pedro hits ...

You can here the comments from the bronx now "Pedro is a head hunter", "If you can't beat them, beat them", "cheap shots", "trying to take out our best players". What pedro martinez did on monday against the yankees was not as bad as some may have you believe. He hit both Soriano and Jeter in the hands. Look at where Soriano stands. The kid is on top of the plate with his hands out over the plate. He is a league leader in HBPs. You expect him to get plunked here and there. It was the redosx so that adds fuel to the fire. Make it Pedro and there is more fuel. Jeter, well, I am sure he stands to close too. no matter how you slice it, Pedro hit them, and hit them in one of the worst spots to be hit, the hands. I was watching the film of these beanings and I noticed one HUGE thing. They both didn't try to get out of the way. It seems like they were expecting the ball to break over the plate, and only at the last minute did they recoil. They also turned the wrong way. You are supposed to turn your back into the ball to take it on the shoulder. These two opened up and exposed their hands. So I think they are partially to blame. Will the yankees retaliate? I doubt it. They will tyr to take the 'high road' and just make dirty comments to the media. Oh wait. They have clemons. He loves to take cheap shots. So i bet he throws at trot in his next start against the sox.

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