Scoop!

Looks like Pedro Martinez is headed for the Phils. But Chris Neyenhouse, a former student of mine at Plattsburgh State now working for NTV television in Nebraska, reported that more than a week ago. In the Dominican Republic for a wedding, Chris saw Martinez at a restaurant, chatted him up, and came away with news--Pedro, the former Dodger-Expo-Red Sox-Met who's been out of work since last fall, told him he was signing with Philadelphia. Chris posted it on the station's website July 4, and for the rest of his career can brag about the (first) time he beat the national sports media.