Hump Day Reading: Hallucinatory X-Files Edition

Posted by Sarah Green on Wednesday July 23rd 2008, 2:44 pm - filed in Reading

So the X-Files movie comes out on Friday, and I can’t help but wonder: will Mulder and Scully be looking for aliens, or that even more elusive creature…..the Last Eric Gagne Fan?

Here’s an item that should especially interest those of you who are now just waiting for next year: a mid-season update of baseball’s top 100 prospects. And if that’s not enough, here’s a look at the Triple A leaderboards.

Melky Cabrera waves to the fans mid-play and promptly commits an error. Just Melky being Melky?

I only wish I knew where Wendell “Send ‘em in” Kim would’ve ranked on this list.

A writerly look at Big Papi’s rehab stint in the minors.

A useful primer on the incredibly tangled web that is free agent compensation; good stuff to think about as the trade deadline approaches. Here’s the list of players who’ll be free agents after the season.

And finally, a Metro column in which I apparently begin to hallucinate.

What else should I be reading? Send me tips.

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Tagged: David Ortiz, Eric Gagne, free agents, Melky-Cabrera, minor leagues, prospects, Sarah's metro column, triple a, Wendell Kim

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Mets already grooming the next Pedro

Posted by Nick Kapur on Monday January 15th 2007, 1:01 am - filed in News reel

Literally.

In the “who knew?” department, the Mets have the 19-year-old son of ace Pedro Martinez (also named Pedro Martinez), in their Dominican Republic training camp this year, where he went 0-1 with a 3.14 ERA in 10 games in the summer league.

Who knew that Pedro had a 19-year-old son? Isn’t Pedro only 35? That would mean he had a son when he was 15 or 16 years old!

As a veteran Pedro watcher, I’m amazed that I somehow never knew he had a son. Am I the only one who didn’t know? Was this some sort of dirty secret in Pedro’s closet all these years? Who is this boy’s mother? Google doesn’t seem to have any knowledge about Pedro Martinez having a son until these latest articles in 2007!