Rick Peterson, Psychiatrist

Joe Smith-- the side-arming, relief-pitching phenom who was playing college ball just a little over a year ago-- has been struggling recently. It looked for all the world like he had lost his confidence after a couple of tough appearances on the mound.

But Dr. Peterson was on the case. After another bad outing last week, Peterson sat Smith down in front of a TV, and showed the kid tape of himself getting Albert Pujols out, getting Alex Rodriguez out, getting Derek Jeter out. Reminding him of what he can do. And the next time he was on the mound, on Saturday, Smith was on the offensive again.

It's too bad for the kid that it the grounder he was trying to get the batter to hit got by Reyes, but he went right after Jeff Kent, and on another day the same ball would have been a 6-3 out. If he stays aggressive, Joe will be back in his best form soon-- and like we do with John Maine and Oliver Perez, we will have Rick Peterson, Psychiatrist, to thank.