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Rick Peterson is the pitching coach for the New York Mets, a Major League Baseball team. He joined the Mets’ organization in 2004. Before joining the Mets he was the pitching coach for the Oakland Athletics from 1998 to 2003. He is well-known for helping the A’s develop the ‘Big Three’ of Barry Zito, Mark Mulder, and Tim Hudson.

Peterson gained the ire of many Mets fans when in July 2004 he said he could fix Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher Victor Zambrano in 10 minutes and that Mets’ top prospect Scott Kazmir was at least 3 years away from being a Major League pitcher. Many believe that these statements led to the infamous Kazmir Trade, where the Mets traded Kazmir for Zambrano. Zambrano has been decidedly mediocre since the trade, while Kazmir was immediately promoted to the majors by the Devil Rays and has shown great potential. Others say that Peterson was merely giving his opinion as pitching coach, and that any blame for the trade should fall on GM Jim Duquette, owner Fred Wilpon, and COO Jeff Wilpon.

Peterson has become renowned for wearing his turtlenecked windbreaker continuously throughout the season, regardless of the soaring summer temperatures.

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