[外電] Pedro Martinez Waiting for That One Last Call for Help

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Pedro Martinez Waiting for That One Last Call for Help http://tinyurl.com/3rxo2fr If there were a classified section published for athletes, you might see a listing like this: Free-agent pitcher looking for work. Eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2004 World Series champion. Contact Pedro Jaime Martinez at a fishing pier in the Dominican Republic or Miami. Martinez, 39, who last pitched for Philadelphia against the Yankees in the sixth game of the 2009 World Series, has never officially retired and is waiting for a call to help a team win a World Series. He has an academy in the Dominican Republic and the Pedro Martinez and Brothers Foundation. On Sunday, he will be a guest with Aaron Boone and Bernie Williams on MLB Network’s “20 Greatest Games” series, featuring Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series, in which the Yankees defeated Martinez’ s Boston Red Sox. Q. How do you spend your time? A. Training, the Pedro Youth Academy and Ballpark and the foundation. I’ve also been doing a little bit of fishing and spending time with my family, of course. I fish most of the time in Miami and the Dominican — that’s where we spend the most time. When I see myself free completely, I’m fishing. If I ’m not, I’m training or dealing with the foundation. Q. If a major league team called, how soon could you be ready to pitch in a game? A. I’m in shape right now and I’m training and I’m playing catch, so getting to full strength would probably take me a month, month and a half, to be on a mound. Q. What will make you retire? A. More than anything, my family. The more time I spend away from the game, the more attached I get to my family. Apart from that, it would probably be just the hassle of having to travel so much and being away from them. It’s what makes it more difficult for us. Q. What are you most proud of in your career? A. Just the fact that I was able to have the best job ever and that I have an honorable career and that I can leave that as a legacy with no shame, not on the field. That I’m able to lead by example for many young players coming up. Q. Which players do you enjoy watching now? A. Everyone. Every one of them is exciting, every one of them is a lot of fun. But I like good pitchers, I like good defensive plays. I like everything about baseball, to be honest. Everybody and everything. But without a doubt, a good pitching matchup is a highlight for us pitchers. I would love to see a matchup between Ubaldo Jimenez and Roy Halladay. That would be a dream matchup. I know it can be stressful for some of us to be facing top-notch pitchers, but that’s the way I liked it throughout my career. I liked big pitchers, the big time and big games, and I’m pretty sure they feel the same way. Q. Which hitter gave you the most trouble? A. Edgar Martinez. He’d foul off so many pitches! He’d foul off 11 or 12 before you’d get him out or he’d get the hit. He had my pitch count really high. Q. If the Yankees, the Phillies and the Red Sox called you to pitch and offered the same salary, which team would you sign with? A. I’d probably have to say the Red Sox. 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. Q. Who will win the National and American League pennants and the World Series this year? A. I believe if the pitching staff stays healthy, I’d pick the Phillies to win the World Series and National League. In the American League, I’d probably have to go with the Red Sox. They’re loaded. They have pitching, they have everything, so I think they’re due. 紅襪可以考慮衝一下啊! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.115.179.43

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