Mets’ Peterson Works Pitchers, Not Media Now
Our thanks to BATS, the NEW YORK TIMES baseball blog, for their serendipitous timing with a brief piece on the muted trumpet that now is Rick Peterson. Peterson, the New York Mets’ pitching coach non pareil, could be found in previous seasons pontificating on any subject. Now all media requests to speak to Peterson must go through Mets PR. No other Mets coach has that restriction.
(’Wait… don’t cry! I’ve got four more minutes left!’)
Maybe they’re tired of cutesy sayings and limelight theft from their players, the true marketing potential of the Mets. Or, more likely, the reason for screening Peterson’s media calls involves another event Sunday: Scott Kazmir pitched for the first time since coming off the disabled list. Hint: it wasn’t for the Mets.
