Rick Peterson fired? (Apparently not)

by Adam J. Morris on Jun 16, 2008 6:47 PM CDT Comment 23 comments

Will Carroll reports that Rick Peterson has been fired as pitching coach for the New York Mets.

Peterson, of course, made his name with the Oakland A's, where he coached with Ron Washington and Art Howe.

Could he end up in Texas?

UPDATE -- Carroll now says, nevermind...

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That'd be nice.

by SteveP on Jun 16, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Peterson..

I agree, we have to at least kick the tires, and as AJM points out he does have ties to the org. Why is it that Connor appears to skate by without any heat?

by Topgun22 on Jun 16, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In Hicks Words

“One thing this organization needs is stability.”

ZZZ

by FreeMoney4Sale on Jun 16, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would like that

"Would you mind walking a time or two so I could drive in some runs"? Milton Bradley

by boomer1 on Jun 16, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

pass

Stats don't lie

by Longhorn on Jun 16, 2008 6:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Get on the phone, JD

And have Peterson in Arlington before Hurley makes his next start.

A Lonestar in California

by lonestarJon on Jun 16, 2008 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Do Mulder, Zito, and Hudson come with him?

Let me have a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it fast I'm in a God damned hurry!

by DaheelzCM on Jun 16, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No

But he could inherit Hurley, Harrison, Feliz, Beavan, and Main along with others

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Jun 16, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Methinks the Mets threw the wrong guy under the bus

If you’re going to fire someone… I could understand the bullpen coach because the relievers have made the news lately, after really good starting efforts. But in listening to the Mets announcers this past weekend, it sounded to me like the offense bas been the bigger problem. Why not fire the hitting coach? I don’t remember his name right now but I remember people wondering why they ever hired him in the first place because he wasn’t a very good hitter in his playing days.

by Inkara1 on Jun 16, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

I think that Peterson has actually done some good things with some of the Mets young pitching staff : Maine, Perez, Pelfrey etc

"I'll take Clemens over Millwood and Padilla anyday.." - bosoxsiempregirl

^^^^ Wow, I would too. I guess that makes me the next John Schuerholtz.

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by hinduplaya on Jun 16, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Peterson nearly destroyed Pelfrey.

If Pelfrey hadn’t gone back to his curve (rather than the Peterson-pushed slider), he’d still be floundering. Guys with 95-mph sinkers should never flounder…

by NoNameOnCard on Jun 16, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Connor doesn't do much for me...

but I’m not so sure Peterson would either.

The excuse is already there given the pitching performances this year, especially in the ‘pen. I guess it would just be a change, probably wouldn’t hurt any.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 16, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Now says...

sources were incorrect and final decision hasn’t been made.

It’s only a matter of time before he and Randolph get the axe though.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jun 16, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

where is

Tom House and his footballs?

Please forgive any and all typos, mispellings, etc.
Your kindess in this matter is appreciated.

by red shoe ranger on Jun 16, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

heh

don’t make my head explode

by SteveP on Jun 16, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Adam,

are you becoming the Miles of “guys about to be fired” false alarms?

by Randy Richardson on Jun 16, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i don't get what this means

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by ab03 on Jun 16, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it has to do with bad information

though Miles does hold many ignominious titles …

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by Chase Irwin on Jun 16, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's also the official agent and scouting director of Latin America for LSB

"There is no reason for me to move to third base," Young said.
-FOTF 5/20/2008

"Well, we are one of the cheapest teams in Major League Baseball"
-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Jun 16, 2008 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Footnote

I’m waiting for a pitching coach who knows the physiology of what different guys’ arms are doing, how to optimize the effectiveness of whatever the pitcher can physically do, and does not have a template or recurring pattern such as “raise arm slots”, or “lengthen stride”, or “throw footballs to build durable elasticity”, or whatever mantra has worked and got him noticed and elevated to MLB pitching coach. Not that I know of any such person, but ….........

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Jun 16, 2008 11:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You'll have to be more specific than that...

should I assume you’re talking about an article on Mark Connor?

by NoNameOnCard on Jun 17, 2008 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, what could you mean by specific?

That’s a template for a pitching coach who is analytical and actually coaches, not about any current pitching coach I’m aware of. No article to cite. And the “not that I know” should indicate that if anyone meets the criteria, has had success in professional baseball, and does not use any particular “method” to supervise his pitching staff, I don’t know and haven’t heard of such a person. Connor, Peterson, and others seem to me to fall into the one or two trick pony category. Maybe Hawkins is close to the type I’d like, but I don’t have real evidence of that, either. I’m idealizing.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Jun 17, 2008 2:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs