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boston.com - 11/4/2009
Game 6 script perfect for Martinez
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“It wouldn’t surprise me at all,’’ said a smiling Martinez. “I know they don’t like the Yankees to win, not even in Nintendo games. And knowing that I am part of Boston, I consider myself a Bostonian . . . I’m pretty sure that every Boston fan out there can feel proud that I’m going to try to ...

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Can't Stop The Bleeding:  Grasping At (Curly) Straws, Shaughnessy Says Pedro’s Repping For RSN

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The Impromptu Bostonian
Boston Dirt Dogs — ... Mazz: For Pedro, Present Is a Gift from the Past Shaughnessy: A Night at the Theater Callahan: Pedro Is No Goat Buckley: Can't Take Our Eyes Off Pedro ...

Grasping At (Curly) Straws, Shaughnessy Says Pedro’s Repping For RSN
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... , lest he hit any more home runs to break Reggie’s W.S. mark — the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy insists Philly’s Game 6 starter Pedro Martinez “is still pitching for the honor of Red Sox Nation.” ...

Important Baseball Game Not Involving The Red Sox Still Somehow All About The Red Sox [Duan!]
Deadspin — Shocking development, via Dan Shaughnessy: The ongoing longitudinal study of narcissistic personality disorder known as Red Sox Nation has somehow contrived to turn Game 6 of a Phillies-Yankees World Series into a drama centering on ... Red Sox Nation "Six years later, he is back in new Yankee Stadium, still pitching for the honor of Red Sox Nation," Shaughnessy begins. He means Pedro Martinez, who is fated to spend the rest of his natural days being trailed by a herd of Back Bay poet manqués, even though he has now pitched for five teams in all, ...

Attention Massholes
Wings for Wheels — (clears throat) Two-thousand seven! (clap-clap, clap-clap-clap) Two-thousand seven! (clap-clap, clap-clap-clap) That’s all I got to say right now. Deal with it, Simmons and Shaughnessy. You both lied to us by not dying in peace like you said you would.

GIANTS SACK! GIANTS SACK! GIANTS FACKIN’ SACK!
Kissing Suzy Kolber — ... You let us down, Pedro. You were-ah pitchin’ far the awn-ah of Sawx Nation! AND YOU FAILED US! This is the warst thing that has evah happened to US! You Philly jizzlawbbahs were-ah supposed to stawp the Evil Empiah so that we, the LEGENDARY FANS OF RED SAWX NATION, could be happy! That’s what America wawnted! NO ONE DENIES THIS! ...

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