Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson
Can Long-Toss be the Cure to Pitching Injuries?
Pitchers continue to be injured at such an alarming rate. Yet, many teams continue to employ the same reactionary methods. Could an old school exercise such as long-toss be the answer? Many say yes.
Arms Race the Last Hope for Small Market Teams
Baseball is in the midst its information age. Never before has the sport used data to drive its decisions. Increasingly, more and more teams are utilizing advanced statistical analysis to gain an advantage. In truth, the information age began decades ago with the likes of Bill James, but organizations didn’t seem to catch on until [...]
Kazmir Turns to Peterson to Save 2009 Season
It was a shock to Rick Peterson when the voice on the other end of the phone was Scott Kazmir, his former pitching prodigy when both were employed by the New York Mets. Kazmir, on the disabled list with a strained quadriceps, needed help. He was struggling at the start of 2009 after struggling to [...]
Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: The Biomechanics of Pitching
Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance It was in 1989 that Rick Peterson’s professional coaching career came together. Coach Peterson obviously had the Baseball knowledge as well as his tremendous ability to relate to people. But, the genesis of his career happened in Alabama as he would begin a journey of research that [...]
Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: Conditioning for the Amateur Pitcher
Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance “60 percent of the amateur pitchers surveyed complained of chronic elbow pain”, states Rick Peterson. Coach Peterson is describing the results of a recent survey given to a group of amateur pitchers, ages 9-18. The fact that a young athlete would admit to having elbow pain [...]
Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: Avoiding the Overuse and Fatigue of Young Pitchers
Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance Protecting young pitchers’ arms is an issue that youth baseball struggles with. In the era of kids playing in more than one league, pitching year round, and specializing in one area, the rate of arm injuries have increased. “In our last article about youth pitching, we [...]
Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: Inside Spring Training
Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance With Spring Training games in full swing, many fans are beginning to feel the excitement of the 2009 Baseball season. Teams are in the process of getting their pitchers ready to begin the grind of the 162 game season. While many opine that Spring Training is [...]
Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: The Major League Bullpen
By Gary Armida Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance For most Baseball General Managers, finding quality relievers may be the most difficult task during any off season. The quest seems never-ending as the many relievers are so unreliable from one year to the next. One prime example (of the thousands) would be the [...]
