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The Inside Pitch With Paul Martone April 27, 2009
BALTIMORE, MD - HopkinsSports.com sat down with fifth-year senior Paul Martone of the Johns Hopkins baseball team after two big wins at Haverford on Saturday. The Blue Jays are the No. 2 seed in the Centennial Conference Tournament this coming weekend and will host a first round game with Franklin & Marshall on Friday, May 1. Martone suffered an elbow injury during his sophomore season, but returned to the team last season for his senior year. Martone made nine appearances last season, allowing three earned runs and striking out five. This season, Martone has made eight appearances and thrown 9.0 innings. Martone has fanned eight batters and has a 5.00 ERA. Martone is enrolled at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and is specializing in environmental health sciences. HopkinsSports.com: Dream job? Paul Martone: Taxi driver, just for a few days. HS: Teammate that inspires you? PM: Tim Rappazzo. HS: Teammate that will surprise you this season? PM: Henry Striegl. HS: Favorite JAY on the team: PM: Matt Goldman. HS: One word to describe me on the field? PM: Relaxed. HS: One word to describe me off of the field? PM: Relaxed. HS: Favorite pre game meal? PM: PB&J. HS: If I could eat dinner anywhere, I would choose… PM: Chompie’s Jewish Deli in Arizona. HS: Favorite Centennial venue to compete in? PM: Homewood Field. HS: The toughest challenge you have faced?
PM: Recovering from elbow surgery. HS: What’s on your iPod on game day? PM: Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, various trance/techno. HS: If I wasn’t playing baseball… PM: I would not be doing this interview. HS: Favorite Bob Babb quote? PM: You never know which run will win the game. HS: Who is your most intense teammate and why? PM: Obviously, the ninja, John Swarr because of his frequent in-game outbursts. HS: After Hopkins, I would like to… PM: have a good job and travel. HS: If I could trade places with anyone for a day? PM: Derek Jeter. HS: Coke or Pepsi? PM: Coke. HS: Favorite professional sports franchise? PM: The evil empire, New York Yankees. HS: Best vacation I have ever taken? PM: Arizona baseball trip 2009. HS: In my free time, I like to… PM: watch TV, hang out with my girlfriend and play with my cat, Ace. HS: Superstitions? PM: Dwight K. Schrute: “A man make’s his own luck, Billy Zane-Titanic.” HS: One thing that being a member of the baseball team has taught you? PM: Mike Durgala and Rob Pietroforte taught me a lot about exercise and proper dieting. HS: What is the biggest strength of the team this season? PM: Obviously pitching. HS: Favorite superhero? PM: Inspector Gadget. HS: When I was a child, I wanted to be a … PM: professional poker player (still do). HS: Thing I miss most about home? PM: Seeing family and Atlantic City. HS: Craziest thing you have ever done? PM: Adopt a cat from the MDSPCA. HS: Nickname? PM: BFL, Uncle Paulie, The Godfather, CC. HS: How do you feel about the season so far? PM: We got off to a slow start, but this team has seen a recent explosion of positive mental attitude (PMA) which is very promising. HS: What do you focus on when you pitch? PM: PMA. HS: Favorite thing to do after a win? PM: Eat a nice big meal, although I do that after losses too. HS: What other sports did you play in high school? PM: Football. HS: What was the best thing about growing up in New Jersey? PM: Living near the beach and Atlantic City. HS: Best thing about being a pitcher? PM: Pitcher’s line during our infield/outfield. HS: Best advice your parents ever gave you? PM: Don’t do drugs. HS: Do you consider yourself liberal or conservative? PM: Conservative. HS: Favorite color? PM: Red. HS: Place you go to relax? PM: My balcony in the Northway. HS: Favorite meal to cook? PM: Pasta and meat sauce. HS: Best book you’ve ever read? PM: Bringing Down the House HS: The No. 1 thing you want to do when you graduate? PM: Start making money. HS: Website you visitdaily? PM: Crusty Pizza. HS: I am addicted to… PM: Texting Greg Harbeck at all hours of the day/night/morning. HS: Black or blue pen? PM: Blue. HS: Worst part of college? PM: Graduation. HS: I couldn’t live without … PM: My cat, Ace. HS: Favorite pitch to throw? PM: Slider. HS: Favorite mid-night snack? PM: PB&J. HS: Why are you called the Big Fat Liar? PM: The story is a long and mostly fabricated one made up by recent graduate Ryan Kuhlman and current pitcher Greg Harbeck in Arizona last year. Ironically, I was the only one involved who did not tell a lie but was somehow branded with the nickname Big Fat Liar (BFL). HS: I hear your cat Ace stinks at hunting mice. Is this true? PM: This is a false statement. I let him roam the dirtiest mice-infested pig pen in the Northway (a.k.a. Bro-mansion) and there has been no mention of mice since. HS: What is the significance of your tattoo? PM: It is not a real tattoo. I put it on my arm from a piece of Fruit Stripe gum wrapper. HS: After four years at Hopkins, what is the most important thing you’ve ever learned? PM: Don’t take anything for granted. Up next on the Inside Pitch is senior Dan Merzel. Have a question for Dan? E-mail it to carrie.shaw@jhu.edu |
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