Jim Colborn
Jim Colborn
James William Colbornis a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-handed Colborn pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royalsand Seattle Mariners...
attention pay velocity
I don't really pay attention to velocity with anyone.
program supports
He allows me to have my own program and supports me and makes me feel like I am appreciated and respected.
control effective hitter inside pitches plate protect reason slow
It's important for a hitter to know that you can protect the inside of the plate. The reason the inside of the plate is so important is because slow pitches away become that much more effective when you can control it.
grave great honestly pirates responsibility shape staff team though waiting
These Pirates ... They're a great team waiting to happen. I honestly feel as though I have this grave responsibility to shape this young staff into what it could become -- and what it could become is frighteningly good.
reconciled
It's like something got reconciled in him, ... who he was and who he can be.
patience takes willing wrong
It takes patience because you have to be willing to get the wrong answers. But in the end, it's a better technique.
beyond certainly knowing notice talent
They certainly have talent, but what you really notice is that they're beyond their years in knowing how to pitch. They have an instinct.
body delivery exactly home knowing parts previous throw timing truth trying
The truth is, we're trying to get him to throw exactly like he did in previous years. It's a sense of timing and knowing where your body parts need to be in the delivery on the way to home plate. It's timing of the different parts.
consistent felt good looking mechanics motion repeated
I was looking at his motion and his balance, if it was a consistent motion and if he repeated it. And on all those counts, I felt pretty good about it. I thought the mechanics were decent.
bit breaking command doubles execute fairly fastball hits runs three trying
His breaking ball, change-up and fastball are sharp. His command is good. So I'm pleased. That's what you want more than anything, that they execute what they're trying to do and he was doing it fairly well. There were three hits that accounted for his runs -- two doubles and a homer. Of the three, only one was a little bit of a mistake.