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http://www.bunkermulligan.net [Bunker Mulligan] In every sport there are times when a player seems unable to do anything wrong. You can see it in basketball when a player puts in through the hoop from everywhere on the court, no matter what contortions he has to go through to get the shot off. In football, that quarterback who threads every needle, or running back the glides through the defense for ten yards every carry. Roger Clemens or Pedro Martinez sending batters back to the dugout, or someone going five for five at the plate.

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[Baseballbeat.blogspot.com] Rich's Weekend Baseball BEAT: One could argue that The Rocket could be ranked as high as third all time based on quantitative stats, while a case could be made that Pedro is number one all time based on qualitative stats. As it currently stands, Roger's combination of cumulative and rate stats are superior to Pedro's. The latter's cumulative totals will obviously grow over time, but his rate stats may slip slightly as he ages. In any event, Clemens and Martinez rank high enough in both departments to warrant inclusion among the Top Ten Pitchers of All Time.

[Baseballmusings.com] Baseball Musings: The Pedro Effect: Even with Pedro Martinez the Mets really haven't improved their pitching much unless you call signing Kris Benson to a 3 year contract over $22 million a positive move when he only won 4 games with Mets last season and has a lifetime losing record and has only had one season pitching over .500 ball. At least Victor Zambrano has never had a losing season so he may help more than Benson.

All-baseball.comhttp://www.all-baseball.com [All-baseball.com] Rich's Weekend Baseball BEAT: The Rocket vs. Pedro: One could argue that The Rocket could be ranked as high as third all time based on quantitative stats, while a case could be made that Pedro is number one all time based on qualitative stats. As it currently stands, Roger’s combination of cumulative and rate stats are superior to Pedro’s. The latter’s cumulative totals will obviously grow over time, but his rate stats may slip slightly as he ages. In any event, Clemens and Martinez rank high enough in both departments to warrant inclusion among the Top Ten Pitchers of All Time.

Thebaseballpage.comhttp://www.thebaseballpage.com [Thebaseballpage.com] Pedro Martinez | The BASEBALL Page: At Yankee Stadium in September, Pedro set a record by striking out 17 New York batters, winning 3-1 on a one-hitter. The lanky right-hander won his second Cy Young Award and was second in MVP voting to Ivan Rodriguez. In the playoffs, he allowed five hits in 17 innings, fanning 31, while allowing no runs, despite a sore back.

All-encompassingly.comhttp://www.all-encompassingly.com [All-encompassingly.com] all-encompassingly » bench clearing brawls:: blog inspired by the ...: The subsequent rhubarb shifted the focus from baseball to blood and sent fear up to bat for the Red Sox. After all, Roger Clemens, no shrinking violet himself, was on the mound for the Yankees.

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