11 Incredible Things Pedro Martinez Actually Said

Pedro Martinez was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday, a no-brainer for voters.

Pedro won three Cy Young awards, appeared in eight All-Star games, and posted the second-highest winning percentage in modern baseball history. He was spectacular throughout his 18-year career.

He also said some pretty amazing things along the way.

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Pedro Martinez: not a man who cared for Curses.

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As a member of the Expos in 1995, Pedro became only the second player in history to lose a perfect game into extra innings. Upon being told that Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix had suffered a similar fate in 1959, Martinez’s response was priceless.

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Pedro, when asked if he meant to hit the Yankees’ Karim Garcia in the 2003 ALCS.

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Thanks for the memories, Pedro. (And the soundbites.)