» One thing god definitely wants is for him to cash that $52 million check
November 4th, 2006

One thing god definitely wants is for him to cash that $52 million check

Filed under: Sports reporters, Pedro Martinez, Red Sox front office by Seth Mnookin @ 10:24 am
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“Pedro Martínez says that if his right shoulder doesn’t return to full strength, he would consider retiring. Martínez had surgery Oct. 5 to repair a torn rotator cuff. ‘To go back I have to recover. I have to be healthy,’ said Martínez. ‘But if God doesn’t want that, then I would have to think about giving it all up.’”

– The Boston Globe’s “Baseball Notebook,” November 4, 2006.

Coming tomorrow: hours of callers on ‘EEI lauding the Sox’s decision not to offer Pedro Martinez a guaranteed, four-year, $50 million-plus contract after the 2004 season.

2 Comments »

  1. It is funny how the local sports media personalities that held the Sox feet to the fire over letting Pedro go will suddenly develope a case of amnesia. No credit will be given to the Sox braintrust on this decision.

    Comment by Ogie Oglethorpe — November 4, 2006 @ 11:09 am

  2. Did you see Buster Olney’s offseason preview in ESPN the Magazine? The two GMs on the hot seat:

    1) The historically inept Jim Hendry, who has overseen bad teams even by Cubs standards, and helped ruin some of best young arms of our generation.
    2) Theo.

    Comment by miles44 — November 4, 2006 @ 2:04 pm

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