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The Leiter Side of Baseball

Edgy MD Mar 04 2019 10:04 AM

According to ESPN, presumably precipitated by an announcement from the team, the Mets have hired former Mets pitcher and New Jersey native Al Leiter for the (newly created?) role of "baseball operations adviser." Assigned to work with players at all levels of the organization, including the majors, Leiter's role sounds an awful lot like what used to be called "roving instructor," but considering the title and the fact that fellow big shot John Franco has also been hired in the same capacity, perhaps it's more like 55% roving instructor, 30% special advisor to the front office, and 15% team ambassador. This of course, is a pretty decent coup in the ongoing battle between the Yankees and the Mets to claim figures with mixed legacies. Following 13 years of working the booth with the Yankees, for which he received two Sports Emmys, perhaps Leiter will also get to sit in for Ron Darling some nights as the pitching analyst. Asked for a response to the news, noted Mets fan and raconteur cooby is said to have responded, "Ewww ..." No updates have been made available regarding the potential liberation of David Cone.

nymr83 Mar 04 2019 10:40 AM Re: The Leiter Side of Baseball

my favorite Mets pitcher ever, before Dickey came along

kcmets Mar 04 2019 12:40 PM Re: The Leiter Side of Baseball

Good news, liked him on the non-Yankee stuff he did over the years. Hopefully it won't take long for 13 years of Yankee resididoodoo to wear off. They can keep Cone.

G-Fafif Mar 04 2019 01:13 PM Re: The Leiter Side of Baseball

All the Metspeak here: https://metsinsider.mlblogs.com/al-leiter-joins-mets-as-baseball-operations-advisory-160b613f90ff?sf99486658=1

Frayed Knot Mar 04 2019 05:07 PM Re: The Leiter Side of Baseball

Would the Leiter Side of Baseball be illustrated by Dave Berg?

Johnny Lunchbucket Mar 04 2019 05:29 PM Re: The Leiter Side of Baseball

Hilarious that it's been 20 years since disgruntled Met fans openly decried that Leiter & Franco were running the club. But you know I liked the turn of the century Mets, especially Leiter, and good to see the club recognize the guys beyond Piazza (Zeile, now Leiter, hopefully some time soon Reed and Yoshii and Dunston and Ventura and Jorge Fabergas)

Edgy MD Mar 04 2019 08:33 PM Re: The Leiter Side of Baseball

Frayed Knot wrote: Would the Leiter Side of Baseball be illustrated by Dave Berg? You'd think. Actually, there is a book with that title, but it's not by Berg, but rather by Jay Johnstone. And by "book," I mean VHS cassette. And to bring things full circle, it does have a Mets pitcher on the cover, but not Leiter. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F9YAAOSwAIBbouS3/s-l1600.jpg?w=300>

Fman99 Mar 05 2019 12:48 AM Re: The Leiter Side of Baseball

He's got Yanqui grease on him.

MFS62 Mar 05 2019 06:38 AM Re: The Leiter Side of Baseball

His fits of wildness inspired my rap song parody: re-enjoy. Later _______________________________________________________________________ Al Leiter is always close to the lead in number of pitches per batter. Looks like he's lost confidence in his stuff. So, Al lets batters "Walk This Way": If you're a Leiter lover Better stay under/cover Don't admit you feel ‘dat way. Don't tell me nutin' About your ballot/ stuffin' He ain't no all star any way You want to be Al's cheer/ leader He ain't never been a crowd/pleaser As far as I can remi/nisce But the best thing, lover Is that wild-high motha' Throws balls that always miss, like this Batters weren't/swingin And dat ain't fans/ singin As the ump's left hand fly up in the/ air Hey diddle diddle just toss it down the middle So they might swing at it, take a /dare So take a /chance This ain't no high school/dance Maybe someone can make a/play Hitters you ain't been/foolin Cause they know what he/doin when Al lets them walk this way Chorus: Al lets them Walk this way! Get him outta' Shea! (repeat 2X) (repeat all 2X) Well just let me smack you head! Oooh, a-like this! He tries hitters /teasin' Ain't no fuckin' reason He can't throw a pitch at the knees Or throw three strikes over To the other club's socker Or let his teammates play some/ D He's a consistent/loser Throws like a Tampax/ user Never throws up something they'll miss He just tries to nibble Not like that ol' Rob Dibble And give the fans some wanted bliss, like this Batters weren't/swingin And dat ain't fans/ singin As the ump's left hand fly up in the air Hey diddle diddle just toss it down the middle So they might swing at it, take a /dare So take a /chance This ain't no high school/dance Maybe someone can make a/play Hitters you ain't been/foolin Cause they know what they/doin when Al lets them walk this way Chorus