Cockfighting Pedro?

[DirtyKash]

Video Posted of Martinez at Cockfight

Associated Press – 3 hours ago

A video of New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal at a cockfight was posted this week on YouTube.

Martinez and Marichal laugh before releasing the roosters. The two took part as honorary "soltadores," the word used to describe the person who puts the animal to fight.

The animal released by Martinez appears to be killed on the video, which was posted Tuesday. The fight takes place in the Coliseo Gallistico de Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo Cockfighting Coliseum) in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic's biggest cockfighting venue. Cockfighting is legal and popular in the Dominican Republic.

By early Thursday, the video was removed "due to terms of use violation."

On the Net:

• http://youtube.com/watch?vFBMKAOUfJCs

I'm disappointed that I didn't get the chance to see this video before it was removed.

[love_that_reefer]

I wish I could have seen this too. I don't think its a big deal since it is legal down there and considered good old fashion fun. Wish I could go to any party and find Perdo and Marichal laughing it up over some cervezas and cigars.

[A'sDiehard]

"The Yankees are my daddy"