COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – People keep telling Edgar Martinez how calm he appears as his Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sunday nears, which is not quite accurate.
Oh, Martinez has always given off that vibe of being impervious to pressure, no matter how tense the situation. And on the baseball field, that was true. A premier designated hitter with the Mariners, Martinez’s uncanny ability to maintain his equilibrium at the plate is part of the package that got him to Cooperstown.
The truth, however, is that Martinez will be out of his element when he steps on the stage at the Clark Sports Center, in front of a crowd expected to be upwards of 50,000 people.