Pedro fires off a salvo saying the Sox have dissed him in contract negotiations. General mood seems to be that this is merely a negotiating tactic, which I agree with. What worries me is his diss of Larry Lucchino:
“If you look at the background of those people in management, who was there with the Orioles when the team went from a competitive team to a noncompetitive team?” Martinez said. “Who was behind the Orioles? I don’t know. You take your pick. I’m not going to mention their names.” (from Boston.com)
Wasn’t Lucchino also indirectly fingered as the guy by A-Rod? Note the omission of Lucchino’s name in the following quote from A-Rod:
“They’ve built a wonderful team over there and they’ve made some great moves. We got close. A couple times. All I can say is that I really enjoyed meeting Theo and spending time with Mr. Henry and I just think he’s done a great job over there in that franchise, but I’m glad I’m a New York Yankee.”