Pedro Martinez
Pedro Martinez
Pedro Jaime Martínez,, is a Dominican–American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1992 to 2009, most notably the Boston Red Sox. From 2002 to 2006 he held the major league record for the highest career winning percentage by a pitcher with at least 200 decisions; with a final record of 219 wins and 100 losses, he retired with the fourth highest percentage in history, and the highest by a right-hander since the modern...
NationalityDominican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth25 October 1971
CitySanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
CountryDominica
I just need to regain my command. I was concerned at first that I was not going to be able to go with the team and be healthy.
I'm still making a lot of pitches for the amount of innings I'm pitching. When I'm on, I don't need that many pitches. When things start to go wrong, I don't feel that confident about my pitches. They're coming around, but I'm not there yet. So all of the credit goes to my teammates and how well they have done behind me.
I want to feel secure personally. Have a competitive team out there -- I really want to win; I hate losing -- and, I guess, I want to be treated like a normal person.
I love my teammates, and I'll do anything for them.
I had the opportunity to go with some other teams. But I didn't consider those teams to be contenders, and I was right.
None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the playoffs right now.
I never expected Giles to score like that, ... We are facing a smart team. Obviously, they are on top of their game.
What can I say--just tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy. I can't find a way to beat them at this point.
At 2-0 I wanted to throw a strike, I wanted to get him. It was a cutter. But Mike didn't waste any time and he does really well against me in his career.
At my Mom's house on the farm, it get's so dark, you look at the stars and and you feel like you can just reach out and grab them. I love her so much and I love this place so much, it hurts. I stay here because I need to find myself again after playing in the States. Here it's me talking. It's my soul talking.
There's no need for me to do that, or for anybody to do that. Nothing happened. I'm just going to go about my business and keep my cool, like always.
Oh believe me, I was fully aware and I tried as hard as I could,
You see the Latin passion for baseball. This is how we play all the time. It's a good idea.
You take the good with the bad. But sometimes when you are making an effort to answer everybody's question and request, then you get one like that. It affects how much I look at (fan mail) and how much I send back, but I still do.