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Morning sports update: Pedro Martinez described his hopes for new Red Sox baseball boss Chaim Bloom

Martinez explained what he thinks a "good GM" should aim for.

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Pedro Martinez at Fenway Park in 2017. AP Photo/Elise Amendola

By Hayden Bird

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The Steelers kept the Dolphins winless on Monday night, winning 27-14 despite trailing 14-0 in the first quarter.

The Bruins face the Sharks tonight at TD Garden starting at 7 p.m.

And the Celtics welcome the Bucks in another good early season test on Wednesday night at TD Garden. The game tips off at 7:30 p.m.

The 8-0 Patriots now prepare to face the Ravens in Baltimore on Sunday night (8:20 p.m.)

Pedro Martinez’s words of wisdom for Chaim Bloom: Former Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez knows what general managers should — and perhaps more importantly, should not — be doing regarding the treatment of star players.

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During his Hall of Fame career, Martinez experienced both good and bad treatment from team management (in Boston and elsewhere).

As the Red Sox welcome a new general manager, Chaim Bloom, Martinez had some friendly words for the 36-year-old.

“A good GM, the first thing I’m going to tell you is being able to connect with the players in a good way,” Martinez told WEEI’s Rob Bradford on his podcast, the “Bradfo Sho”.

“Being able to be approachable by the entire staff, not just the players, not just the baseball operations system, but management,” Martinez explained. “Good relationship with management. A good connection to the players and the managers and the coaches. I think a good GM will be someone who treats everybody equal and respects everybody from the clubbies to the president of the team or the top owner of the team.”

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In Martinez’s career, he dealt with notable managers and general manager, from Tommy Lasorda to Dan Duquette to Theo Epstein. A point that he stressed for Bloom to avoid is having too many voices in a negotiation.

“I just hope we don’t have any distractions when it comes to contracts and we find a way to do it in a very professional and quiet way whenever we have to go through those situations I went through with Theo [Epstein] and [Larry] Lucchino and Mr. [John] Henry,” Martinez noted. “I wished I was just talking to one person and that person would keep it quiet whether we agreed or not until we finally find a way out. But too many voices and too many people saying, ‘This deal is about to be closed.'”

Martinez noted that while he “shadowed” Dave Dombrowski, the now ex-Red Sox president of baseball operations, he has no plans to pursue a career as a general manager “as of now.”

Still, Martinez — who is still listed as a Red Sox “special assistant” — left the door open for the future.

“I’m going to continue to learn,” said Martinez. “I don’t know where the future will land me. I will continue to learn and get prepared just in case I find myself in the position to do it and hopefully I’ll do it the right way.

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Trivia: Can you name all of the non-quarterbacks who have attempted a pass for the Patriots in a regular season game during the Bill Belichick era?

(Answer at the bottom).

Hint: Their initials are: DA, JE, KF, DG, LJ, DP, AV.

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On this day: In 1942, the Brooklyn Dodgers hired Branch Rickey to be the team’s new president. Having built the Cardinals into an annual contender (winning multiple World Series), he arrived in Brooklyn to find a troubled but successful team.

The Dodgers had never won a championship, and had been beat to the 1942 National League pennant by Rickey’s Cardinals despite winning 104 games. Rickey’s predecessor, Larry MacPhail, had enlisted in the U.S. military (then immersed in World War II). Uncertainty loomed also over Brooklyn’s manager, Leo Durocher, who was thought to be up for the military’s draft.

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Rickey led Brooklyn on a multiyear rebuilding project, culminating with his greatest contribution to baseball (and American sports). Following World War II, he initiated (and orchestrated) the signing and eventual successful debut of the first African American baseball player in Major League history: Jackie Robinson. Rickey, with Robinson as a central figure, built the Dodgers’ first World Series winner in 1955, though he had left he team by that point over differences with owner Walter O’Malley.

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Trivia answer: Danny Amendola, Julian Edelman, Kevin Faulk, David Givens, Lee Johnson, David Patten, Adam Vinatieri.

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