On MLB Tonight, Pedro Martinez breaks down Bartolo Colon's pitch effectiveness without having to throw off speed pitches in his most recent start.
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@15Med32 жыл бұрын
every time Pedro teaches pitching, i feel like i owe him some money for the lesson
@enriquillo19719 жыл бұрын
From the Dominican Republic to the baseball world and now Pedro who came to USA with no English at all work for MLB TV. This guy is an example on how to be a professional in and out of the field. El Grande Pedro Martinez.
@alejandrogonzales7437 жыл бұрын
enriquillo1971 really good English. I'm impressed
@supercrossedup28737 жыл бұрын
The dude a legend.
@antoniovazquez72366 жыл бұрын
Adaptation is the name of the game. To the land you go, do the things you see
@marchveris6 жыл бұрын
Pedro is a legend. He was going head to head with PED guys without using any of that shit.
@ziggymorris87606 жыл бұрын
Pedro was not professional on the field.
@randyh.77828 жыл бұрын
Pitching 101: When Pedro Martinez speaks...you listen.
@hoi-polloi8 жыл бұрын
bruh ur like the millionth person to say this...glad to see we all agree on the sanity and supreme intelligence of baseball royalty
@jlander10547 жыл бұрын
Randy H. The thing is everyone is different, a cutter can be thrown by putting pressure on your middle finger, I've thrown a cutter that way for 5 years and I've never felt pain in my elbow, even throwing a 12-6 curve and a slider very often, if you take care of your arm you can throw whatever you please, it's when you over use it, because you SHOULD know that tommy john is snapping a tendon in your elbow... glad to shed a little light
@TFreshour087 жыл бұрын
I think you are forgetting the most important rule in pitching. Genetics. Some people have natural cutters, some people have natural armside run. Grip manipulation ie. putting pressure on the ball is just messing with physics and spin a little bit to accentuate genetics/armslot and so on. Tons of people have rubber arms. But a lot more don't. You can take care of your arm as well as anyone and still get tendonitis, bursitis, TJ and have done everything right. Moral of the story - this guy knows what he is talking about.. listen to him. No kid should throw a curveball until he can throw a straight/sinker fastball, and locate a changeup. Those three got me to D1, curveball became a solid 0-1 pitch but unless you wanna go pro, you really don't need anything but a get me over curve ball for strike one or to change speeds. Anyone who speaks differently doesn't know how to pitch and relied on throwing way way way too much.
@jlander10547 жыл бұрын
Fresh M3 I agree that some people have natural movement, I have a little bit and some people do have rubber arms and can't hurt themselves but the cutter was my biggest issue because every pitch can be thrown multiple ways so a single pitch doing damage isn't the issue in my opinion, the issue is poor mechanics and over use, if you have the right grip and technique you can throw any pitch at any time and be okay
@TFreshour087 жыл бұрын
I think what you said is partially true. You can have the right grip on splitfinger and it will inevitably without question over time destroy your elbow. Same is with a curveball. The primary reason is that our arms pronate naturally when we throw, so any pitch that counters this natural pronation like a split, cutter, curve, slider - put more stress on the elbow than the other pitches do. If you didn't luck out genetically it will catch up to you. But like you said, good mechanics can minimize the majority of risk/compounded damage - but don't fool yourself and think it takes care of all of it haha. But yeah, realistically as long as you practice the basics, balance at the top, balance at the bottom, good follow throw/finish, consistent arm slot, don't overuse, good arm conditioning prior to the season, good between outing routine, things like ICE, compression sleeves if you need, solid warmups, stretching all that stuff that is a staple to a healthy arm... you'll prolly be fine. But high schoolers spinning off curve balls every other pitch because it looks cool and gets people out is good for high schoolers... it isn't if you want that arm to last through college/proball because it is eye opening how much more throwing you actually do at the higher levels.
@austin87839 жыл бұрын
listen up kids this guy knows what he's talking about. He's a hall of famer.
@ghostdukevladamir51017 жыл бұрын
Just the accuracy with which he threw that pitch would have proved it to me
@christopherprosser91773 жыл бұрын
He’s a pitching god.
@wakeupsweep97313 жыл бұрын
one of the best ever. Randy Johnson is the best i’ve ever seen and Martinez is up there
@bigassdummy463 жыл бұрын
Had the nastiest stuff I have ever seen. Kerry Wood before the injury was the only other guy that had that kind of stuff.
@Triqkshot3 жыл бұрын
@@wakeupsweep9731 depends on the pitch you want.
@asyncawaited8 жыл бұрын
...a legend teaching us to pitch. Amazing.
@Galantski7 жыл бұрын
When I was in Little League I had a devastating curveball. I could throw it right at the batter, have him baling out of the box, then it would break right over the plate for a strike. I needed it, because my fastball was just so-so. Unfortunately, I was utilizing the cutter grip that Pedro said youngsters should not use, because it can do damage to the arm. At some point after throwing it for a few years, I felt a pain in my elbow, and by the time I got to high school the curve was basically non-existent. Now in my 60s, I still have minor elbow problems due to having thrown it too early in my development. Bottom line for young pitchers: Listen to Pedro, he's steering you right.
@sniklenave65574 жыл бұрын
Anon Ymous it’s the truth i threw a cutter for awhile when I was younger and I got nerve damage. For a few months after ever time I threw it was pins and needles in my arm.
@williamdinh47654 жыл бұрын
Anon Ymous fake news? Why would he spread fake rumors on the internet he’s trying to help kids not hurt themselves and help them have a shot at the mlb
@el1theguy9624 жыл бұрын
Anon Ymous Bruh theyre just warning kids to not throw the cutter since it could damage the elbow.
@@williamdinh4765 don't listen to that troll, has to spread his insane ideals to others on the internet to pass the time.
@ericstewart09219 жыл бұрын
I respect Pedro so much.
@keysersoze63304 жыл бұрын
@Stephen who is better aroldis or pedro ? And why ?
@keysersoze63304 жыл бұрын
@Stephen yeah you re right, that was a dumb question :D. Im not a baseball fan. I think aroldis gets hyped up because he throws fastest and plays for the yankees
@joeyhudson58804 жыл бұрын
Remember that 80 year old he pushed
@patrickthegoat47344 жыл бұрын
I don't
@seandartnall47524 жыл бұрын
Amen I was just coming to the comments to say this
@mrejpeguero8 жыл бұрын
man I could listing to this all day.
@UBOAF8 жыл бұрын
was thinking the same
@GGarcia04278 жыл бұрын
Same
@checoPH8 жыл бұрын
Me too,I just don't get tired of listening to this. Pedro is of of my favorite player,I had the pleasure of meeting him in the hotel where I work here in midtown Manhattan and waooo what a great human being and he gave me his autograph on a baseball which I keep it dearly. I'm proud that he's dominican like me.
@sean78549 жыл бұрын
Pedro is the man . Knows his shit . I hope they have him on more cause I actually learn a lot about the game when he talks .
@RockBottom458 жыл бұрын
Shit. This is just awsome. He's throwing this ball so easy and still you can see how fast the pitch goes. Baaaam!
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
Thetruth99 Exactly. Really does. He doesn’t want to cross up 2B Harold Reynolds. Lol. Pedro was a straight up Gangster on the mound. Taking hitters man hood. Lol
@zacleonard84074 жыл бұрын
5ZtripleO.G. He’s not 25 anymore and he was throwing like 50 in the video
@letd19954 жыл бұрын
Don't Worry i promise you you won’t be catching 60mph pitches let alone 90mph or even 100 like colon can throw. not catch let alone even hit it with a bat
@madxD1444 жыл бұрын
@@spectac1 Can you even a well located 60 mph knuckle ball
@Andy-bh8hw3 жыл бұрын
Almost like he did it for a living
@checoPH8 жыл бұрын
Pedro Martinez is the man. A hall of famer and one of the best pitcher in the history of MLB.
@averycompany73433 жыл бұрын
and broke the curse.
@AntonelliBaseball6 жыл бұрын
Pedros is the best!
@bigsexysloppyginger16354 жыл бұрын
Lol
@jenpugliese10134 жыл бұрын
U mean worst
@Ross_11113 жыл бұрын
@@jenpugliese1013 ur just mad that he’s just good
@jeremyclarkson4123 жыл бұрын
@Callum Atlas I have seen this comment before your a bot get out
@DatBullsFan3 жыл бұрын
@@jenpugliese1013 You’re a Jealous Yankees fan and your salty because Pedro was better than the whole Yankees team.
@Decetop6 жыл бұрын
I know this guy's a hall of fame pitcher but still is crazy to me how naturally he places the ball directly at the other guy's chest. It's like he's not even trying.
@soaringvulture3 жыл бұрын
Nah. That's a regular athlete. He doesn't have the same strength as when he was pitching but his timing's still good.
@p-form.ichelli3 жыл бұрын
No. Bartolo is on another level of control. That one of the main reasons he’s able to pitch well into his 40’s. He can place the ball wherever he wants.
@Vogurt3 жыл бұрын
he did it for a living for 30 years of course he can! That's called muscle memory.
@ISMAcod9992 жыл бұрын
It’s called muscle memory
@dukethedestroyer88618 жыл бұрын
I love when Pedro speaks he's an intelligent mind of baseball
@ericramirez47517 жыл бұрын
One of the biggest pitchers of the MLB history. Pedro Martínez, from my beautiful country Dominican Republic!
@peterb95688 жыл бұрын
Pedro is flat out the man. Pitching to him is like riding a bicycle for the rest of us.
@EDeeire6 жыл бұрын
Professor Martinez droppin Mad Knowledge
@sean78549 жыл бұрын
One of these MLB teams needs to hire Pedro as a pitching coach . He's worth millions cause he knows it all about pitching . Keyshaw, grienke , arrietta can all still learn from Pedro
@rafaelottenwalder29147 жыл бұрын
Sean syndergaard,degrom
@gabrielcarrillo99647 жыл бұрын
Sean my hope is that my redsox hire him eventually as they're pitching coach with Big Papi n Nomar as the hitting coaches and perhaps Varitek as the head coach or at least the bench coach....now that will be unbeliavable....
@davanmani5567 жыл бұрын
He is the John Chancellor of analyst baseball. This is his gift.
@nelsonhernandez67646 жыл бұрын
The Miami Marlins need to hire him
@TheSwaggedOutRapper6 жыл бұрын
Sean he worked with David Price a lot in this years spring training. David also worked with a lot of hitters. Not sure Pedro or David wants jobs in the MLB. But they will for sure always be there to help Red Sox players
@jdlocotxftw20028 жыл бұрын
How is there not a reality show where Pedro takes celebrities or people in general and teach them how to pitch different pitches? I would so watch that.
@KDogg_968 жыл бұрын
8/8 m8 would r8 because its gr8 m8
@philipcross67335 жыл бұрын
how about instead he wears clothing and just causally throws it like that and we see how many pitches it takes before a celebrity makes contact
@bobbylight1113 жыл бұрын
not even a big baseball fan and i would watch this every week
@MrBaseballfan848 жыл бұрын
After watching everything about this dude, he's my all time favorite pitcher
@thezdbailey8 жыл бұрын
What he did in the steroid era, and at his size, I completely agree with you.
@DonBienveRosario156 жыл бұрын
MrBaseballfan84 3
@deusvult69202 жыл бұрын
For me it goes Maddux, Pedro, Nolan Ryan. But Pedro is only behind Maddux bc he was who I looked up to growing up, who I modeled my pitching after. Pedro didn't come around until I was older
@gamalrw42708 жыл бұрын
Pedro and Maddux were the greatest my eyes have ever seen
@robg13518 жыл бұрын
bro you forgot Randy Johnson lol
@gamalrw42708 жыл бұрын
+rob g Randy was supposed to be dominant. Pedro and Greg looked more like regular 9 - 5 ers than hall of famers
@houstontrashcans33784 жыл бұрын
If Pedro was on the mound from 1997-2000 you were out
@Pwnzistor4 жыл бұрын
Kershaw was pretty good
@janseyveloz85153 жыл бұрын
@@Pwnzistor Kershaw is an absolute GOAT, but I would not compaire him with those guys from the 90´s cause´everybody was juicing at that point, so the pitchers had to deal with that.
@chriswu85143 жыл бұрын
That was awesome - masterclass in two minutes, would love to see him and Greg Maddux do a pitching show together just breaking down different pitches
@Kyoshi719 жыл бұрын
Absolutely my favorite player of all time.
@wakeupsweep97313 жыл бұрын
wow there’s nothing like hearing it from a pro like this guy. My ears haven’t been this open in a long time lol. I had to watch this twice. Respect
@pablomveras19454 жыл бұрын
Thanks BIG Pedro.! Full Respect ✊.
@Ina_5686 Жыл бұрын
He makes me proud of being Dominican 🇩🇴 and inspires me to succeed here in the US! ❤
@gegalvezge6 жыл бұрын
#45 You are one of the greatest that ever played. I am a Boston fan and I would not trade watching you pitch for anything in the world. It was like watching an artist painting a masterpiece. Thanks for the great memories Pedro Martínez.
@getbuckets42526 жыл бұрын
I learned more about pitching from this video then my entire little league/highschool career
@adg10175 жыл бұрын
One of the raddest videos I’ve ever seen. Love it when Pedro teaches.
@sonicflash50902 жыл бұрын
I could watch breakdowns like this all day
@ericwilliams3986 жыл бұрын
Wow....met Pedro in Montreal in the 90’s, Expos had an event where you donated blood for tickets. His English is so improved. Pound for pound, one of the most dominant pitchers ever
@jefffinkbonner95514 жыл бұрын
That’s actually a really cool promo to partner with blood banks to give tickets to those who donate blood! Cheap bleacher seats, whatever-seems good all-around. ... I guess you call those... nosebleed seats! Aha!
@ericwilliams3984 жыл бұрын
Jeff Finkbonner And you get soda and powdered donuts after to “replenish “. In the last 25 years, I reckon I replenished another 200 pounds
@chrisjackson96265 жыл бұрын
Pedro is just great to listen to.
@winstonphernandez27667 жыл бұрын
I'm still got my pics with him never forget the kind of human that he it wonderful person thanks Pedro for make me feel more proud of my land my country Dominican Republic
@lamelmazerouno93328 жыл бұрын
damn nasty, his still got it, did you see the movement wow
@Phenomanation246 жыл бұрын
Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, were the pitchers I looked up to growing up.
@kvltizt5 жыл бұрын
I'm dropping Smoltz for Randy Johnson. You literally would look up to him since he's so damn tall.
@tubenachos4 жыл бұрын
Glavine would be that guy too 😳
@tharengore72153 жыл бұрын
Nolan Ryan nuff said...
@malvinromero67517 жыл бұрын
esa es la leyenda de mi pais arriba pedro
@ezee-e2 жыл бұрын
ahhh the golden nuggets of wisdom and experience, awesome piece!
@jshudo443 жыл бұрын
I enjoy listening to Pedro talk about pitching. This was a great pitching lesson for the next generations of pitchers. I love how they talk about how certain pitches can be bad for the arm.
@eqbobyboucher5 жыл бұрын
Blessed to Live in MTL and seen him live! I love how he ALWAYS and i mean ALWAYS makes a point to say what kids should and should not do pitching wise!
@BrendanMacWade9 жыл бұрын
Greatest pitcher since Koufax showing show it is done. Amazing.
@Nathan-wh9fn6 жыл бұрын
Brendan A. MacWade lol where's verlander?
@bravom806 жыл бұрын
Forget both of them. I think you can make a case for kershaw
@arthurcurry6 жыл бұрын
Maddux is a beast too thou
@stamfordson6 жыл бұрын
Pedro was better than koufax, and Maddux
@harryrs72936 жыл бұрын
Your talking about bartolo right?
@justin44287 жыл бұрын
It's so great to watch an all-time great throw a baseball...
@michaelwhalen43374 жыл бұрын
Miss you Pedro!!! Best of all time in my opinion 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@TomDevaney657 жыл бұрын
How can you not love Pedro?
@BlancoDasMe6 жыл бұрын
As much as I hated this guy as a Yankees fan in his playing days; y'all kiddos need to listen to this man. These are jewels that he is giving from a true grand master of pitching.
@calebethebeast52546 жыл бұрын
F S Did u know that Yanks had a chance to trade for Pedro after he left the expos?
@kainokammr.parlay8901 Жыл бұрын
My favorite pitcher growing and still is one of the greats love everything he represents and is about a true legend.
@hectorramos24903 жыл бұрын
Man I miss watching him pitch I'm going to sound like an old guy but I miss the baseball I grew up with in the 90s so many legends so many greats
@miguelbarrios11696 жыл бұрын
What a legend.
@TheDarinw408 жыл бұрын
What great insight!!! so great to know!!!
@cejannuzi2 жыл бұрын
Pedro's explanations are just fantastic.
@PrettyPearlAllDay6 жыл бұрын
Pedro is one of my favorite pitchers off all time!!!
@calebgarcia45574 жыл бұрын
Met the guy many times, got to hit off of him once at my old baseball academy. He is one I admire and the best pitcher of all time in my opinion.
@157dodgers7 жыл бұрын
So good, pedro such a great teacher
@karl-heinzurduran5978 жыл бұрын
Pedro Latinoamérica te admira y respeta. Hall of famer forever. #RESPECT
@jimtroclus6 жыл бұрын
And when Pedro speaks,, we all listen. Period!
@thePastafarian887 жыл бұрын
I love Pedro so much. He is the ultimate ball player. Absolute class act. Would make a great pitching coach/Manager if he ever got bored at the desk. I wouldn't mind him coming back to boston to help John Farrel out as a pitching coach maybe
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
This is Thee Man right here. Baddest lil Gun slinger to ever do it. All the other All Time Greats are quite a bit bigger. Especially @ their playing sizes. Maddux was the other All Time Great of smaller stature but Pedro was A whole other animal. Pedro threw HARD and was skinny as a twig. All the way back in LA with his brother Ramon. Then Montreal is where he really started showing US what he was capable of and what hitters were in for throughout the next Decade plus. I Loved it when Pedro pitched. It was must see Tv whenever PEDRO MARTINEZ was throwing on S/M/WNB. Thank you Sir. “Who’s your Daddy?!!!” 😉
@GraveMistake17 жыл бұрын
Wow just amazing to watch the breakdown of throwing these pitches.
@JT-dm1cs6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Young pedro back in the day was untouchable.
@Moore445 жыл бұрын
It’s like Pedro has OCD because every pitch has to be perfect I mean look at that control every time I throw a Four-seam it misses the catcher and hits a car
@kenyitatis60067 жыл бұрын
Waooo Dios gracias por tener uno de los grandes de mi país
@pbskrstdoc-p92319 ай бұрын
Pedro should be getting money for these lessons. He had one of the greatest stretches in the history of pitching and one of the greatest back to back seasons ever. Nasty man
@frizzzx868 жыл бұрын
growing up i just though pitchers threw fastballs or curveballs. all these slight movements, and hurting certain muscles on pitches *mindblown*
@frizzzx868 жыл бұрын
+carmonkey oh and saw pedro at game 1 NLCS at citi. he was so great! he LOVED the attention and waved back at EVERYONE he was so nice. got real good vibes from him.
@MidwayGuy3 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Pedro talk pitching all day. This was sweet
@greytoeimp3 жыл бұрын
I don't know much about pitching, but I don't understand how the fact of which way the seams point changes the ball's behavior?
@MidwayGuy3 жыл бұрын
@@greytoeimp It's physics. I'm sure there's a video out there that could explain it better than I can.
@jorgeadriazola11115 жыл бұрын
When Pedro speaks, everyone listens
@elbofe286 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest in baseball 🇩🇴 proud to be Dominicano
@johngonzalez6247 жыл бұрын
Professor Pedro Martínez!!!
@MarkSimonelli6 жыл бұрын
Pedro with the pitcher wisdom. I love it. Maybe I'll be able to throw one like him now.... or maybe not😄
@davidh87556 жыл бұрын
Pedro is one of the best pitchers that I have ever seen !!! In his prime he would destroy the best lineups and make it look easy !! His pitches were deadly nasty....great movement and control with velocity as well. Only 5"11 and was still throwing 98mph too. And his baseball IQ is off the charts. I miss watching him pitch no doubt !! He would make an awesome pitching coach
@rg78464 жыл бұрын
Pedro sound like a magician with the baseball ...my respect... one of the best ....
@xxxxbigrich57522 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Pedro all day talk about pitching it's music to my ears.
@michaelsegura58046 жыл бұрын
great man from dominican republic.
@MyCofeeTime3 жыл бұрын
Pedro is so good that I do not like baseball, but I love listening his analysis of mechanics and pitching technique.
@RicGrylls3 жыл бұрын
"dont try this at home unless you can do it" classic
@firebirdnewt4 жыл бұрын
I love Pedro. Such a genuine dude.
@connorferrand5276 жыл бұрын
Pedro is a hell of a teacher
@DonBienveRosario156 жыл бұрын
Connor Ferrand that's how you demonstrate that you dominate your knowledge
@Eziomademedoit Жыл бұрын
So awesome! Learned so much about the game from these two 👏
@gpac9786 Жыл бұрын
Pure class from Pedro Martinez, the ultimate professional
@andrewriverap2 жыл бұрын
Pure class Pedro Martinez
@elguerokabron3 жыл бұрын
Gota love pedros insight on how to be a better pitcher. I play on an adult city league, never pitched but im thinking of giving it a try since i have decent speed but will have to throw batters off with some 2 seamers that sink and change ups.
@whosHJQ9 жыл бұрын
can he be on the network every night lol? i would love to have a series with pedro dedicated to pitching
@CUMBICA19708 жыл бұрын
2:00 Damn it looks so easy to throw a strike. Then you try it and the ball goes like 50 cent.
@whataboutthepotatoes60855 жыл бұрын
That is the funniest thing I've read today.
@corneliusflake21034 жыл бұрын
I don’t get it
@greenfroppy2123 жыл бұрын
@@corneliusflake2103 Look up 50 Cent's first pitch and you'll laugh for days
@tonyperez783 жыл бұрын
Do You want to be successful,And have a Healthy pitching Career? Listen To This Great Pitcher's Advise! Pedro is a kind of professional Players who knows this Game like no one else!!
@TheWarKing277 жыл бұрын
i love this and i love Pedro!
@ilonzisboden4 жыл бұрын
Gotta love MLB Network for that last bit for the young guns. Pedro is still spilling with knowledge and come on you gotta love HR
@artwerksDallas3 жыл бұрын
I like these 2 guys. Very interesting and very informative for young pitchers
@꿈은이루어진다-w9k4 жыл бұрын
his pink nail is so cute
@bwworld8 жыл бұрын
This was fascinating!
@LibraLee882 жыл бұрын
Not a Big Baseball Fan and I'm From Chicago But That Team with Him Manny and Big Papi was just Cool To watch they played with Style man Like I wanted to hang with them Lol Swagger
@dannyjalen42311 күн бұрын
God man, Pedro is incredible. Him and Randy for me in my lifetime
@ingridbernabe75968 жыл бұрын
Pedro Martinez is just a munster!!! Best pitcher
@Kid_ofthefuture3 жыл бұрын
WOW, he is unbelieveably knowledgeable! I am so proud to be dominican.
@SamPedroCactus3 жыл бұрын
Amazing insight. Great work Pedro.
@johnnyappleseed8563 жыл бұрын
I loved Harold as a player and I really love Harold for MLB! Great diagnosis Mr. Reynolds! Scrappy gent from the Mariners!
@Mitchp939 жыл бұрын
Love Pedro!
@djaldinho4 жыл бұрын
Es un placer escuchar a Pedro dar su clase maestra de picheo y como se preocupa de que los jovenes no hagan los lanzamientos que pueden dañar su futuro.
@alcaholik64356 жыл бұрын
As a yankee fan ..pedro in his prime is just filthy...top3 pitcher in my list
@rickjamez49875 жыл бұрын
Man, I love me some Pedro!!!! A legend!
@gabe31g7 жыл бұрын
even though I am suppose to hate him he was the enemy a redsox. Pedro was a pitching God.
@MTDfilms5 жыл бұрын
I miss playing baseball. Started from tball to machine pitch to people pitch. Quite fun