Pedro Talks retirement
On ESPN.com, Pedro Martinez said that he will most likely retire after the 2008 season, since he wants to spend more time with his family and friends. He also said that his toe is really hurting so bad after every game.
“I’ve sacrificed my life, my good years, to baseball. I want to go home while I still have the
energy to spend time with my family. Work is good and it dignifies men, but I want to enjoy the fruits of my efforts. I plan to enjoy a nice retirement and a healthy life after baseball.”
“I don’t want to leave the game on crutches or in a wheelchair without having dedicated myself to my children and my family,” he added.
“I’ve done a lot in a short period of time, and now my body must pay the price. A lot of people get startled by the fact that I’m 34, but the thing is that in seven years I worked more than 95 percent of the pitchers in MLB,” Martinez said.
“I’ll most likely retire after this contract, but it’ll depend on how I’m feeling at the time, and if I’m feeling then like I am now, my Dominican fans and my family wouldn’t forgive me if I don’t retire.”
Martinez, who leads the National League with 80 strikeouts, revealed that he is not completely recovered from an injury to the big toe on his right foot, which kept him from playing for his country in the World Baseball Classic and limited his spring training practice.
“After every game, my foot swells and I have to go through an intense process of massages and treatment for four days to prevent the swelling,” he said. The only day I don’t work my foot is the day before the game.”
Martinez, who wears a shoe specially designed by Nike to keep the injury from getting worse, will make his next start Wednesday against Arizona in New York.
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