I introduced myself (to Pedro), shook his hand, and started the conversation by asking him what a...

I introduced myself (to Pedro), shook his hand, and started the conversation by asking him what a coincidence it was for his first outing as a Phillie to come against the New York Mets high A affiliate. His response was, "It is not a coincidence my friend, it is destiny."

Clearwater Threshers' pitcher Mike Schwimer, from his latest post on Phuture Phillies, on meeting Pedro Martinez

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I don’t know what he’ll bring to the rotation, but there’s no way you can’t like this guy’s personality.

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by JasonB on Jul 27, 2009 1:06 AM EDT reply actions

PFTW

For Who? My teammates.

For What? To Win.

How Much? Where do I sign?

by jonk on Jul 27, 2009 8:37 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, that’s pretty good.

by taco pal on Jul 27, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions

I laughed for I think a solid minute after reading this. The line works whether he was serious or screwing around.

by dajafi on Jul 27, 2009 11:39 AM EDT reply actions

His use of “it is” instead of the contraction is crucial for some reason.

by taco pal on Jul 27, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

stay thirsty...

Pedro might really be the Most Interesting Man in the World.

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Jul 27, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

“I don’t often pitch anymore, but when I do, I like to beat the Mets.”

by Wet Luzinski on Jul 27, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

rec’d

http://www.thegoodphight.com

by WholeCamels on Jul 27, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions

He can speak English, in Spanish.

by SJPhillyVT on Jul 27, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Lets the mind allow a long 2 second pause between it and is making it even more dramatic.

For Who? My teammates.

For What? To Win.

How Much? Where do I sign?

by jonk on Jul 27, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

yoda-esque

by Bilzo on Jul 27, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Well in that case it would have been “A coincidence my friend it is not, destiny it is.”

by taco pal on Jul 27, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I would have liked it more if he had said density

Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Jul 27, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions

If Pedro is halfway decent, you guys will love him

He is just so fun to watch have fun, if that makes sense. I am also one of the Met fans who feel like this guy definitely still has gas in the tank. He hasn’t been healthy in so long, people have forgotten how awesome he can be. Even if 2005, he wasn’t really healthy, and dominated the NL. He is throwing with the same velocity as he was in 2005 when he was a CY young kind of starting pitcher. The curveball and changeup have always been there, and were there last year. The only real issue was his command, missing out over the plate a lot, throwing a lot of fat pitches. Coming back from shoulder surgery they say command is the last thing to return. This whole diminished velocity myth is wrong. Checkout his average velocity from last year and compare it 2005. Stuff is the same.

"It's like the old phrase goes.....The balls in your court now Mr.Church, so you take that ball, you dribble it up the court and....................................... get a layup"
- Keith Hernandez

by nrmax88 on Jul 30, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions