Pedro's finally home!

Legendary Redsox Pitcher Pedro Martinez is in and many consider him to be the most domimating pitcher of all time. The righty's first attempt to get in is successful as he enters with players such as John Smoltz and Randy Johnson. Pedro finished his career with a Championship and 3 Cy Young awards. His career strike out % was 67% higher than the league average. If that stat isn't crazy enough then consider the fact that 6 of his first 7 seasons he finished in the top 3 for Cy Young voting, finishing 1st three times, 2nd twice, and 3rd once. His 3rd place season was riddled with injuy after starting the season on pace for 1st place. The one year he didn't finish top3 (2003) was also a season he spent most of his time injured, while still making a run at top 5 in voting.

Pedro led the league in ERA in every season he finished except one (2nd) not to mention did it with his home field being the best ball park for hitters ever played in, Fenway Park. He also did it in the Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa "Steroid era." Pedro dominated some of the greatest hitters of all time and made it look easy.

In the year 2000 Pedro had the greatest season by a starting pitcher on MLB history, and its not even a debate. He went 18-6 posting a 1.74 ERA. The average ERA in the MLB that season was over 5, a result of the "Steroid Boom." He was 2 runs better than the pitcher with the next best ERA that year. He also held batters to a .176 average that year, the best OBA in MLB history. His .737 WHIP that season was also the best in MLB history.

"I loved embarrassing those guys (roided out scrubs) at the plate" said Pedro in 2007. He knew he could make some of the best hitters of all time look foolish, and he did it with ease. The legendary Sox pitcher is now where he belomgs , among the greatest of all time on the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Who actually deserves to win NFL MVP?

This past NFL season had many players deserving of the NFL MVP award some candidates for the award include Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Demarco Murray, and J.J. Watt. I am here to tell you that absolutely none of these players are as deserving of the award as Tony Romo. Ya, that Tony Romo. The same one every NFL fan said "wasn't good enough" to get Jerry Jones his first Super Bowl, the one who broke under pressure in big games, the one who couldn't seem to get his team out of the 8-8 black hole they were consumed by the previous 3 seasons.

This year was an entirely different story finishing with a 12-4 record and winning the NFC East. Romo led the NFL in passer rating (113.2), completion percentage (69.9) and yards per attempt (8.49). Romo took a team with a defense consisting of a bunch of scrub, no names to a 12-4 record and a Division title. Not to mention his second back surgery this past off-season, and fractures in two small bones in his back against Washington in Week 8.  Romo has the Cowboys in position to do what they haven’t done since 1995, have the words Cowboys, and Super Bowl contenders, in the same sentence.  Romo threw 12 touchdowns and only one interception while posting the highest December passer rating in NFL history (133.7).

The reason this season is so different then the past few? Protection. This season Romo finally has room to breathe, kick back, and do what he does best, sling the ball. Romo has 3 Pro-Bowl lineman protection him this season while not having a single decent lineman the last few seasons. The fact that Romo can finally throw the ball without knowing his face will be in the dirt is what has set him apart from previous seasons. Some are saying Romo is finally "growing up," I say he has been grown up all along. Being sacked on the game winning drive after being pressured all game was a normal thing for Romo the last few seasons. Critics claimed its because he "wasn't clutch." When in reality all he needed was some decent protection and look what happens! Impeccable stats, a division title, and a playoff run. Tony Romo is the NFL MVP.