Pedro would return to baseball to a post office

Independent of an official announcement of retirement, Pedro Martinez eventually is out of baseball. Her final major league appearance occurred on September 30, 2009 with the uniform of the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Astros.

Now, more than two years of his retirement from the game, the Manoguayabo native land says that he does not rule out return to Baseball League in a post office, provided you have the option to put the uniform and go to the ground possibly as a manager or coach of pitching.

Nor rule out the possibility of buying a computer in the ball winter, only option that would exercise, said yesterday in an extensive interview in the program the week sports, which airs on telecentre from 12 to 2 p.m. Dominican.

"What if I think back to baseball, to the pitch?" Peter, "You would by a post office with the option to go to the pitch at any time" said u000aanswering a question in the Group of journalists who interviewed him in the popular space, Hector J.Cruz, Bienvenido Rojas, Dionisio Soldevila and José Luis Mendoza.

Said that since that ceased to launch used his time in the family, because it has realised that they need so much. "Are my children, my wife, my community, so at the same time I am dedicated to them"..

To be addressed with regard to how has been able to deal with the reality of his retirement from baseball, Martínez said that ¨no has been easy to adapt to this new reality in my life, I've had to deal with what it meant the death of my father, as a result of the cancer that troubled him, I tried to spend time with my familygive quality time to my children.

Also, Martínez was revealed who was prepared mentally for retirement.

¨Hice a good basis for my retirement, while need me much competition in the field of play, is what more strange, I u000aI feel more comfortable before 60,000 fans who stay in my house, the hardest thing is to be in the House, live every día¨ added.

Foundation ¨hay to learn
to speak of its Foundation, Martínez meant that through the same traffic help many children and give them opportunities. ¨Quiero these boys look at me, try to give them opportunities through programs of education, manual arts, develops also the athletic part, and most importantly, we focus on what it has to do with the base family and affective of these niños¨.

Asked how he has invested his money, Martínez was emphatic in noting that ¨tengo estates, real estate business, real estate, however, I do not live on that, I think living interests", pointed out.

To be questioned on the amount by which was signed to professionalism, Martínez stated "I signed for US$ 6,500.00, I removed around" u000a40% and with what I had bought a new House for my parents, that was my first family contribution.

In relation to persons who played a decisive role in his development as a pitcher, Martínez pointed out that "Eleodoro Arias was the main axis, it was who taught me to throw us set to launch the line only, even told us that until 16 years we only used the straight;" I must also highlight the great work they did with me Elvio Jiménez and Rafael Avila in everything that has to do with my learning as pitcher.

In minor league highlighted the name of Guy Conti as the man that improved you its early trend in Campo Las Palmas.

Asked his situation with the Dodgers in los Angeles, Martínez stated that "not I keep them rancor, in one way or another they were those who gave me an opportunity to develop, while he always listened comments against my physical appearance, in fact" u000a"I remember having heard a person say in a derogatory manner"I not sign it, it is a citrus, it is very small and very weak", however, that helped me motivation to prove to myself and to them that if it could reach the major leagues", he said.

Similarly, Martínez spoke of their passage through the minor leagues with the Dodgers.

"Received minor league many instructions of several people, including Luis Angel Montalvo, who was the instructor of foundations, in the United States, I received many tips of Guy Conti, of Johnny Podres, Sandy Koufax, among others."

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