Thursday, September 3, 2009

Old Master shows young Jedi a trick or two



The old master, Pedro Martinez, showed the young Jedi, and odds-on Cy Young Award favorite, Tim Lincecum a thing or two the other night when he beat him and the San Francisco Giants, 2-1. Now pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pedro is not quite his former self, but Friday night he was good enough. He struck nine and walked none. In an era sullied by cheating, Pedro Martinez is one baseball player the Clarion Content will tell the proverbial grandchildren we saw. For his career, opponents bat a mere .217 against Pedro. And only the Hall of Fame Yankee, Whitey Ford, has a higher all-time winning percentage than Pedro's .687. At his peak, he was must see, don't turn away for a pitch entertainment, and positively unhittable.

2 comments:

Ian M'rock said...

Whitey Ford doesn't even hold the Yankees' career winning percentage. Spud Chandler had a .717 (109-43)

Clarion Content said...

Considering only guys with more than 200 career decisions...