From ESPN:

"It was more of a commitment from this team than it was money, actually,'' Martinez said. "I gave Boston every opportunity to actually get me.''

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Are you F)&%$($*# kidding me?

Martinez turned down a $40.5 million, three-year offer from the Red Sox

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Art is a jealous mistress; and if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

HOT STOVE NEWS:

Pedro refuses to have MRI done on his arm. As part of any MLB contract agreement, a player must pass a physical.

What does this mean?

Maybe Pedro won’t be pitching for the Mets next season.

Pedro has suggested that he’d undergo an arm strength test - In order to complete his physical checkup.

Will the Mets agree to this ( Read more... )

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 RED SOX HOT STOVE NEWS:

Well, looks like Pedro has decided that the only thing he pitches for is - money. Why would anyone want to move to a suck bag team? The lure of making that team a contender? Well, it certainly will take more than one player to bring the Mets to the playoffs.

Theo did the right thing by not offering Petey more than he’s ( Read more... )

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It's Egypt week on Discovery Channel.

An intriguing mystery of history. .  .  . who is the Great Sphinx attributed to? Djedefre? or someone else? Who does it represent? Khafre? Khufu?

I think a much greater question (and possibly more significant), is when was the Sphinx built?

John Anthony West first noticed weathering patterns on the Sphinx ( Read more... )

The Red Sox HOT STOVE News Report:

Arbitration was offered (as expected) to Pedro, Varitek, Lowe, & O. Cabrera, as well as Pokey Reese, David McCarty, Pedro Astacio, Mike Myers, and Gabe Kapler. (Do you think it frightens opposing hitters that a man with a homicidal, perpetual horror-movie killer name is pitching for our team?)

Players not offered ( Read more... )

Did You Know?

Ralph Waldo Emerson is often credited with the following quote:

Success:  To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit ( Read more... )

Sporting News:

Red Sox ownership plan to meet with Pedro & David "Shrek" Ortiz in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday. They say it's to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Red Sox baseball academy outside Santo Domingo...but how will they avoid all together talking about contract status with Petey? And things seem to be getting ( Read more... )