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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Pedro Says No Done Deal Yet

Free agent pitcher Pedro Martinez left Jefferson Hospital this afternoon and told reporters and fans that he has not signed with the Phillies after taking a physical. "Nothing's done yet," he said as he exited the hospital. The he told Inquirer staff writer Jorge Castillo in Spanish: "I feel good, thank God."
Pedro put his arm around one fan and told another: "This is my man ..."
He then exited, taking no more questions as the TV cameras departed.
 

Posted by Andy Martino @ 12:43 PM  Permalink | 56 comments
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Posted 12:51 PM, 07/14/2009
dksurf
Quite the shy guy, no? Seriously, get him on the field and go get Halladay - today!
Posted 12:54 PM, 07/14/2009
chase2kspc
If people haven't noticed...other teams are in on Halladay. Maybe it's time we start looking elsewhere. Maybe talk to the Mariners.
Posted 01:02 PM, 07/14/2009
Will.i.Am
Get this deal done ! Then ( sorry I love Happ ) but get Pedro signed, so we can put Happ in the deal to get Halladay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 01:10 PM, 07/14/2009
takeitdeep
No way do I want Erik Bedard. Get the Doc.
Posted 01:10 PM, 07/14/2009
bobbyuk
Chase--what other teams? There's only one speculated team after Halladay--the Angels--do they have the goods that it's going to take to get him? And will the Blue Jays deal him to another AL team?
Posted 01:17 PM, 07/14/2009
Dierte
bobbyuk - no offense, but they are talking about the Dodgers, Cardinals, Red Sox, White Sox, Yankees, and Angels all after him...sorry bud but the world doesn't revolve around just the Phillies..
Posted 01:21 PM, 07/14/2009
pjlay
bobbyuk: You must be kidding. For sure the Dodgers are after Halladay! The LA Times has been screaming for the Dodgers to get him for the last two weeks.
Posted 01:21 PM, 07/14/2009
donny05
When reading a PHILLY paper, yes it does revolve around the Phillies!
Posted 01:28 PM, 07/14/2009
Delaware Jim
The eagerness to deal Happ, arguably the Phils' best pitcher at this moment, is strange.
Posted 01:28 PM, 07/14/2009
UncleEddie
The Dodgers are not "in" on Halladay. They'd have to give up Billingsley or Kershaw, which is not going to happen.
Posted 01:29 PM, 07/14/2009
BaseballinReading
Forget Bedard! Get the Doc!
Posted 01:29 PM, 07/14/2009
SlinkTMP
Watch the Dodgers or the stinkin' Mets get Halladay.
Posted 01:29 PM, 07/14/2009
James TL
If all it takes is Carrasco, Donald, Marson and Madson I say do it now! With this deal the Phils get to keep Brown, Taylor, Happ AND Drabek!
Posted 01:30 PM, 07/14/2009
ktdb05
If Pedro is good he is going to be so much fun to root for.
Posted 01:32 PM, 07/14/2009
calm weather
I seriously doubt the Jays will trade a guy they "don't really want to trade" to a team consistently ahead of them in their own division. So, at least, take the Red Sox and Yanks off the list. Halladay wants to go to a team that has a great chance of winning, if he approves a trade, so take the White Sox off the list, too. So, it's Dodgers, Angels, Cards, Phils.
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Andy Martino is in his first season on the Phillies beat. A former New York City public school teacher and graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he previously wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered baseball and worked with the award-winning investigative sports "I-team."
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