ALL-STAR GAME NOTEBOOK: MARTINEZ, SCHILLING NAMED ALL-STAR STARTERS.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Not many hitters have given Pedro Martinez trouble this season. So he's not about to worry now that he has to face Mark McGwire ``What should I do, start crying?'' he said with a laugh Monday. No, just keep pitching the way he's been doing all season. He's 15-3, the most wins in the majors, with a 2.10 ERA. He'll be the AL starter in tonight's All-Star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games in his home park against Philadelphia's Curt Schilling Curtis Montague (Curt) Schilling (born November 14, 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He has won World Series championships in 2001 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in 2004 with the Red Sox, and is . ``I pitch the only way I know. I'm not going to switch anything,'' said Martinez, chosen for his fourth straight All-Star game, the last two with Boston. Bad blood: Martinez is excited about starting for the American League American League (AL) One of the two associations of professional baseball teams in the U.S. and Canada designated as major leagues; the other is the National League (NL). , but the Red Sox pitcher harbors animosity toward Cleveland manager Mike Hargrove At last year's All-Star Game break, Martinez was 11-2 with a 2.87 earned run average earned run average n. Baseball Abbr. ERA A measure of a pitcher's performance obtained by dividing the total of earned runs allowed by the total of innings pitched and multiplying by nine. Noun 1. and had 142 strikeouts and 34 walks in 125-1/3 innings. Wells was 11-2 with a 3.75 ERA and had 88 strikeouts and 17 walks in 112-1/3 innings. ``There is a different manager this year,'' Martinez said in reference to Joe Torre. ``Last year we had a manager who was in love with David Wells. This year, the manager didn't bring any excuses like the other guy gives me a better chance to win.'' One-two punch: Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa spent most of last season making home run history together. Now they will be side by side in the same lineup for the first time. NL manager Bruce Bochy put baseball's two biggest sluggers back to back in his lineup for the All-Star game, with Sosa batting third, followed by McGwire. ``It's an honor for me to be together with Mark again and play,'' Sosa said after the lineup was released. Fisk Fisk , James 1834-1872. American railroad financier and speculator who attempted in 1869 to corner the gold market with Jay Gould, leading to Black Friday, a day of nationwide financial panic. on Gonzalez: Carlton Fisk played in 11 All-Star Games in the major leagues with Boston and the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. . He could never relate to players who say they'd rather skip the game and take a three-day break. When he was asked about Texas outfielder Juan Gonzalez, who chose to stay home rather than attend the game as a reserve, he held nothing back. ``I think he is totally out of line in refusing to come,'' said Fisk, an honorary captain for the AL. ``Refusing to be recognized as one of the greatest players playing the game today . . . I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. whether that's an attitude or selfishness on his part. But I think down the line he may regret that decision.'' Fenway will live, sort of: The wrecking ball won't bash into Fenway Park minutes after the final out of today's game. The Red Sox just make it seem that way. ``The fans were crying out for a new ballpark,'' Red Sox chief executive officer John Harrington said. They will get one. But the green on the Green Monster in left field won't pay for it. Tax money will be needed, the amount undetermined. Unlike Fenway, a one-deck anachronism a·nach·ro·nism n. 1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order. 2. with 33,817 seats that opened in 1912, the replacement will have three decks, a 45,000 capacity, 100 luxury suites and 5,500 club seats. At a total cost of $545 million in 2001 dollars, the Red Sox envision the new ballpark opening in 2003, with home plate moving 618 feet southwest of its present location, the field relocating onto land currently occupied by 24 businesses that will have to be bought out. Everything on the field will remain virtually the same, from the Green Monster with its 37-foot wall in left, to Pesky's Pole in right, which will move back 5 feet to 307 for architectural reasons. The Triangle in the center-field bleachers will be reconfigured into a two-deck arrangement. Gwynn meets the Monster: Tony Gwynn wasn't about to let a calf injury keep him from taking his hacks at Fenway Park's famous Green Monster. Despite being unable to play in this year's game, Gwynn took the trip to Boston just for the opportunity to take batting practice. ``The first thing I did was look out at the wall,'' Gwynn said. ``Man it is close.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) MARTINEZ (2) SCHILLING |
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