Comments on: Pedro Martinez starts Game 2

By: kingturtle

kingturtle — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:11:57 +0000

as far as the WS goes, you're right. The Deans in 1934 pitched 5 of their team's 7 starts...including three in a row, Dizzy in games 5 & 7 and Paul in game 6.

By: kingturtle

kingturtle — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:38:44 +0000

Djibouti, Moyer said on ESPN Radio today that he wants to pitch next year.

By the way, he is currently the all-time LHP in HRs given up with 491. He's only 14 behind the overall leader, RHP Robin Roberts (who did it in 700 more innings).

By: cubbies

cubbies — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:13:16 +0000

was the '99 alcs the only time 2 brothers (pedro, ramon Martinez) pitched back to back games for the same team in the playoffs?
actually, im sure dizzy and daffy did that...

By: Djibouti

Djibouti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:51:14 +0000

Too bad Moyer got hurt or he'd take over #1 on that list. I hope he doesn't retire, I want to see him pitch to 50. Great game by Kenny Rogers in '06. 3rd oldest person (at the time) to start a WS game, throws 8 innings of shut-out ball, allowing 2 hits. Only took him 99 pitches too.

By: Raphy

Raphy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:33:49 +0000

Andy - Nice post on Pedro. The hardest part about discussing Pedro's age is that he has has always been a lot older than he is chronologically. 38 isn't ancient. But, it sure seems like Pedro is.

By: Atlas

Atlas — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:11:50 +0000

The ex-Indian Cy Young match-up could be the most compelling if it was a Game 7 battle instead of Game 1. Ideally, from a compelling story stand-point, they would each win a game, say Game 1 for NY, Game 4 or 5 for the Phils and then a Game 7 rubber match on short rest. But there's no real way to predict it now.

Otherwise, it's the chance for the Phils to repeat.