Pedro signs with NY...

[Redneck Socialist]

the NY Mets that is. :evilgrin:

"ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Pedro Martinez closed in on a four-year deal with the New York Mets, and the Boston Red Sox resigned themselves Monday to losing the three-time Cy Young Award winner."

SNIP

"Martinez's agent, Fernando Cuza, told the Mets he will attempt to work out a deal with them after New York guaranteed a fourth year, a person involved in the talks said on condition of anonymity."

SNIP

"Boston's final proposal was a $40.5 million, three-year deal that contained a club option for 2008, a baseball official said, also on condition of anonymity. The Red Sox thought the Mets' offer was for $56 million over four years, the official said, but a Mets official said that figure was not correct.

An agent who spoke with the Mets said New York's proposal was worth about $52 million."

More http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1945561

I have mixed emotions about this. I hate to see Petey go, but his arm might fall off the next time he pitches too. :shrug: I guess we'll see.

[The Doctor.]

1. That was Evil....

I'm a Bostonian... irregular baseball fan, but if you're from Boston, you root for the sox... or we 'drug 'em out in the yaad an' beat 'im!'

lol

[Sandpiper]

2. The Mets are overpaying for Pedro

He's still a good pitcher, but his skills are in obvious decline, having already lost about 5 MPH off his fastball.

The fact that the Mets want to give him four guaranteed years at $13 million per shows why the Mets are the Mets.

[Princess Turandot]

3. I guess they are happier with Martinez than a good ole boy like Schilling.

all I can say is thank God the Yankees didn't sign him, altho all evidence indicates that there was no serious interest in him. I wish our cross-borough rivals well as long as they are not playing against us.

[OneBlueSky]

4. they're taking lessons from the Yankees . . .

who are currently stuck with one Kevin Brown to the tune of $15 mil (or something like that) for the coming year . . . he also has a no trade clause . . . not that anyone would want him, mind you . . .

[Penndems]

5. Guess we know know who his REAL dad-dee is

And it ain't the Yanks. ;)

[Forkboy]

6. Cya...I sure as hell wont miss ya

fucking drama queen will fit right in in NY.