Eeedgaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!!

Lots of sports news lately, Vlade going to the Lakers, "Peaches" (Peja) talking about leaving the Kings, and now this: Edgar Martinez retiring after this season. This is huge news, a most loved player on the Mariners. I will never forget my 30th birthday thanks to Edgar. If you know Edgar you know it's not that kind of story. He and his lovely wife Holly came in to Buca di Beppo while friends and I were celebrating my birthday at the Pope's table. We kept talking about whether we should send them a bottle of wine or dessert, when we saw them leaving. A friend of mine took a placemat to get his autograph. They were talking in the kitchen for a long time, and then the friend returned to give me the placemat. Edgar gave me birthday wishes! A very special ballplayer and a very special person.