In The Star Ledger, Don Burke explores the special relationship between Pedro Martinez and Mets bullpen coach Guy Conti, who Pedro refers to as his “white daddy”

“I'll never let him down,” Martinez said.
“He's my true white daddy and I treat him with
that respect.

“If I was to retire today, make a decision like
that. He would be the one person I'd call and say,
'What do you think?' I respect Rick Peterson. I
respect Willie Randolph. I respect every coach in here. But
when it comes to a personal decision, the first guy I would
run to is Guy Conti.”

Conti has known Pedro since he was just 15 years old, and has been there for Pedro throughout his major league career. When Pedro was just a minor leaguer, Guy took Pedro under his wing and Guy's wife, Jan Conti, help Pedro improve his english by teaching him a word a day.