fan of Parker, Jr., he could have went with one of his lesser-known tunes, like 1983’s “Bad [...]

Postgame: Yankees pull series even behind Burnett

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:32:25 -0500

Using a good breaking ball, A.J. Burnett fanned nine Phillies, allowing a run over seven innings, as the Yankees pitched their way past Pedro Martinez and the Phils en route to a 3-1 victory. Beerleaguer: A good rule of thumb against the Phillies' offense is that if you start a pitcher possessing a good breaking ball, keep pounding them, which is what A.J. Burnett did tonight. The hard-throwing right-hander walks a fine line between the type of pitcher the Phils...

Phillies-Yankees World Series GAME 2: Daddy's Home...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:52:29 -0500

Sorry for the delay, folks. Our blog host locked up some time between 2 and 3, and we got it back ten minutes before gametime. Obviously, we'll keep this short, and sorry for the lack of a liveblog (weren't planning to do that anyway!). Not sure comments are back yet, but if they return and you want to chime in, please do. Tonight, for our money, is about one thing—Pedro. Jay-Z and Alicia are off the stage, and now it's up to AJ Burnett and Pedro Martinez. I still can't wrap m...

Preview World Series Game 2: Philies @ Yankees

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:22:00 -0500

Pedro Martinez takes mound in familiar companyThis should be fun.After smacking the Yankees in the World Series opener behind a brilliant performance by Cliff Lee, the Phillies will send their other mid-season Cy Young Award winning acquisition with Pedro Martinez. Knowing the history between Martinez and the Yankees (and their fans) this game makes for some high-profile drama.With Martinez the Phillies may be playing their wild card in game two. Martinez was terrific against the Los Angeles ...

Pedro Gets Game Two in the Bronx

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:58:59 -0500

Charlie Manuel had been somewhat tight-lipped regarding his game two starter for the World Series, but when he didn't immediately go with Cole Hamels, the writing was on the wall that we might see Pedro Martinez follow Cliff Lee in the rotation. Interestingly, neither pitcher was on the Phillies roster at the start of the season. Always fun to think back to spring training, when if someone had said, the Phillies will once again be in the World Series... and Cliff Lee and Pedro Martinez wi...

Who Gets the Ball in Game Two at Yankee Stadium?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:39:55 -0500

Charlie hasn't said it yet, but most people seem to think one Pedro Martinez will get the start in the Bronx on Thursday for game two of the World Series. Pedro has certainly been lobbying for the spot and has his fair share of history with the Yankees. Phillies fans seem to be mixed on whether to give Cole or Pedro the ball in game two. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing Hamels throw in the friendly confines of Citizens Bank Park in game three. I just feel like Pedro ma...