Tag Archives: Pedro Martinez

A Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Red Sox/Yankees Rivalry Edition)

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

From our blessedly endless series Leave it to the redoubtable Wall Street Journal columnist (and Massachusetts native) Jason Gay to nail the New! Improved! Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees basebrawl rivalry. Gay’s latest piece begins in his usual leisurely style. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged basebrawl rivalry, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Don Zimmer, Houston Astros, Jason Gay, Joe Kelly, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Austin, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Presidential Ad Flashbacks (1956 Adlai-Ike Rematch Edition)

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Among the greatest headscratchers in American history (How did George Custer think he was gonna win the Battle of Little Bighorn? . . . Why did Grady Little leave Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS? . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1956 presidential ads, 2003 ALCS, Adlai Stevenson, Adlai-Ike Rematch, Chris Matthews, Dustup 2016, Dustup 2016 NostADgia desk, Dwight Eisenhower, Eisenhower Answers America, Estes Kefauver, George Custer, Grady Little, Harry Truman, History Today, hole in his shoe, How's That Again General?, John F. Kennedy, Little Big Horn, Living Room Candidate, Pedro Martinez, The American Presidency Project, The Living Room Candidate, The Man from Abilene, The Man from Libertyville | Leave a comment

Red Sox Great Pedro Martinez Moves to New York

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Pedro Martinez will wear a Boston Red Sox cap in his Hall of Fame plaque, but that doesn’t mean he’s abandoning New York, where he played for the Mets after the Yankees folded like origami in 2004. From the Albany … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2004, Albany Times-Union, Bosron Red Sox, Capital Playbook, Capitol Confidential, ESPN, folded like origami, Hall of Fame, New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Politico | Leave a comment

Double Life Of Pedro Martinez?

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

On Wednesday Pedro Martinez will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sports Museum of New England. Today Boston Globe sportswriter Julian Benbow provided a warmup: ACE AND KING Martinez dominated hitters and enraptured Fenway fans Part of the dominating part: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Julian Benbow, lifetime achievement award, Pedro Martinez, Pitcher, Robert Francis, Sports Museum | Leave a comment

Use Your Bean, Wall Street Journal

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Very smart piece in the Weekend Wall Street Journal about Pedro Martinez. Headline: “Pedro: Baseball’s Last Great Ego.” Too bad the Pedro paean also included this: During his career, teammates have seen him singing and dancing in the clubhouse in his underwear … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bean in the head, Pedro Martinez, plunk in the ribs, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment