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...
giant small step
One small step for Pedro, one giant step for the Mets.
engage felt point rubber step took
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.
call next ready step
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.
call next rubber step
The next step is obvious. They're going to call a balk if he doesn't get on the rubber in the game.
command pitches step
It was a big step forward. He showed command of all his pitches and showed a lot of stamina.
command good step
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.
year
There are always going to be spikes of inconsistency. Getting through the first year without a setback is huge.
leagues pitchers quickly settle worth
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.
four guy heading spring starts
I don't think he's the same guy in his first four starts that he was in spring training. I think he's heading in that direction, but he's not there right now.
biggest factor felt looking shoe wait
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.
activity bit recovery
The recovery day is every bit as important as the activity day.
great
I got to know him very well. He is a great guy.
I don't know why. But if we weren't that way, we'd be way out of it by now.
bigger deal people playing york
Personally, I think people make playing in New York a bigger deal than it really is.