As the rain began to fall here, and the grounds crew sprinted for the tarp, Pedro Martinez stayed on the mound and stared up at the sky. He didn't move either, not until the first-base umpire, Paul Nauert, came over and ushered him off the field. Pedro was like Carl Spackler from Caddyshack trying to tell the bishop, "I don't think the heavy stuff is going to come down for a while."
But to no avail. The Mets rallied from a 4-0 deficit to cut it to 4-3 by the time the game was stopped, but Martinez is still on the hook if they lose this game.