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December 14, 2004
Pedro
So just like that, the most dominant pitcher I've ever seen in my lifetime is gone. I don't particularly blame him, the deal from the Mets was significantly better and he can escape the bile-ridden Boston sports media that focuses 85% of its time on the Red Sox for at least a fresh start with the NY sports media that only focuses 20% of its attention on the Mets. I always find it curious when a player leaves Boston and the press expounds on how much they'll be missing by not being the center of attention in Boston. It never occurs to them that being derided by a bunch of jealous writers day-in day-out probably plays into the players' decisions.
Now we have to start worrying about the Sox doing something crazy like giving Edgar Renteria the $40M they had reserved for Pedro. And to top it off, the Mets don't play in Houston until July, so I won't even get to see Pedro down there.
Posted by stan at December 14, 2004 09:35 AM