About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Pedro Martinez, Orel Hershiser, Henry Blanco, Jose Offerman, Glenn Burke, Rick Sutcliffe, Don Sutton, Tim Johnson, Don Aase, Jeff Nelson, John Wetteland, Miguel Cairo, John Tudor, Raul Mondesi, Jerry Royster, Jeffrey Leonard, Juan Castro, Bill Russell, Tom Goodwin, Todd Worrell, Ron Cey, Ramon Martinez, Dave Hansen, Matt Herges, Billy Ashley, Ron Brand, Pedro Astacio, Jim Gott, Ivan DeJesus, Mike Busch, Jay Howell, Bob Rauch, Dick Tracewski, Ray Searage, Bob Randall, Jose Baez, Henry Cruz, Bob Gallagher, Lee Lacy, Wayne Kirby, Orlando Alvarez, Jerry Brooks, Kevin Campbell, Rick Gorecki, Sergio Ferrer, Royle Stillman, Rob Flippo, Bruce Ellingsen. Excerpt: Pedro Jaime Martinez (born October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an eight-time All-Star, three-time Cy Young Award winner, and 2004 World Series champion. At the time of his 200th win in April 2006, Martinez had the highest winning percentage of any 200-game winner in modern baseball history (he has since slipped .003 behind Whitey Ford). Officially listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg), Martinez is unusually small for a modern-day power pitcher, and he is believed to be somewhat smaller than his officially listed height and weight. Martinez's pitching style is atypical as he can rely on many "out" pitches. His fastball, cutter, curveball and circle changeup are all well above average; combined with his historically excellent control, they prove to be an overpowering package. Martinez throws from a low three-quarter position that hides the ball very well from batters, who have remarked on the difficulty of picking up Martinez's delivery. Early in his career, Martinez's fastball was consistently clocked in the 95-97 mph range. Using it in combination with his devastating changeup and occasionally...
