BOSTON - Pedro Martinez opened his blazer wide to reveal the skinny torso that has grown only slightly puffier with age.I wasnt supposed to be a Hall of Famer, said the 5-foot-11 right-hander, who was thought early in his career to be too small and frail to hold up to the rigours of a major league baseball schedule. But because of the fact that I did it the way I did it, and the integrity I carried while doing it, is probably what led to me going into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.Martinez was elected to the Cooperstown, New York, shrine on Tuesday with 91.1 per cent of the vote, easily surpassing the 75 per cent necessary for induction. Randy Johnson, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio will join Martinez on stage at the July 26 ceremony.Martinez said the honour was something he never counted on, even as he was dominating baseballs bulked-up hitters in the prime of the steroid era.Im proud I did it in an era that the challenge was at the top, he said. I had to face probably the toughest matchup out there. Well, guess what: I wouldnt want it any other way. I wanted to beat the best. I wanted to be the best I could be every time I went out there.I wanted to embarrass the best team out there. I wanted to. I meant to, he said. Any time I had an opportunity to embarrass any team in the big leagues, including the ones using PEDs, it was a great honour to do it.Before the news conference, the Red Sox played a video that showed not only Martinezs highlights on the mound but also scenes from the carnival the ballpark became. Fans waved Dominican flags and counted his strikeouts, and there were plenty of shots of Martinez clowning around in the dugout on his off-days.When it was over, the room fell silent and then from the bottom of a staircase came a shout in Spanish: Hola!I was a loose goose when I wasnt pitching. But then when I came to the field before a game, all that changed, he said. That was the way I could focus, and that was the way I could go out there like there was no tomorrow. I pitched every game like there was no tomorrow.Although he won an NL Cy Young Award in Montreal with the Expos, Martinez spent the peak years of his career in Boston. From 1999-2000, he went 41-10 with a 1.90 ERA and 597 strikeouts, winning back-to-back honours as the best pitcher in the AL.In all, Martinez finished with a 219-100 record and a 2.93 ERA. He struck out 3,154 batters, twice surpassing 300 in a season. He was an eight-time all-star, and five times he led the major leagues in ERA.You were in awe at what you were watching, Smoltz said. It looked like a cartoon what he was doing. It looked like the ball had connections to his fingers. Air Max Plus Clearance . And fellow Leaf, Jake Gardiner, hiking in Whistler. Yeezy Boost Clearance . 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Hes coming back to fulfil them. One of Europes top coaches, Blatt was hired Friday by the Cavaliers, who ended a sweeping, 39-day search with an out-of-the-box selection they hope changes their fortunes. American-born, Princeton-schooled and considered one of the games brightest offensive minds, the 55-year-old Blatt has long been interested in coaching in the NBA and the Cavs will give him his first shot. The club signed him to a reported three-year deal that includes a team option for a fourth year. Cleveland contacted high-profile college coaches and interviewed both retreaded head coaches and on-the-rise assistants before zeroing in and landing Blatt, who won several European titles while coaching in Israel and guided Russia to a bronze medal at the London Olympics two years ago. "David Blatt is going to bring some of the most innovative approaches found in professional basketball anywhere on the globe," Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said. "Time and time again, from Russia to Israel and several other prominent head coaching jobs in between, David has done one thing: win. He is not only an innovator, well-trained and focused on both sides of the court, but he is always learning and always teaching. "Whether you are a top draft pick just entering the league, or a seasoned NBA veteran, Coach Blatt is going to take your gamme and the game of the team you are playing for to a new and higher level.dddddddddddd Thats just who the man is and we are proud to call him our new head coach." Blatt will be introduced by the team Wednesday, one day before the club picks first in this years NBA draft. Clevelands third coach in three years, Blatt replaces Mike Brown, who was fired -- for the second time -- on May 12, a few weeks after the Cavs finished 33-49 and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Blatt was not believed to be on Clevelands radar early in its search, but that changed when he resigned at Maccabi Tel Aviv to pursue an NBA gig. Blatt also was coveted as an assistant by Golden State and Minnesota, but the Cavs made him the first European coach to make the jump to the NBA. "David is a great basketball coach and a special person," said Cavs general manager David Griffin. "His abilities to communicate, to build relationships with his players and to foster winning environments at several stops throughout Europe and across the highest levels of International competition speak for itself. He brings unbridled passion, energy and creativity to his craft. "I have watched Davids work for many years. He has an uncanny ability to adapt his system to maximize the talents of his teams year after year. That is why I am very confident he will make a smooth transition to the NBA." ' ' '