sports.espn.go.com - 12/1/2008
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It was four years ago that Pedro Martinez was lured to New York by the Mets, a $53 million check stuffed in his pocket. Pedro wasn't just a free-agent prize; to the Mets he was The One. Now, 32 wins and no world championships later, it's fair to ask: Was Pedro really worth the money? Not if ...
bizofbaseball.com - 11/26/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
As you may have heard, banking giant Citigroup
has been hit with a round-house punch by the
economy, and is getting rescued by the federal government. Citi also has a naming rights deal with the Mets. Here's why Citi backing out of the deal is harder than it seems.
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Editorial: Citigroup Walking Away from Mets Naming Deal ...
nydailynews.com - 12/6/2008
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nydailynews.com —
Pedro Martinez told the Daily News that he
still wants to pitch next season and is working
out in preparation for helping a major-league team. Will it be a return to the Mets? Perhaps the Red Sox? Martinez wasn't tipping his hand.
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Pedro plans to keep on pitching
newsday.com - 12/4/2008
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newsday.com —
The name of Fernando Martinez is sure to
come up quite often next week during the winter
meetings in Las Vegas, but the Mets are not prepared to deal him. After holding Martinez out of countless trades the past few years, they will be tested again, ...
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Mets still not ready to deal Fernando Martinez
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Pedro Martinez – Was he worth the 53 million?
24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan —
If you ask Bob Klapisch the answer is a resounding no. If you check out his latest article he even says that Pedro really didn’t do much in regards to bring players to the Mets. He mentions that the money the Mets offered Beltran is the reason he is a Met and had nothing to do with Pedro. Of course the money was a factor I am sure but I doubt Beltran would have signed if he didn’t see the Mets were on the way to make the team more respectable. I think Pedro’s first year with the Mets where he was 15-8 really was what the Mets brass expected but after ...
Met news as the winter meetings near
SILive: Ya Gotta Believe —
... . Good. The draft is the way to build a winner these days and now the Mets will be players if (when) Ollie bolts. * The Pedro Martinez signing was a bust for the Mets , ESPN.com's Bob Klapish says. TRUE. Petey was great in 2005 when the team was in transition, then he broke down when the Mets actually got good. And I don't buy that stuff about Carlos Beltran signing because of Martinez. Carlos landed in Flushing because the Mets offered $119M. And because the Yankees didn't want him. * Brian Fuentes has ...
Was Pedro Worth It?
Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest —
Yesterday, Bob Klapisch questioned the impact of Pedro Martinez over at his column at ESPN. His premise was to contradict the theory, spouted by yours truly, that Pedro Martinez off the field value was worth the $53 million dollar contract. He points out that Scott Boras offering Carlos Beltran to the Yankees at a discount, blowing Game 7 to the Cardinals, and two September collapses give you reasons to doubt Pedro’s value on and off the field. He believes the turnaround is more to do with the “Wilpon family’s willingness to outbid the market for star player”.
The four years of Pedro Martinez certainly didn’t give you $53 million in ...
Tuesday Applesauce
Amazin' Avenue —
... Bob Klapisch doesn't think the Mets got their money's worth out of Pedro Martinez, arguing that the $53 million they gave him over four years included considerable time on the disabled list, a disappointing 2008, and nothing closer to a World Championship than falling in seven games to the Cardinals in the 2006 NLCS. ...
"Pedro Was A Bust" Catching On
The Mets Police —
I blogged about it all year and caught lots of grief from my name-calling, but it looks like Pedro-bashing is catching on. People are starting to realize that Pedro did nothing after June 6, 2006 - something I first mentioned in this post ...
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Pedro wants to win Series with Mets | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/9/2009 — NEW YORK -- It's little secret that Pedro Martinez wants to return to the big leagues -- he's been saying it since the 2008 season ended. And it's little secret that he wants to do so with the Mets. Yet Friday morning played host to his most adamant ...
Agent: Pedro will 'definitely' pitch in '09 | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 11/18/2008 — Pedro Martinez, something of an afterthought in this year's free-agent pool, definitely plans to continue his career. And, according to his agent, he could do so back in the Mets' rotation. Fernando Cuza, Martinez's agent, detailed the 36-year-old ...
Pedro’s Future
fangraphs.com 11/19/2008 — Reports recently circulated that Pedro Martinez definitely plans on pitching in 2009, if not longer than that. Having just turned 37 years old, he certainly would not be the oldest pitcher in the major leagues next season; however, based on his ...
Pedro To Play Again Next Year
mlbtraderumors.com 12/7/2008 — According to Christian Red of the New York Daily News , Pedro Martinez plans on playing again next year.
"I do want to play," Martinez told the Daily News.
Now, Martinez is in the Dominican Republic, working out to prepare for the season, but ...
Time to Bid Fond Farewell to Pedro | The New York Observer
observer.com 11/20/2008 — Time to Say Goodbye to Pedro. Pedro Martinez’s agent said this week that while several teams are interested in his client’s services for 2009, the Mets remain his top choice. And on the surface, Martinez is still a good fit for the Mets. Even if New ...
Profiling Pedro Martinez
beyondtheboxscore.com 11/11/2008 — One of the league's greatest players (and personalities) of all time.
Pedro Martinez via www.theonion.com
Signed as an amateur free agent in 1988 by the Los Angeles Dodgers, it took Pedro Martinez a little over four years to reach the ...
Pedro says he's received offers | mets.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/31/2009 — The availability of Pedro Martinez as a free agent has prompted interest among big league clubs, according to the veteran right-hander. With less than three weeks remaining before the beginning of Spring Training, the 37-year-old pitcher has received ...
Pedro Will Pitch In '09
mlbtraderumors.com 11/18/2008 — SI.com's Jon Heyman talked to Pedro Martinez 's agent, Fern Cuza. Cuza says his client will pitch next year, and "it'll be fun to see the old Pedro again." He's healthy now after last year's hamstring injury.
The Mets will ...
Will Leitch On That Huge Waste Of Money, Pedro Martinez
cantstopthebleeding.com 11/21/2008 — Pedro Martinez all but lobbying for a new Mets contract is a slightly depressing proposition ; it’s unlikely the talismanic pitcher will return to Flushing, his dominant performances in ‘05 and the first half of ‘06 being a very ...
FUENTES WILL MEET METS —
NY Post: Sports 12/1/2008
Free-agent closer Brian Fuentes plans to be in Las Vegas to speak with Mets GM Omar Minaya at the Winter Meetings, his agent told The Post today. Fuentes then hopes to visit New York and tour Citi Field if the initial meeting goes well. Minaya will...
Free agent types —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 12/1/2008
Tonight at midnight is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to their own free-agent players. In essence, offering arbitration to a player ensures you get draft-pick compensation if the player signs elsewhere. Players have until Sunday (Dec. 7) ...
