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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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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There's always going to be an adjustment period when a guy comes off an injury.
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That's why they call it the 'New York Minute,' I think. They have about a minute's worth of patience for anything. It's the nature of this industry, and anybody who goes through a tough time. If I'm not mistaken, I think they were booing (Mariano) Rivera the other night. He's been pretty damn good.
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That?s why they call it a New York minute. They have about a minute?s worth of patience for anything. Which is the nature of this industry. If I?m not mistaken, they were booing (Mariano) Rivera the other night. I?d have to look myself in the mirror if I booed Mo. So nobody?s immune.
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He's just not in any kind of rhythm right now. It's all location. He was too much in the middle of the strike zone against an aggressive hitting team.
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He has four pitches that he can locate to both sides of the plate, and that's exciting. You're just excited to see him in competition against big-league hitters and see how they react.
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He was getting to the point where he was going to engage the rubber like he does during the season. That was the step we wanted to take today. He took that step and he felt great.
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He was awesome. He was very focused, and he was actually rehearsing sequences. He's not 100 percent, but he's getting there.
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He has the aptitude to learn that. He understands he has the weapons it takes to flip a line-up three times and not become predictable.
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Any time you have a lot of time off that's always a concern. It is always a factor, but he's done a lot of throwing (in the bullpen).
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Any time you've got players with these sorts of personalities, they're bound to lighten up the entire mood. It's great for everybody.
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If you can change speeds and locate, that may be better than throwing 99 or 100.