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...
almost alteration baseball commit consistent delivery focus hitters ingrained pitcher release single takes throw
When you commit to a delivery alteration or different focus, which we've done with almost every single pitcher on the staff, it sometimes takes a while to get the consistent release point. It takes a while to be able to throw the baseball without concentrating on that alteration. Once it's ingrained in there to where they can throw without concentrating on that and put all of their focus on getting hitters out, then they pitch better.
calf couple days gotten happened large size
It happened a couple of days ago and it's gotten worse, ... I don't know how, but it doesn't take much to aggravate it. It's the size of a large cantaloupe. I think I strained the tendon in the back where the calf connects.
reconciled
It's like something got reconciled in him, ... who he was and who he can be.
establish extend good hitters inside keeps pitcher plate
Good hitters want to extend their arms, they want to take away the inside of the plate and look middle-to-away. If a pitcher can establish the inside of the plate, it keeps a hitter honest.
expected might refined
He's a lot more than I expected him to be. He's not as refined as he might be -- or is going to be -- but that's my impression.
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.
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.
seemed stayed stronger
I was very impressed. He seemed to get stronger as he went along. He stayed in his delivery.
continue
He's doing fine. But we're going to continue to be cautious.
alert case mind
You are always alert to if there is an exception, and my mind is open. In the case of Zach, I don't really think it is at this point.