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...
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.
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.
wait
It's just a progression. Typically you do it for arms, not for toes. We'll just have to wait and see how he feels.
backwards bend sure trying wait
They've all been trying to bend over backwards to make sure we're OK. We'll have to wait and see; they've got a lot to do.
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.
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.
giant small step
One small step for Pedro, one giant step for the Mets.
bigger deal people playing york
Personally, I think people make playing in New York a bigger deal than it really is.
open puts track
This puts him on track to open all our options.
kicked soul
I felt, ... like I got kicked in the soul.