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Kid Pedro
2007-01-12 23:29
by Jon Weisman

Via Baseball Musings (which itself was directed by MetsBlog), we find this brief Associated Press mention and photo of pitching prospect Pedro E. Martinez, the 19!-year-old son of we-miss-you-Dodger Pedro J. Martinez and nephew of we'll-always-remember-you Ramon J. Martinez.

Young Pedro attends the Mets' pitching academy in Boca de Nigua, Dominican Republic.

Makes me curious to see if Pedro Guerrero has a kid playing anywhere.

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2007-01-12 23:45:25
1.   Bob Timmermann
Obviously this is all part of the Baseball Musings-Baseball Toaster mutual link exchange pact.
2007-01-13 05:13:36
2.   dianagramr
Mmmm ... "Toaster Musings" ....

(I'll take a Cinnamon Swirl one please)

2007-01-13 07:42:33
3.   Bumsrap
Pedro may have had a great career, and Ramon may have had a darn good career but it was always Jesus that was going to be the greatest brother.

I am more interested in hearing about the son of Jesus, who if he exists, is probably available.

2007-01-13 09:34:07
4.   Xeifrank
Ok, I'm about to read the article but the headline paragraph has two things that caught my attention. 1) That Pedro has a 19 year old son. How old is the elder Pedro? 2) They mention that the younger Pedro looks just like Ramon. hmmmm. Shouldn't he look more like Pedro Sr? I may be confused??
vr, Xei
2007-01-13 10:05:33
5.   Bob Timmermann
Pedro Martinez pere is 35.
2007-01-13 10:06:49
6.   underdog
Yikes, he had a kid when he was 16. He's 2 years younger than me and he has a 19 year old son. Even my cat's only 12.
2007-01-13 10:44:23
7.   Vishal
having a 19 year old cat would be more amazing than pedro's 19 year old son.
2007-01-13 10:46:16
8.   Bumsrap
His 23 year old daughter was not drafted.
2007-01-13 11:02:41
9.   Bob Timmermann
You do the math.
2007-01-13 11:26:44
10.   Greg Brock
Somehow Pedro hanging around to play baseball with his son doesn't have the same feeling as Griffey Sr. or Tim Raines.

19 year old son from a 35 year old Pedro. Wowza.

2007-01-13 11:35:39
11.   Bob Timmermann
So, Ken Griffey and Tim Raines being 19 when they fathered their children is all that different?

Let's see. You've got a poor, likely not well-educated young man in a country where there likely isn't a lot of access to birth control....

You do the math....

2007-01-13 11:36:17
12.   SoSG Orel
6. Yes, but how is your cat's arm?
2007-01-13 11:40:33
13.   Greg Brock
11 Fair point. But yes, to me and my antiquated, old fashioned thinking, there is a tremendous difference between having a kid at 15 and having one at 19.

Why? What's the significance? I DON'T KNOW!

2007-01-13 11:41:06
14.   trainwreck
I hope Darren Dreifort has a 19 year old son.
2007-01-13 11:50:21
15.   Bob Timmermann
It takes far less equipment to father a child than it does to play baseball. That's why it's one of the world's most popular sports!
2007-01-13 11:56:19
16.   Greg Brock
This also opens up an entirely new line of "Pedro's little friend" jokes.

Which I will not be engaging in.

2007-01-13 12:00:54
17.   Bob Timmermann
We should be trying to guess where DT commenter "dan reines" is sitting at Galen Center. His back should be to the camera.
2007-01-13 12:06:57
18.   Bob Timmermann
Dear Messrs. Physioc and Johnson,
Please stop saying "gap integrity."
It bothers me.

Sincerely,
Bob Timmermann

2007-01-13 12:10:52
19.   trainwreck
I love it when Westbrook gets to play shooting guard.
2007-01-13 12:12:07
20.   Greg Brock
This is a pretty listless first half for the Bruins.

Get more list. More list!

2007-01-13 12:13:51
21.   Bob Timmermann
The two teams are now a combined 16 of 45 from the floor.
2007-01-13 12:14:00
22.   trainwreck
Jason Kapono scored 2,000 points? Good grief.
2007-01-13 12:18:10
23.   Greg Brock
I guess Southern Cal is going to just throw the ball up in the air and it's going to go in now.

Sigh.

2007-01-13 12:18:58
24.   Bob Timmermann
Jason Kapono and Reggie Miller both scored 2095 points.
2007-01-13 12:24:13
25.   Bob Timmermann
You know, if you asked me who has played in the most basketball games for UCLA, I would go through a lot of guesses before the right answer:

Mitchell Butler.

2007-01-13 12:49:51
26.   Greg Brock
I did not want to lose this game. Unfortunately, I figured UCLA would.
2007-01-13 12:59:13
27.   Bob Timmermann
You know before this game started, I didn't think USC was the most talented in Los Angeles, but now it's clearly true!

(I'm getting a jump on somebody else's brilliant hindsight.)

2007-01-13 12:59:39
28.   trainwreck
Well last time UCLA faced USC you figured they would get slaughtered and they won. So you just need to assume we will get killed and maybe we can win.
2007-01-13 13:02:19
29.   JJ42
I have a cat who's almost 17 years old. Still pretty sharp and active too.
2007-01-13 13:04:41
30.   Bob Timmermann
29
I assume that the cat doesn't look like Pedro Martinez.
2007-01-13 13:19:40
31.   Bob Timmermann
I would also assume that the cat is well-burnished.
2007-01-13 13:22:51
32.   Andrew Shimmin
Hula Hoop Crisis: Day Five

A bit of victory to report. Wendy Selin writes:

"I was at the school that was carrying the signs and hula hoops, I was picking up the Nutrition Network logs from Carver Middle School. I am a Union member, but I did not talk to any of the staff because the camera crew was filming. I would address this question to the UTLA Union for an explanation. Sorry I could not give you the information you requested...."

So, anybody know anybody at Carver? I submitted the question to the unreliable-looking embedded email form in the UTLA website, but, if somebody else had the means and the willingness to do a little groundwork. . .[bats eyelashes]

2007-01-13 13:26:17
33.   Bob Timmermann
My girlfriend doesn't teach at Carver, but she may know about the hula hoops. I will report back later tonight or tomorrow.
2007-01-13 13:28:08
34.   overkill94
With the way he's playing today, Mata might even get some action tonight.
2007-01-13 13:30:45
35.   Bob Timmermann
34
That brings us back to Jon's post in a way doesn't it?
2007-01-13 13:34:40
36.   overkill94
35 I'm all about coming full-circle.

Then again, with those two blown free throws, he might have just hurt his chances. Collison might be lonely tonight as well.

2007-01-13 13:35:47
37.   Sam DC
This game is very stressful on gamecast.
2007-01-13 13:36:26
38.   Bob Timmermann
Collison is still UCLA's top scorer today.
2007-01-13 13:37:21
39.   Greg Brock
Ah, the sweet taste of escape.
2007-01-13 13:37:21
40.   Bob Timmermann
Michael Roll making sure he gets credit for that rebound.
2007-01-13 13:38:17
41.   Sam DC
0:04 65-64 UCLA Arron Afflalo made Two Point Jumper.

!!!!!!

very nervous now.

2007-01-13 13:38:41
42.   Bob Timmermann
North Carolina is down 10 at halftime in Blacksburg.

The Greatest College Basketball Team Ever beat South Carolina easily.

Ohio State, Wisconsin, and UCLA all squeeked out wins.

2007-01-13 13:39:47
43.   Sam DC
42 - espn.com does not report UCLA squeaking out a win. it reports 4 seconds left!
2007-01-13 13:39:47
44.   overkill94
38 He's off the hook now. Girls don't care about you being the top scorer, they just remember you fouling a guy on a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in your rivalry game. One of the many defects of their kind. Also, weak arms.
2007-01-13 13:40:18
45.   Sam DC
aaah - "0:04 65-64 USC Gabriel Pruitt missed Three Point Jumper"
2007-01-13 13:40:40
46.   Bob Timmermann
43

Young hits the three-pointer at the buzzer!

2007-01-13 13:41:05
47.   Bob Timmermann
Dang, almost worked.
2007-01-13 13:45:11
48.   trainwreck
I hear Mata is quite a hit with the ladies actually.
2007-01-13 13:50:48
49.   Bob Timmermann
I think Joakim Noah is more popular because he played on One of the Greatest College Basketball Teams Ever.™
2007-01-13 13:56:51
50.   Greg Brock
I'm not sure when this trend of calling power forwards and centers "Bigs" started, but I wish it would end.

There is only one thing that should be referred to as "Big"...

David Eckstein's heart.

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2007-01-13 14:00:20
51.   Andrew Shimmin
Talk about getting high on your own, um, stuff:

http://tinyurl.com/yydfe8

2007-01-13 14:03:13
52.   trainwreck
He's no Veronica Mars.
2007-01-13 14:04:14
53.   Greg Brock
Wow, if I knew that the letters were causing such a problem I would have stopped writing them.
2007-01-13 14:05:45
54.   trainwreck
Va Tech is destroying UNC.
2007-01-13 14:22:57
55.   Greg Brock
Ed Reed is not familiar with the NFL's "Down by contact" rule.

I hate players that run after the whistle. Especially the guys that pick up incompletions and run the other way, looking back every three seconds.

2007-01-13 14:25:36
56.   Bob Timmermann
So, apparently, the Greatest College Basketball Team Ever™ will be able to take over the #1 spot.
2007-01-13 14:25:54
57.   trainwreck
Well in case the call is challenged and it is ruled a completion and a fumble.
2007-01-13 14:27:26
58.   Greg Brock
57 Don't you go defending the other-way-runners. You're still on double-secret probation for your soccer team.
2007-01-13 14:30:07
59.   Bob Timmermann
58
Speaking of soccer, Slate within a day had their "David Beckham is the worst thing for American soccer" article up pretty quickly.

That could well be true, but I was wondering if the article had been written several weeks ago and was just waiting for the news to be official.

2007-01-13 14:31:16
60.   Bob Timmermann
That interception Steve McNair threw was Rob Johnson-like.
2007-01-13 14:36:36
61.   Bob Timmermann
Iowa leads Minnesota 22-16 at halftime.

They aren't shooting well.

2007-01-13 14:40:12
62.   Andrew Shimmin
Apparently two hundred and fifty million bucks can get you a whole lot of thetan therapy.

http://nydailynews.com/front/story/488357p-411202c.html

2007-01-13 14:41:25
63.   trainwreck
Now we know where the Galaxy is getting that money.
2007-01-13 14:44:59
64.   trainwreck
I cannot wait for the Thetan to come out in theaters.
2007-01-13 14:54:53
65.   Greg Brock
Becks on Cruise: "He's a very wise man"

The Greg Brock list of wiseness:
Gandhi
Dali Lama
Tom Cruise
The second Wise Man
Wisey McWiserson
Deepak Chopra
Kurt Rambis

2007-01-13 14:59:20
66.   Bob Timmermann
Is the Dali Lama a reincarnation of an earlier Surrealist painter?
2007-01-13 15:01:34
67.   Greg Brock
Yeah, yeah, Dalai Lama. A wise man would have let the typo go.
2007-01-13 15:03:56
68.   Bob Timmermann
I have vowed only to correct Greg Brock's typos from now on. Mainly because he makes the ones that are almost always unintentionally hilarious.

And he's a professional educator! He should be handle to it!

I will correct Xeifrank no more forever.

2007-01-13 15:06:31
69.   Greg Brock
My spelling is often atrocious. I used to be a very good speller. It goes back to when I was so nervous in my fifth grade spelling bee that I spelled "democracy" without the e. It all went downhill from there.

I lost my nerve.

2007-01-13 15:06:38
70.   Bob Timmermann
On CBS, Sam Ryan just referred to a player who had to miss four games because of a "league-mandated suspension."

Of course, if this had been a baseball player, Ryan would have told us of the incredible shame that the player would have faced for taking steroids. And how the entire game would be suspect.

2007-01-13 15:08:43
71.   Bob Timmermann
69
My oft told tale is that I won the school spelling bee one year on "parallel" and then lost it the next year on the same word when I omitted the initial "a".
2007-01-13 15:11:11
72.   Greg Brock
71 I knew every single word in the stupid spelling be. And I had to sit there and watch. It might be the most painful memory of my life.

My fourth grade spelling be championship means nothing. I think I threw away the ribbon. It's all pointless now, this spelling of the words correctly. If there is a spelling nihilism, then I am a spelling nihilist.

2007-01-13 15:12:24
73.   Bob Timmermann
"I knew every single word in the stupid spelling be."

Sometimes you just serve them up on a tee.

Or perhaps a te.

2007-01-13 15:12:29
74.   Andrew Shimmin
Horrifying discovery of the day: a thousand comment thread on Slashdot about how to convert the U.S. to the metric system. I mean, I'm sure it won't work, but if they've got a thousand ideas. . . Well, like I said--it's very horrifying. Like ten thousand spoons, when all you need is a knife.

http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/12/2338259

2007-01-13 15:13:13
75.   Greg Brock
73 I hate you.
2007-01-13 15:14:24
76.   Greg Brock
bee bee bee bee bee

{Bangs head on desk}

2007-01-13 15:16:18
77.   Greg Brock
Trying to convert to the metric system is so 70's. It's like joining EST or having a beard.
2007-01-13 15:21:52
78.   Bob Timmermann
The first native of Japan appeared in an NFL game today.

Yutaka Fukufuji played the final period in goal for the Kings in their 6-5 loss to the Blues in St. Louis. All fans in attendance at the game got free food.

They also had to watch the Kings and Blues play each other.

2007-01-13 15:25:29
79.   Andrew Shimmin
I live in constant fear of the metric system. And clown conventions. Wait, I think we played this game before. Never mind.
2007-01-13 15:27:21
80.   Bob Timmermann
Just ease your way into the metric system. Call kilometers "clicks" at first. You'll feel like John Wayne in "The Green Berets".
2007-01-13 15:32:10
81.   trainwreck
Clowns make me happy, because if you are feeling down you can always be happy you are not a clown.
2007-01-13 15:43:48
82.   Jon Weisman
Greg, you could have jumped on Bob's mistake in 78 for revenge!
2007-01-13 15:49:30
83.   trainwreck
Yeah, I was waiting for Brock to do that.
2007-01-13 15:55:20
84.   Greg Brock
Greg is rendered blind by the migraine aura he is having right now. Expect pain and crying to follow.
2007-01-13 16:12:15
85.   overkill94
Peyton Manning is going to have nightmares about Ed Reed for a long time
2007-01-13 16:21:19
86.   trainwreck
Not if they hold on.
2007-01-13 16:30:57
87.   Greg Brock
The Colts beat the Ravens in Balmer. Ouch. I feel so bad for Brian Billick and Ray Lewis.
2007-01-13 16:33:51
88.   overkill94
Well that was a pretty boring game
2007-01-13 16:44:15
89.   trainwreck
These playoffs have stunk for the most part.
2007-01-13 17:03:46
90.   Greg Brock
Hmmm. Playoff game in New Orleans. If only there was an underlying story...You know, some compelling human interest angle to probe.

Alas, just a football game.

2007-01-13 17:13:06
91.   trainwreck
Reggie Bush just got laid out.
2007-01-13 17:14:37
92.   Greg Brock
Dear Eagles,

Please refrain from barreling into me with such force. If the Lord wanted my heart to be on the right side of my chest he would have put it there.

Sincerely,
Reggie Bush

2007-01-13 17:16:29
93.   trainwreck
Randy Foye's (Timberwolves) organs are all on the opposite side they should be.
2007-01-13 18:56:33
94.   twerp
68 Checking in on the Brock-Timmermann skirmish--

"He should be handle to it!"

Could you translate that from Timmermannese to English, or Middle English, or something?

Hey, what do you expect from a twerp?

2007-01-13 20:12:58
95.   das411
Shawn Andrews, Eagle MVP? :(
2007-01-13 20:42:26
96.   Xeifrank
I said to myself that the Eagles should've just gone for it on the 4th and 15. With your season on the line, why would you punt the ball away? I had the volume down, what did they say about the guy with the towel blocking the NO offensive signs? Neighbors cousin is #55 on the Saints defense. I could hear the yelling on the Eagles last drive.
Go Dodgers!
vr, Xei
2007-01-13 20:47:20
97.   ToyCannon
7
I've got 4 cats who are 17. I expect all of them to live to 20 except the one I like.

That was a Great playoff game. Looking forward to the ice bowl tomorrow. For some reason I like football in terrible weather.

2007-01-13 21:16:25
98.   Bob Timmermann
Greg Brock is obviously the bigger man in our battle. He has climbed the pyramid of success and looked around.

He wore good socks.

2007-01-13 21:22:25
99.   Bob Timmermann
Re Hula Hoops and UTLA for Andrew, I asked my girlfriend about the union:

Here is the printable portion of her opinion about UTLA:

End of opinion.

2007-01-13 21:39:56
100.   das411
96 - And one of the greatest moments in Eagle history was a last-minute pass on a FOURTH AND TWENTY-SIX!!! I was listening to the local radio guys who did not say anything about the towels though...oh well, we have been in "loser dividend" territory since about November anyways.

Four more weeks 'til pitchers and catchers!!

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2007-01-13 21:47:23
101.   Xeifrank
Purple Row (Rockies blog) has a clever way of rating Rockie offseason moves. The description for their lowest ranking is "ALIWBTWSD". Without looking, guess what it stands for. vr, Xei
2007-01-13 21:52:32
102.   underdog
Very belated response to:
12. SoSG Orel
6. Yes, but how is your cat's arm?

Not as strong as Pedro or Pedro Jr's, and he tested positive for catnip. Well-clawed, though. And a better free throw shooter than Lorenzo Mata.

(Bringing this back full-circle.)

2007-01-13 22:25:06
103.   Greg Brock
101 I looked it up. It's pretty darn funny.

That was an awesome migraine. I think I can taste my spleen, and I wanted to die. That's a migraine to be proud of. Not those silly little headaches. This thing wanted to kill me, and I respect that. You don't see work ethic like that from today's average migraine.

2007-01-13 22:35:06
104.   Bob Timmermann
103
I hope you just get migraines and don't get cluster headaches.

Do you have any meds for them or do you just go off to a dark room and hope that it goes away?
You're in the prime age for adult males to start developing migraines on a regular basis.

2007-01-13 22:37:18
105.   Andrew Shimmin
99- Thanks for trying, Bob. Hope it didn't spoil her mood.

Now that Ms. Selin has let on which school it was, I'm pretty sure all I need do is email my way through the staff directory, helpfully posted on-line. I started with the catch all email address, but will start emailing individuals next Tuesday, if I don't get an answer to that inquiry. If I don't know by Wednesday, I'll be picketing the school, sans hula hoop, on Thursday. That'll learn 'em.

2007-01-13 22:42:49
106.   Greg Brock
I started getting them in high school (I got one in the middle of a baseball game once! Try batting with a migraine aura...Or don't). I was supposed to tell the Navy when I enlisted, but I didn't. I never got one in the entire four years I was in. They came back my senior year at UCLA. I get them about three times a year.

No meds. take a ton of ibuprofen, turn out all the lights, lay in bed for about four hours.

2007-01-13 22:50:48
107.   Bob Timmermann
106
My brother's migraines got so bad that he went through all the normal treatments and ended up with the experimental treatment of lithium.

Got rid of the migraines and cleared up that nasty bipolar disorder too.

2007-01-13 22:57:46
108.   Gagne55
96 Speaking of offensive signs, did anybody see the chick wearing the shirt that violated Jon's rule #1. I was shocked that the camera would have showed her.
2007-01-13 23:47:46
109.   Greg Brock
Sealand is for sale. Quick, somebody help me buy it before Pirate Bay gets it. I've always wanted my own nation.

http://www.thelocal.se/6076/20070112/

2007-01-13 23:56:37
110.   thinkingblue
TSN thinks Philly has the number 1 rotation in the National league. Not that I'm gonna get angry over that, but am I missing someting here?
2007-01-14 00:06:21
111.   Andrew Shimmin
Have you seen Sealand? Tell me that's worth fifty grand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealand

2007-01-14 00:10:40
112.   Greg Brock
111 Actually, it's going for around half a billion dollars. Gizmodo has some good stuff about it over there as well.

If anybody would get in on this Andrew, I know it will be you.

2007-01-14 00:11:58
113.   Andrew Shimmin
And by fifty grand, apparently I meant a thousand times that much. I got the fifty grand total from the user forum, which must not be very clever.
2007-01-14 00:12:01
114.   Greg Brock
Actually, Gizmodo says around a billion dollars (appraisal from Spain)
2007-01-14 00:12:33
115.   Andrew Shimmin
Or ten thousand times. Whatever. I hate so much about math.
2007-01-14 00:15:02
116.   Andrew Shimmin
Or twenty thousand. . .Jeez. Wikipedia says the residents are soliciting bids of at least eight digits (in Euros), so it sounds pretty elastic. I'm going to email a bid of two bits, just to get the ball rolling.

It was on fire, last year. That should bring the price down, some.

2007-01-14 00:19:00
117.   Andrew Shimmin
I think it would be a bad idea for copyright infringers to start a country. Just because Sony can't design an mp3 player that doesn't suck, doesn't mean they couldn't build a cruise missile.
2007-01-14 00:19:25
118.   Greg Brock
I would much rather have Minerva. The Tongan military can't be that tough to take, can it? I bet all the DT peeps could unite and take it (But I get to be Prime Minister, kay?).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Minerva

2007-01-14 00:27:48
119.   Andrew Shimmin
You start one more fight with the Tongan military, and, as Ch-i is my witness, there will be grievous repercussions, Brock. GRIEVOUS. Although, Samoa is right near by, if you needed mercenaries. And you could pay them less than the minimum wage. . .
2007-01-14 00:34:52
120.   Greg Brock
It's not my fault. The Tongan military is always provokin' me...

I think we could build a pretty great country. One-party rule, of course (Whigs). Nuclear power plant, build a Walmart, pretty sweet frisbee-golf team. Minerva has a terrible flag...Gotta get some design guys on fixing that. Barter economy (never enough love for the barter economy).

2007-01-14 00:59:46
121.   Andrew Shimmin
The thing is, you start a fight with Tongans, it makes it tough on people to get your back. Tongans are big. Try starting a fight with the Justin Timberlake gang, from that movie, and I'll be there with bells on.
2007-01-14 01:00:38
122.   LAT
Of course I have to hate the Beckham's because I hate anyone who likes Tom Cruise. But the best line of the article was "But he said yesterday the money and celebrity status weren't reasons for his move." How does someone holdout for a quarter of a BILLION dollars and then say its not about the money? When people say its not about the money, its always about the money. Wouldn't you agree Messers. Bonds, Gagne and Zito, et al?
2007-01-14 01:05:31
123.   Greg Brock
It's not about the money. It's about all the cool stuff you can buy with the money.

They're not handing out iPhones and cordless shoes for free (are they handing out iPhones for free?).

2007-01-14 03:28:55
124.   overkill94
110 It's better than I thought it was:

1. Bretty Myers
2. Freddy Garcia
3. Cole Hamels
4. Jamie Moyer
5. Adam Eaton
6. Jon Lieber (will be traded soon)

Myers is the closest thing they have to an ace with Hamels the future, but all-around it's pretty dang good. I like ours a little better, but I can see a case being made for theirs.

2007-01-14 10:08:44
125.   hotblackdesiato
Is there a Delino Deshields, Jr.? Perhaps we could sign him, then trade for Pedro E.
2007-01-14 10:24:59
126.   Bob Timmermann
125
Then our favorite commenter will have to change his handle to DJ4PE
2007-01-14 10:29:54
127.   KAYVMON
For