Pedro Martinez Doesn?t Want to Go Into the Hall of Fame as a Phillie

According to an interview with Pedro Martinez that appeared in the New York Times, former Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez stated that he doesn?t consider himself retired and if he signed a contract today, he would be pitching within the next month.
Martinez was also asked the following question: If the Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies each offered you a contract, which would you pick?
?I?d probably have to say the Red Sox,? Martinez said. ?I would like to win a World Series in the National League, so the Phillies are in there, too. But for the time I?m going to be playing, I think Boston is more suitable so that I can retire with the Boston Red Sox and go to the Hall of Fame with the same hat.?
Realistically, did anyone expect Pedro Martinez to even want to go to the Hall of Fame with the Phillies? He pitched for the team for the second half of 2009. He won five of six decisions and posted a 3.63 ERA. He started twice in the World Series against the Yanke...

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