Jim Colborn
Jim Colborn
James William Colbornis a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-handed Colborn pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royalsand Seattle Mariners...
reconciled
It's like something got reconciled in him, ... who he was and who he can be.
bad change concern good performance radically spring
A lot of times what you see in the spring can change radically in the season. It can go from good to bad or bad to good. So I'm not too interested, I don't concern myself with their performance in the spring.
bit breaking command doubles execute fairly fastball hits runs three trying
His breaking ball, change-up and fastball are sharp. His command is good. So I'm pleased. That's what you want more than anything, that they execute what they're trying to do and he was doing it fairly well. There were three hits that accounted for his runs -- two doubles and a homer. Of the three, only one was a little bit of a mistake.
consistent delivery main pitches seen shows stakes table
His delivery was a little more consistent than what we've seen here before. The main thing that shows is he's a competitor. And when the stakes are on the table he pitches his best.
few guys improvement shown terms top
He's shown significant improvement. He's in the top few guys in terms of tidying up his delivery.
attention pay velocity
I don't really pay attention to velocity with anyone.
action maybe pitches
But maybe the action on Derek's pitches trumps that.
caused confidence good individual order players problems radically realize success talents themselves thinks trust
He's had confidence before and he's had success before. It's in the package. That's what it is all about, for individual players to realize that who they are is good enough. Most of the problems are caused when a player thinks he has to do more or be radically different than what his talents are in order to succeed. In most cases, that's not the case. They just need to be themselves and trust that.
balance consistent feels films good last pitch saw
He's consistent and feels very good about it. His balance is good. He's a lot better than the films I saw from last year. I think he'll pitch well.
calf couple days gotten happened large size
It happened a couple of days ago and it's gotten worse. I don't know how, but it doesn't take much to aggravate it. It's the size of a large cantaloupe. I think I strained the tendon in the back where the calf connects.
calf couple days gotten happened large size
It happened a couple of days ago and it's gotten worse, ... I don't know how, but it doesn't take much to aggravate it. It's the size of a large cantaloupe. I think I strained the tendon in the back where the calf connects.
expected might refined
He's a lot more than I expected him to be. He's not as refined as he might be -- or is going to be -- but that's my impression.
continue
He's doing fine. But we're going to continue to be cautious.
looked nice quite surprised
He looked really good. I was quite surprised that he looked so good. It was a really nice delivery.