Pedro is Pedro

I don't care that he is 34 years old. I don't care that this is was his second start of a long season.
I care that Pedro is Pedro. And he is. In the early years of his career he would dial up 95+ just about every inning. Year after year that power speed slowly got depleted. But Pedro is not a thrower. He's a pitcher. Which is why he is one of the all-time greats. And I couldn't be happier that he is on the METS.

Pdero abused the Nationals last night and yeah, I know it's the Expos of DC but listen. Good teams beat bad teams. Yankees proves this every year by stomping all over the AL Central and the basement of thier own division. First inning Pedro's fastball was clocked at 84. He retired the first 10 batters with that. Then Vidro took him yard and tied the game. He shouldn't have done that. It pissed Pedro off. David Wright in the top of the next inning tripled to center and scored on a sharp single by Floyd. That was all Pedro needed. He continued to mow down Nationals with a filthy two-seam fastball with appearances by the curve and the change. In the sixth drama started to fill RFK stadium. After fanning Jose Vidro on a high hard one this is what ensued. Bases loaded, one out, Jose Gullien up to bat. Now first a little history lesson on Jose. One, he has the best average amongst active players vs. Pedro. Two, last week he walked into a curve ball and got all testy about. So testy that he promised if Pedro hit him again he would do something about it. Now, back to the action. Ball one, low and away. Lo Duca calls time and jogs to Pedro's house (the mound). He pretty much just screams at him to bear down and get this punk. Three pitches later Pedro throws a 91-mph fastball that is weakly grounded to Jose Reyes who quickly flips to Anderson Hernandez who fires into Delgado's first base mitt.
Inning over, no controversy. Pedro could still kick it in high gear. Until then, 84mph fastballs suit him and the Mets, just fine.

P.S - Wagner topped out at 99MPH to end the game.