nydailynews.com - 8/22/2008
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Pedro Martinez smiled and said it was about time. The Mets veteran pitcher said that he had been waiting for things to go the Mets' way this season. Thursday Martinez said that he feels things are finally falling into place for this club.
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Pedro starting to feel his groove.......
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog —
... back to focusing on baseball after death of his father last month.
He went at least seven innings for the second straight start and went out to start the eighth to face the righthanded Escobar to take some pressure off a shaky Mets bullpen.
"I feel good even though I coughed up the lead, because we got the win, and that is the real matter," Martinez said. "I am glad I kept my team in the game. That is my main responsibility and it turned out well."
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I thought Pedro's performance was good, he tried to get eight innings ...
Baseball Today: Friday, August 22
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... (Miami Herald) . . . Pedro Martinez says he's "coming around" physically, but he's happier that the Mets " are in great shape now" (New York Daily News) . . . The A's have placed Justin Duchscherer ...
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