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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We were as prepared as we could be for the rainfall with the road barricades, having them ready. There's nothing we can do to hold the rain back, we just deal with it when it gets here.
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This puts him on track to open all our options.
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You always hear that when hitters are in a groove, they say that they're seeing the ball well. But Chad makes it so they can't.
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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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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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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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The next step is obvious. They're going to call a balk if he doesn't get on the rubber in the game.
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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.