Mark Connor
Mark Connor
Mark Peter Connoris a former pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers. Before his coaching career, he was a minor league pitcher from 1971 through 1972 who batted and threw right-handed...
embarrass good hitter needs recognize throws
He needs to recognize when he throws a good pitch, he doesn't need to throw a better one. You just have to get a hitter out, you don't have to embarrass him.
certain giving purpose trying
I had him get after it. I'm just trying to make him concentrate more in every situation, have a purpose for everything. I was giving him certain outs, counts, scores, to see what he would do with it.
changes face fifth four gets joke likes starters time
His face completely changes from the time he gets to the ballpark. The other four days, he's easy-going, likes to joke around, but on the fifth day, like a lot of the big-time starters I've had in the past, it's all business.
basic
On a very basic level, that's kind of what it comes down to,
inspired
He really inspired me to want to write for the cello.
thrown
He probably would have thrown more, but I told him to stop.
came felt threw time
He threw really good. It's the first time he felt like everything came together.
change fact gets player scared speeds throws
He's the player of the day for me. He was good. I like the fact that he can change speeds and throws strikes. He's not scared out there. He gets after it.
averages basically eight innings past spring takes training typical
He's not ready. It's his typical Spring Training regimen. If you look at his past, he basically averages eight innings in 'A' games, even back when he was in Atlanta. His first spring they pitched him 20 innings and he basically had a 10.00 ERA. It takes him a while to get going.
breaking fastball impressed seems tough
He's impressed everybody. He locates his fastball and his breaking ball is plus. He's very quiet, it's tough to get a 'Hi' out of him, but he seems like he's on a mission. He should be.
along balls breaking continue eight max threw throw today top
I let him throw some breaking balls today for the first time. He threw about eight breaking balls, not max effort, but getting over the top of them with no problem, so we'll continue along those lines.
adrenaline game games league minor perfect popping spring start
In a perfect world, I'd like to start him out in a Minor League game and by the end of the spring get him some 'A' games to get his adrenaline popping a little bit.
best far hot playing strongest swing terms third
This is my third Hot Swing album, and I feel it is the strongest of the three, ... I think my playing on it is the best so far in terms of the style.