The ferocious former starter the Cardinals’ young pitchers once idolized believes the local nine has captured something special.
Look at the Cardinals, the Hall of Famer advised via Twitter as Mike Shildt’s team claimed its first sweep of the Dodgers in Los Angeles since 2006, the same season Martinez was last named an All-Star.
Martinez was mentioning the Cardinals as part of his bigger point about the energy that can be found in postseason-bound teams. He was comparing the surging Cardinals to a loaded Yankees club that has stalled a bit for the first time. Yes, Pedro Martinez was saying the Cardinals have what the Yankees do not.