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“It's always big when the back end of your rotation throws the way Pedro did. He was throwing well before he went down [with a strained right quad muscle]. We really missed him. It looks like he picked up where he left off.”
Bruce Bochy
“I don't like pitchers, but I can't forget Pedro Martinez, one of the best pitchers.”
Carlos Delgado
“With Pedro, you can get any pitch at any time. The more you see, the more comfortable you get. Everyone wants to contribute, especially at this time of the season. It's going to be a fun final month. Winning this way, after [Tuesday's] tough loss shows the character of this team. We're not giving up. We're not going to quit.”
Chase Utley
“We'll let Pedro dictate when he's ready.”
Willie Randolph
“Pedro told me that his arm feels great. He has this little, minor thing with his toe, but I don't think it's going to bother him at all.”
“I think that's what happened . . . he didn't have the feel for the ball. Pedro likes to pitch inside and hopefully he will have a better feel.”
“make Pedro look like a choirboy.”
“It throws too many things out of whack if you do that. It's going to shorten Pedro [Martinez], and maybe [Tom] Glavine's turns, and you don't want to do that. You want your best pitchers to pitch. You don't want to lengthen their time away from taking the ball. You want to give them the ball more, actually.”
“The thing about Pedro is that even if he's a little bit gassed, he can make pitches for you, ... I had a feeling that against some of those young, inexperienced hitters, he'd be able to make a pitch, and he did.”
“Pedro just made some bad pitches. He elevated some, and the ball was carrying. It was very unusual for Pedro. He's human. You don't expect to see four home runs off anyone, especially not him.”
