Pedro

1971-1989. More than a game ; Heart of a lion -- 1990-1993. Dodgertown blues ; Sweet home Montana ; King of the jungle ; "It's Ramon's little brother" ; Off the bus ; Fragile: handle with care -- 1993-1997. Je ne parle pas français ; Far north of the border ; Señor plunk ; Click ; Dan, you made a bad trade -- 1998-2001. Well, I love that dirty water ; Command performance ; "Petey's in the house" ; Art and craft ; Alpha male ; The beginning of the end -- 2002-2004. An ugly chapter ; Body of work ; A little cranky, that's all ; Blame game ; "If you sneak into my house, I will shoot you" ; "Who's your daddy?" ; Top of the world -- Since 2004. "Take that computer and stick it ..." ; Fresh start for an old goat ; Fading to black ; Last pitch.;From the 8-time All Star and 3-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher, a bold, no-holds-barred memoir of his career, from his hardscrabble upbringing in the Dominican Republic to becoming one of the greatest pitchers of all time. The New York Times #8211;bestselling memoir from the legendary, former Boston Red Sox pitcher. Pedro Martinez entered the big leagues a scrawny power pitcher with a lightning arm who they said wasn't "durable" enough, who they said was a punk. Yet Martinez willed himself to become one of the most intimidating pitchers to have ever played the game, an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, World Series champion, and Hall of Famer. In Pedro , the always colorful pitcher opens up to tell his remarkable story. From his days in the minor leagues clawing for respect; to his early days in lonely Montreal; to his legendary run with the Red Sox when, start after start, he dazzled with his pitching genius; to his twilight years on the mound as he put the finishing touches on a body of work that made him an icon, this memoir by one of baseball's most enigmatic figures will entertain and inspire generations of fans to come. " Pedro the book is as smart, as funny, and as diva-esque as Pedro the pitcher...Buy the book. Read the book. Celebrate a golden era in Boston baseball." #8212; Boston Globe "There is little the eight-time All-Star holds back about any subject as he offers a revealing look at a colorful career...The intimate details Martinez offers up from both inside and outside the clubhouse make the book a winner."#8212; Washington Post "This is the beauty of this book, the machinations of a modern pitcher's mind...Knowing and gritty, this memoir should've been printed on rawhide."#8212; Los Angeles Times A bold, no-holds-barred memoir from one of the most dominant and dynamic pitchers to ever play the game Before Pedro Martinez was the eight-time All Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and World Series champion, before stadiums full of fans chanted his name, he was just a little kid from the Dominican Republic who sat under a mango tree and dreamed of playing pro ball. Now in Pedro , the charismatic and always colorful pitcher opens up for the first time to tell his remarkable story. Martinez entered the big leagues a scrawny power pitcher with a lightning arm who they said wasnt durable enough, who they said was a punk. But what they underestimated about Pedro Martinez was the intensity of the fire inside. Like no one before or since, Martinez willed himself to become one of the most intimidating pitchers to have ever played the game. In Pedro we relive it all in Technicolor brightness, from his hardscrabble days in the minor leagues clawing for respect; to his early days in lonely Montreal, where he first struggled with the reputation of being a headhunter; to his legendary run with the Red Sox when start after start he dazzled with his pitching genius; to his twilight years on the mound as he put the finishing touches on a body of work that made him an icon. Bold, outspoken, intimate in its details, and grand in ego and ambition, this new memoir by one of baseballs most enigmatic figures will entertain and inspire generations of fans to come. A New York Times bestseller " Pedro the book is as smart, as funny, and as diva-esque as Pedro the pitcher . . . Buy the book. Read the book. Celebrate a golden era in Boston baseball." — Boston Globe "There is little the eight-time All-Star holds back about any subject as he offers a revealing look at a colorful career . . . The intimate details Martinez offers up from both inside and outside the clubhouse make the book a winner."— Washington Post Pedro Martinez entered the big leagues a scrawny power pitcher with a lightning arm who they said wasn't "durable" enough, who they said was a punk. Yet Martinez willed himself to become one of the most intimidating pitchers to have ever played the game, an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, World Series champion, and Hall of Famer. In Pedro , the always colorful pitcher opens up to tell his remarkable story. From his... xiii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm1050L Lexile