Pedro Martinez retires

Boston fans of a certain age were spoiled watching Larry Bird, then Pedro and now Tom Brady.

Not sure any sports town has been that blessed.

 

His 1999-2000 seasons have got to be two of the best back-to-back seasons any pitcher has ever had.

 

Seconded, in every way.

 

The 90s kind of sucked for the most part for Boston sports fans. (Yes, I realize Drew Bledsoe had a few good years.) I can take solace in that.

 

If Gooden in 1985 was the best pitched season of my lifetime, I would put Pedro's 1999 season second.

 

Except Pedro's 2000 was better than both of those.

 

Montreal...Patrick Roy, Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, Ken Dryden. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

 

It is Pedro and Koufax by a good margin as the two best pitchers I have seen in my life, and who I think was better flips back and forth on an almost daily basis.
From a selfish point of view, covering Pedro was just a blast. It is my fond hope to live long enough to cast my HoF ballot for him.

 

New York: LT, Jeter (!), Mariano, Messier, Gretzky (for a short while), Gooden, Piazza.

 

Ruth, Mantle, Gehrig, Jackson, Ewing, Frazier

 

I think he was referring to a more modern era, although Ewing would certainly fall in there.

 

We were blessed to watch Ewing?

We must have been watching different players.