With Pedro, too, It's an opening day feel

We can debate the merits of the men and their missions at another time. We can analyze whether the old veteran pitching tonight on the left coast has anything left, or if the kid with kerosene in his right arm wouldn't be better utilized in another role. There will be plenty of time to have those conversations. For now, we need only focus on this: Pete and Heat.

For now, there is Pedro Martinez returning to the Mets in San Francisco, throwing his first big-league pitch in two months and two days about 31/2 hours or so after Joba Chamberlain will throw his first big-league pitch as a starter, ever. There is a buzz of history surrounding the Chamberlain start, a whisper of nostalgia wafting over Martinez's. Continue