Jersey Joe's Corner

Pedro Martinez is not an idiot.  If you're going to pick a fight, fight someone you can beat.  Like Don Zimmer for example.  In initiating what could grow to be an ugly nineteen game season series by beaning three batters, Martinez is at least picking on a team that is least likely to hurt him after they've been plunked.

Nick Johnson, Alfonso Soriano and Jose Guillen.  Is there anyone else in the Nationals lineup that has to be feared?  Okay, if you're Billy Wagner, Ryan Zimmerman might be keeping you up at night.  Seriously, Johnson despite homers in two consecutive games, is not a real power hitter.  Soriano is a good hitter, but he just doesn't seem to give a damn about anything.  Jose Guillen is a hothead who usually wears out his welcome with a team and Pedro may have gotten into his head after last night.

So remember kids, if you're going to throw at a player or players, make sure their team isn't one that will make you pay later.

Last night's game was a weird one.  There were all the hit batters, a delay because of an injured umpire, the Mets scored ten runs, Carlos Beltran got applause from the crowd at Shea and Frank Robinson got kicked out of a game as a result of a rule that he himself instituted when he worked for Major League Baseball.

The Mets play in Washington next week.  Frank Robinson is an old school baseball man.  Look for the Nationals to be throwing at the Mets.  And look for the Mets to throw back.  This is no longer the team that wet itself when big bad Roger Clemens was on the mound.

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