The Great One Speaks
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I will have more about my favorite of today’s Cooperstown honorees later today, but let us explore some other reasons why Pedro Martinez is awesome. First, his remarks on “sock a teenage boy keeps under his mattress” Colin Cowherd:
Here's Pedro's complete answer when asked about Cowherd's comments: pic.twitter.com/xhR1qlWsS8
— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) July 25, 2015
Second, his comments on blowhard drug war moralism:
Pedro Martinez doesn’t think Alex Rodriguez will someday be elected into the Hall of Fame based on the track records of the BBWAA members with votes.
But he does think Rodriguez and other steroid users with Hall of Fame-worthy statistics deserve to get in.
“There’s nothing I can do with the way voters handle who did what,” Martinez said. “Certainly the numbers are there (for Rodriguez). But as you know, from previous cases where — Why not Roger Clemens? Why not Barry Bonds? — because of the same reason. So I’m not going to go into that and make a big deal out of this. I hope they all make it to be honest.”
Incomparably great on the field, also great off. (He’s also a treat to watch on the MLB Network if you’re into that kind of thing.)