Rick Peterson
Rick Peterson
Erick Harding "Rick" Petersonis the Director of Pitching Development for the Baltimore Orioles, as well as a former pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball. He was a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, but is most notable as the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and the Milwaukee Brewers. Peterson is known for his unique use of biomechanical research and psychological principles to help pitchers improve their pitching motions. His nicknames include "The Jacket"and "The...
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One small step for Pedro, one giant step for the Mets.
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Personally, I think people make playing in New York a bigger deal than it really is.
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There's always going to be an adjustment period when a guy comes off an injury.
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It's just a progression. Typically you do it for arms, not for toes. We'll just have to wait and see how he feels.
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It's pretty amazing what those guys are saying to themselves, what their thought process is. Every pitcher could benefit from that, not just Victor.
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It's understandable, I think, with New York fans. That's why they call it a New York minute. They've got about a minute's worth of patience for anything. If I'm not mistaken, I think they were booing Rivera the other night. He's been pretty damn good. Nobody is immune.
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They're going to call a balk if he doesn't get on the rubber, so we're going to get to the rubber. That's the next step. When he's ready to take that step we're going to take that step.
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The next step is obvious. They're going to call a balk if he doesn't get on the rubber in the game.