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Is Rick Peterson a miracle worker?
As R.J. Anderson notes, the Milwaukee Brewers have a new pitching coach: World-renowned pitching coach/guru Rick Peterson, after a hiatus, is back in...
Milwaukee Chooses Peterson
fangraphs.com — World-renowned pitching coach/guru Rick Peterson, after a hiatus, is back in baseball as the Brewers new pitching... coach. He’s got some serious work to do, as the Brewers pitching staff ranked second worst amongst all 30 teams in FIP and actually ... (more) Milwaukee Chooses Peterson
Rick Peterson Interview With MMO – Best Mets Moment!
Rick Peterson Interview With MMO – Best Mets Moment!
metsmerizedonline.com — Former Mets pitching coach (and new Brewers pitching coach) Rick Peterson , was kind enough to answer... some questions for me last week, and he gave me some candid thoughts on several topics we discussed including pitch counts, minimum innings pitched in the minors, the Verducci Effect, and of ... (more) Rick Peterson Interview With MMO – Best Mets Moment!
Peterson: 'Our philosophies are aligned'
brewersbeat.mlblogs.com — The Brewers did not just hire a pitching coach on Tuesday. They hired a pitching philosophy. The... team announced its deal with former A's and Mets pitching guru Rick Peterson, who has a degree in psychology and a track record... (more) Peterson: 'Our philosophies are aligned'
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Brew Crew Ball — ... thinks the Brewers made a good hire, but need to find him some talent to work with. Rob Neyer used that post as a jumping off point to discuss the differences between Peterson's great Oakland staffs and the current lackluster one. ...

Round 'em Up: Thursday 10.22.09
Milwaukee Brewers Blog - Bernie's Crew — ... Rob Neyer is not convinced newly-acquired pitching coach Rick Peterson will have much affect on the Brewers' pitching staff.  While the 2010 staff may not compete for the top starting rotation in the National League, Peterson's arrival in Milwaukee marks a philosophical change in the organization.  That is why folks like myself are excited.  Not because I think Jeff Suppan is suddenly going to post a 4.00 ERA with 15 wins next season. ...

Big Mac spins NL Central coaching carousel
Talking Chicago Baseball - A Cubs and White Sox MLB blog — ... The Brewers pitching took a major step back after pitching coach Mike Maddux left for Texas, but any rationally-thinking person knows that had more to do with the loss of CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets than it did with the coaching of Bill Castro, who was fired in August. Either way, Milwaukee hired former A's and Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson to fill the position. I don't know much at all about Peterson other than the 2008 Mets bullpen that ultimately got him fired was pretty terrible. One bad ...

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Rick Peterson is expected to be announced as the new pitching coach of the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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The Brewers have hired former Mets and A's pitching coach Rick Peterson to be their pitching coach and try to solve the pitching woes that plagued them this past season.
Milwaukee Brewers tab Rick Peterson as new pitching coachESPN.com - MLB 10/20/2009
The Milwaukee Brewers have hired Rick Peterson as pitching coach, hoping he can straighten out one of the worst staffs in the league.
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