Pedro Martinez doesn't want to go into the Hall of Fame as a Phillie
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Pedro Martinez doesn't want to go into the Hall of Fame as a Phillie
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
There's a decent interview with Pedro Martinez in today's New York Times.
You can get the whole thing here, but to sum it up: He doesn't consider himself retired, he could sign a contract today and pitch in a month, and he is open to pitching this season. Obviously, the Phillies have no need for him, and probably don't have much of an ability to pay him.
But the Times did ask Martinez an interesting question: If the Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies each offered you a contract, which would you pick?
"I’d probably have to say the Red Sox," Martinez said. "I would like to win a World Series in the National League, so the Phillies are in there, too. But for the time I’m going to be playing, I think Boston is more suitable so that I can retire with the Boston Red Sox and go to the Hall of Fame with the same hat."
So you can cancel the Cooperstown hotel reservations you made for five years from now.
Martinez does, however, pick the Phillies to win the World Series.
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I would take Pedro in a heartbeat. Between the starters and Contreras/Madson there ain't much. A starter or two could get hurt at any time.[see:Lidge,Utley]Call him a million dollar insurance policy.— dadtown- uh duh! That headline is about as surprising as the sun rising tommorrow. If you only spend a few months in Philly in almost 20 years of pitching, why would you want to represent them in the Hall.— phillyfan99
- He shouldo in as an Expo— bluejfk
- Nor should he go in as a Philly. He pitched well down the stretch, but came up short when it mattered in the WS (sounds familiar Boston?). No doubt he is a Hall of Famer. But in the end, his best years were as a Red Sox and thats the fact ma'am.— drhoffman
- Wow, Murph, what's next, an in-depth expose on Danny Tartabull saying he's still torn whether to go into the Hall as a Phillie or Royal....?— AFlyers66
- I dunno, maybe it's just me, but I think I detect a less than serious demeanor in this article....— gloriousglo2
- Misleading headline. Why would Pedro Martinez go into the Hall of Fame as a Phillie considering he has only pitched part of one season with the Phillies as compared to 4 seasons with the Expos and 7 with the Red Sox?— Freedom Fries
- karl malone i'm sure doesn't want to go into the hall as a laker lol...what a silly article to try to get drunks all riled up " Pedro hates philly he pitched here 2 months and pitched a world series game!!"— Bleezie30
- Why would anyone think he would retire in a Phillies uniform? He has so much history elsewhere...It wouldn't even feel right if he did.— MFPhils
- I guess I'll have to turn the sarcasm font on the next time.— David_Murphy
Comment removed.- Who thinks he SHOULD go in as a Phillie?— tpizza
- Really? This is like saying Steve Carlton doesn't want to go into the Hall as a Twin.— slovak34
- He shouldn't so no story here— shawnmac
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