Profile: Pedro Martinez in Port St. Lucie
The Profile du Jour is Pedro Martinez, who arrived in camp yesterday, talked with reporters, and had the following to say when asked if he would like to play beyond next season with the Mets…
“I would like to. If I don’t finish as a Met, it’s going to be a long haul looking around for another team. I don’t see why not. I’ve adjusted really well (to New York). I wouldn’t mind staying in New York.”
…it’s easy to forget that pedro is just 36 years old…and, i say ‘just,’ because you would think he is 47 with a cane, given the way people tend to talk about him…
For more on Martinez, check out Bart Hubbach in the New York Post, as well as Mike Vaccaro in the New York Post; Bob Klapisch in the Bergen Record; Bill Madden in the Daily News, as well as Adam Rubin in the Daily News; John Delcos in the Journal News; Jeremy Cothran in the Star-Ledger; and Ben Shpigel in the New York Times, who quotes Martinez as saying the following, when asked about steroids and HGH…
“Yeah, I hurt because I did it clean, because I never had anything against the clean game of baseball. That’s why I was a prima donna. That’s why I hurt. That’s why I don’t pitch 33 outings every year. Because I have a small frame, and I did it clean. And all I could take was two Aleves or two Advil, a cup of coffee, a little mangu and an egg, and go out there and let it go and face everybody that’s out there. And you know what? That’s the era I dominated.”
…i love that he admits to being a prima donna…that’s perfect…
By the way, according to the Urban Dictionary, “Mangu is a typical Dominican food…It is made by mashing boiled green plantains and adding a little salt, pepper, water and butter to it. It’s commonly eaten as part of breakfast accompanying fried salami or as a side dish, just like mashed potatoes.”
