Evidently cock fighting is legal in the Dominican Republic. Even still, this is not good. After the Michael Vick incident it's pretty clear that people in the U.S. don't have any tolerance for this sort of stuff.

My main concern right now are unnecessary distractions. We don't need ridiculous controversies to be the focal point now that we have pitchers and catchers reporting in only a couple of weeks.

Video shows Pedro, HOFer Marichal at cockfight - 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. [Fox Sports]