Video posted of Pedro, Juan Marichal at cockfight

Louisvillekid1 · Feb 7, 2008

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 de Gallos (Rooster 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."

After the vick dog fighting thing, I think this could be a little more serious then is sounds

HatTrick · Feb 7, 2008

What's the problem? It's legal there, right?

Louisvillekid1 · Feb 7, 2008

I don't know, but im talking about fan perception mostly.

glenrobinson · Feb 7, 2008

Its legal there, very accepted.

tatehill2000 · Feb 7, 2008

thats much nicer than what KFC DOES to their chickenss that YOU eat, they cut off their beaks and pump em full of drugs???? WTF,,, they need to do time,,

Pedro is fine, hes done nothing wrong,,, anyway,, a bird isnt a dog,,
again KFC proves that,,:WTF:

tater