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...
game plate sees till wait
He still doesn't know how much of the plate he can get. That will come and wait till he sees the results. He pitched a D-plus game and look at those results.
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.
time
First time out, and he does all that.
ball chad hear hitters seeing
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.
ask linked matter opinion people perform period seen true
From the first day I've been here, and it's true with everyone, you get linked to your past. But when people ask your opinion of someone that you haven't seen perform for a long period of time, no matter who it is, your opinion has no value.
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.
I don't know why. But if we weren't that way, we'd be way out of it by now.
great
I got to know him very well. He is a great guy.
bigger deal people playing york
Personally, I think people make playing in New York a bigger deal than it really is.
giant small step
One small step for Pedro, one giant step for the Mets.
kicked soul
I felt, ... like I got kicked in the soul.
year
There are always going to be spikes of inconsistency. Getting through the first year without a setback is huge.
activity bit recovery
The recovery day is every bit as important as the activity day.
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.