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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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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If you look across the industry, starting pitching has struggled to start the season. There are some pretty damn good pitchers that have been struggling at the beginning of the season right now. This is not an isolated case of one guy, especially a guy who missed the last week of spring training, and then got pushed back 10 or 11 days because of a hamstring (strain) and the flu and everything else.
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To me, that was worth the whole trip. I think he understands that young pitchers who settle into the big leagues quickly settle in not because they're fastball-curveball (pitchers) but because they're fastball-changeup.
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It was a confidence booster for all of us (with the starter role). Had we not had the need in the bullpen (last season) he would have stayed in the rotation.
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It's impossible for him to change. That's what he does, and what makes Pedro so great is he focuses on making pitches, not how his body moves.
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It was a big step forward. He showed command of all his pitches and showed a lot of stamina.
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It was a big step forward. He had command of all his pitches. He had a lot of stamina. All in all, it was a good day.
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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 have a guy like Billy Wagner - the quality of that kind of guy - believe me, Met fans in Shea Stadium, when they see Clark Kent coming out of that phone booth in the ninth inning, that's an exciting thing when he puts that cape on.
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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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They call it a New York minute. They've got about a minute's worth of patience. That's part of the industry.
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We're going to wait and see how it is. They're looking at the shoe right now, and were going through how the shoe felt. It felt better. It's always still an adjustment. In fact, it felt great, and that's the biggest factor of all.
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The recovery day is every bit as important as the activity day.
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First time out, and he does all that.