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...
choice choices fortunate jim result staying time top work
Staying with Jim was the result of a very fortunate time in my life. I really had two first choices of where I wanted to be, with Jim or with the Mariners, a first-class organization to work for, ... at least one of the top candidates.
balance ball bit feels films good hit last saw seen spring theory throwing
My theory on him is that he's essentially still in Spring Training. He's behind, and he may have hit a little bit of that 'dead arm' phase. In general, he's throwing the ball better than he was when I saw him in January. It's consistent, he feels very good about it, his balance is good. It's a lot better than the films I've seen from last year.
bit spring theory
My theory on him is he's essentially still in spring training. He's behind, and he's going through a bit of a dead-arm period, something like that.
seemed stayed stronger
I was very impressed. He seemed to get stronger as he went along. He stayed in his delivery.
alert case mind
You are always alert to if there is an exception, and my mind is open. In the case of Zach, I don't really think it is at this point.
bad bring carry failed feeling figured job maybe point whatever
You just never got the feeling you were part of the process. You were part of it, but a dispensable part of it. But that's all right. Maybe they had their own point of view, and they probably figured (we) weren't going to carry out what they wanted done. They have the right to bring in their own people. But I don't really look at it is I did a bad job or that I failed any kind of test. But whatever I had to offer, they didn't think it was valuable.
consistent felt good looking mechanics motion repeated
I was looking at his motion and his balance, if it was a consistent motion and if he repeated it. And on all those counts, I felt pretty good about it. I thought the mechanics were decent.
establish extend good hitters inside keeps pitcher plate
Good hitters want to extend their arms, they want to take away the inside of the plate and look middle-to-away. If a pitcher can establish the inside of the plate, it keeps a hitter honest.
program supports
He allows me to have my own program and supports me and makes me feel like I am appreciated and respected.
body delivery exactly home knowing parts previous throw timing truth trying
The truth is, we're trying to get him to throw exactly like he did in previous years. It's a sense of timing and knowing where your body parts need to be in the delivery on the way to home plate. It's timing of the different parts.