David Lennon of NEWSDAY has this blog entry today from Mets Spring Training:

Just found out why Pedro (Martinez) was a little wild this morning. He was throwing with his eyes closed. Martinez actually threw 15 with his eyes shut and only missed with three. Not bad.

Turns out it’s just another Rick Peterson mind trick. He does it with a number of the pitchers and they’ve bought into it. Score another one for Jedi mound master.

Last time baseball made news over eyes-wide-shut: Bud Selig and Don Fehr on MLB’s drug policy the past 15 years.

Bonus: We actually found a better example of trusting your stuff after the jump. Read more…