Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 3:01 PM | 11 comments |
 

Pedro Martinez: The Best a Man Can Get
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Pedro Martinez is in New York City doing a promotional tour for Gillette, the men's shaving line.

It's probably the closest he'll get to Yankee Stadium for awhile.

Martinez re-iterated his plan to remain on the sidelines this season, which has been well known for at least the past month. The 38-year-old righthander told the Associated Press that he has turned offers from several teams over the past two weeks.  

Martinez signed with the Phillies in July 2009. He went 5-1 with a 3.63 ERA in nine starts down the stretch and helped the Phillies reach the World Series.

Martinez told the Associated Press on Thursday he was “really happy” to receive the latest offers and
called them “very tempting.” He did not say which teams pursued him. Martinez said he will be spending the rest of the year with his kids and going on vacations.
Posted by David Murphy @ 3:01 PM  Permalink | 11 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:18 PM, 08/05/2010
    Can he close?
    — rolandofghent
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:35 PM, 08/05/2010
    taking the year off? I wonder if plans on pitching in the future. he ain't a spring chicken anymore...
    — bboybeballin
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:49 PM, 08/05/2010
    Come on Phillies, give him three million and have him take Blanton's spot. And Yeah, I'd love to see him close.
    — 76er
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:10 PM, 08/05/2010
    Decided to stay on sidelines------GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD ---------------------------
    — jwatson
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:03 PM, 08/05/2010
    Pedro was awesome last year. Some people's memories are as short as their...well. His start in Game 2 of the NLCS was amazing. (Utley's error) He was very good in Game 2 of WS as well but Burnett was just unhitable that night. Unfortunately the only game he'll be remembered for is Game 6. I still don't know what Manuel and Dubee were thinking about while elimination crept closer and closer. Dude should never of faced Matsui a second time. He simply had nothing that game from the very beginning. 5-1 down the stretch was just huge for us though and that Sun night ESPN game vs Mets was something. Come back Pedro!!!
    — Nails
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:13 PM, 08/05/2010
    Too bad. I would have liked to see him signed so the team's average age would come down.
    — The K Man
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:48 PM, 08/05/2010
    Pedro Martinez made a big difference for us in the regular season. He pitched well in the postseason until the WS.
    — wylies99
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:52 PM, 08/05/2010
    Hopefully he is injecting himself with some HGH so he can be ready to compete for our 5th starter job next year.
    — Spider Rico
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:38 AM, 08/06/2010
    Pedro is retired. He's about as high mileage a 38 as one can be.
    — PhillySubsMac
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:20 AM, 08/06/2010
    yeah bringing back pedro as a closer would be a stone cold mortal lock for the W/S..!
    — tucole


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About David Murphy
David Murphy joined the Daily News as its Phillies beat writer in February of 2008. Born in Upper Merion and raised in the Poconos, he attended college at La Salle University before taking jobs with the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun-News and the St. Petersburg ( Fla. ) Times. E-mail Dave at dmurphy@phillynews.com.

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