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...
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.
figure forward looking spring
It's one of those things that we'll figure out as the spring progresses. It's early, and I'm looking forward to getting to know him.
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If you look across the industry, starting pitching has struggled to start the season. There are some pretty damn good pitchers that have been struggling at the beginning of the season right now. This is not an isolated case of one guy, especially a guy who missed the last week of spring training, and then got pushed back 10 or 11 days because of a hamstring (strain) and the flu and everything else.
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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.
deal gets hold prepared rain road
We were as prepared as we could be for the rainfall with the road barricades, having them ready. There's nothing we can do to hold the rain back, we just deal with it when it gets here.
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.
aptitude flip learn takes three weapons
He has the aptitude to learn that. He understands he has the weapons it takes to flip a line-up three times and not become predictable.
kicked soul
I felt, ... like I got kicked in the soul.
great
I got to know him very well. He is a great guy.
rehearsing
He was awesome. He was very focused, and he was actually rehearsing sequences. He's not 100 percent, but he's getting there.
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.
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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.