Yeah, Perez was a pretty entertaining pitcher too for the Spo's in the 90's. I can't remember anyone hitting his eefus pitch hard ever, and it always showed on highlights whenever he threw it. I remember one game where he no hit the Phillies for 5 innings and then the game was called on a rain delay. So I guess in theory it was a no-hitter, just not an official no-hitter, even though the game was officially a 5-0 win for the Expos.
I remember the day the Expos traded DeShields for Martinez and wondering how that deal would work for the Expos. As it turned out, it was an absolute steal as Deshields was very average after that, and Martinez we know the story. I remember the game where Martinez was throwing like a perfect game and either hit a player or threw a high pitch to one of the Reds in the 7th or 8th inning and the guy charged the mound. It was pretty much a gamely occurance where Pedro would give someone some serious chin music. As good as Pedro's been in Boston I still don't think he's thrown as well as he did for the Expo's when he won the Cy Young.
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