Is Mo Our Pedro?

He's a Latin pitching superstar, who in his prime wielded god-like powers. But he's been overworked, and is starting to age, and no longer strikes terror into the hearts of batters. And he's beginning to show disturbing signs of losing his mental edge: when the team needs him most, against the archrival squad and sometimes in big playoff games, he mysteriously fades.

I'm talking about Pedro Martinez in his last years with the Red Sox, but I'm also talking about Mariano Rivera, who blew his second save in as many days this afternoon in a Yankees loss. That makes four consecutive save attempts blown against the Red Sox. I still think there's enough talent on the team to win 110-120 games, but obviously that's going to be a lot harder if our superstar closer can't cut it anymore.