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- The Phillies got their split in New York and are back home for the next three games. So why does it feel as if this World Series could be shifting the Yankees' way?
Bringing Mariano Rivera in for a two-inning save worked in the clinching game of the ALCS and it worked again in Game 2 of the World Series, but it’s not going to work every night.
NEW YORK - It all was going suspiciously too easy for the Philadelphia Phillies:
Pedro Martinez walked into a packed interview room in the basement of Yankee Stadium and peered out at all the cameras and reporters waiting for him. "They don't get tired of it, huh?" he said. Not in New York, that's for sure.
Pedro Martinez has a long history of memorable starts against the New York Yankees. He's pitched against them during the regular season and playoffs, poked fun at their history and called them his daddy.
Alex Rodriguez waited all game long for this hit. Heck, he waited his whole life. Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took advantage of Johnny Damon's daring dash to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in the World Series.
One strike away from preserving his perfect postseason, Brad Lidge fell apart.
Pedro Martinez broke out the first bottle of champagne, Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth puffed on victory cigars, and beer flew everywhere.
Grady Little infamously stuck with Pedro Martinez a bit too long.
Chase Utley makes two costly throwing errors, and suddenly he's being mentioned with Steve Sax and Chuck Knoblauch.
The cold and snow in Colorado scrapped plans for Pedro Martinez's first postseason start in five years. Game 3 of the Philadelphia-Colorado playoff series was postponed a day because of weather Saturday better suited for cross-country skiing. About an hour before the scheduled start it was 24 degrees.
Chase Utley ducked near second base. The rest of the Philadelphia Phillies never flinched. Ryan Howard hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on Jayson Werth's single as Philadelphia rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in Game 4 on Monday night to reach the NL championship series.
The Philadelphia Phillies suddenly are auditioning potential replacements for struggling closer Brad Lidge and juggling their rotation with Pedro Martinez still bothered by a stiff neck.
Pedro Martinez left his start after three innings because of neck stiffness in Philadelphia's game against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
Pedro Martinez was pushing 130 pitches and the tying run stood on second base when manager Charlie Manuel came out to the mound for a chat.
Pedro Martinez was considered finished. Then he put on the Phillies pinstripes and made everyone remember how good he once was.
Pedro Martinez tossed seven impressive innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum, Ryan Howard doubled in the tiebreaking run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday night.
Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell can only do so much for the San Diego Padres.
Albert Pujols gave himself a little pep talk as he walked to the plate leading off the ninth inning, then put three poor at-bats behind him with one huge swing.
Pedro Martinez waited all spring for a contract offer from the New York Mets that never came.
Nothing beats adding a Cy Young Award winner to your pitching staff at the trading deadline. Just ask the Philadelphia Phillies how good Cliff Lee has been since coming over from the Cleveland Indians late last month.
Cliff Lee won his third straight start since joining the Philadelphia Phillies, and the NL East leaders beat the slumping Chicago Cubs 6-1 Thursday for their first sweep at Wrigley Field in 25 years. Ryan Howard and Pedro Feliz homered in the fourth inning as the Cubs lost for the seventh time in eight games, including five in a row.
Celizic: Nearly 11 months after he last threw a ball in anger for the New York Mets, 37-year-old Pedro Martinez is taking the mound Wednesday for the Phillies. It is a gamble of the sort that rarely works.
Pedro Martinez will make his return to the majors Wednesday when he starts for Philadelphia against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Pedro Martinez allowed five runs — four earned — and three hits in five innings of a rehab start Friday night for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Philadelphia Phillies' top minor league affiliate.
Welcome back for day 2 of the MLB playoffs. Hopefully the games are more entertaining today then they were yesterday. We're still a while away from first pitch today. Got some good baseball articles? Send them my way.
After watching J.A. Happ's brilliant 10-strikeout, complete-game shutout of the Rockies last night, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. made it very clear this morning that the 26-year-old rookie will remain in the Phillies' rotation despite Pedro Martinez's impending arrival.
With the Phillies facing a decision on who to bump from their rotation once Pedro Martinez is deemed ready, J.A. Happ submitted his case for remaining a starter with the best performance of his career Wednesday.
Pedro Martinez is scheduled to make his third and perhaps final minor-league rehab start tonight at Double-A, but as Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports the Phillies haven't revealed what they plan to do once he's deemed ready to join the rotation.
* Pedro Martinez's first minor-league rehab start was cut short because of rain yesterday at Single-A, so he ended up throwing only 24 pitches before heading to the bullpen for another 60 throws.
The Phillies have won ten in a row, the Mets stink, and even though I'm a fan, I'm not sure the Braves have a high enough gear in their transmission to catch up. In light of that, Philadelphia probably doesn't need much more help this season.
Jayson Stark of ESPN.com has all the details on Pedro Martinez's one-year contract with the Phillies, which is for a prorated portion of $2 million that guarantees him less than $1 million. However, numerous incentives give Martinez a chance to more than double that amount:
Here are some highlights from Pedro Martinez's press conference in Philadelphia, including his thoughts on what he has left in the tank, his feelings about the Mets, and his expectations for dealing with Phillies fans. _
As much as SportsNet New York tried to stoke emotion by airing Pedro Martinez's presser with the Phillies on Wednesday, he might as well of been Steve Trachsel up there. Okay, maybe that's a little harsh, but hear me out.
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that "Pedro Martinez will take his physical with the Phillies on Tuesday and could sign with the team as soon as Wednesday."
Reports surfaced early this week that the Phillies had renewed interest in Pedro Martinez and now it sounds like the two sides could be close to a deal.
* Apparently not willing to simply wait for Milton Bradley's next injury, manager Lou Piniella has decided to just bench him for a couple games. That three-year, $30 million deal is looking better every day.
According to the Chicago Tribune (and a bunch of other sources) the Cubs are scouting and seriously considering signing Pedro Martinez.
Already wrecked by injuries, the Blue Jays' pitching staff will likely add two more big names to the disabled list.
Where's Pedro? Perhaps back in the big leagues at some point soon. Pedro Martinez, the biggest-name free agent pitcher still on the table -- with apologies to Tom Glavine – is finally starting to draw some interest.
The Mets have a pretty glaring hole in that number five starter slot. Pedro Martinez is still available for the taking. Mets GM Omar Minaya loves Pedro. Mets fans love Pedro. The front office has a history (usually) of being very cognizant of what the fans want.
No more tweets * After yesterday's Twitter-related controversy, Giants closer Brian Wilson explained that he a) was just joking, b) isn't actually into fighting ninjas, and c) won't be doing any tweeting in the future. Oh well.
The Los Angeles Times' Steve Bisheff asks a pretty good question about the Angels:
How much is that Pedro in the window? Paul Byrd isn't the only veteran pitcher looking for work, as Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that Pedro Martinez will resume throwing off a mound today and could be close to deciding on his new team.
Source: Pedro Martinez's agent in early stages of deal with Florida Marlins - ESPNPedro Martinez and the Florida Marlins are believed to be in the beginning stages of negotiating a contract and could meet next week, a source told ESPNdeportes.com Saturday night.
7 great players, forgotten in free agencyKen Griffey Jr., Pedro Martinez, Trevor Hoffman, Ivan Rodriguez, Jeff Kent, Frank Thomas and Omar Vizquel — seven players who have helped define a generation — don't have teams to play for in 2009. And it probably will stay that way for at least a few of them.
With all the buzz over CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Derek Lowe, one name has been largely ignored among free agent pitchers.
Shaky defense dooms Braves as Mets prevailThe Braves plunged 20 games under .500 with a disheartening performance Friday at Turner Field. After battling back to tie the game at 5-5, poor defense undid the Braves' hopes for victory as the Mets pulled away to win 8-5.
Rainout allows thoughts to shift toward more serious itemsWith the rains washing out the Braves' series opener at Shea Stadium – which will be made up as part of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon – thoughts turn to more serious and pressing items.
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