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The Best Met By Uniform Number: #22 Al Leiter

Stats in His Mets Career 95-67, 3.42 ERA, 213 Games, 213 Games Started, 10 Complete Games, 7 Shutouts, 1106 Strikeouts, 1360.0 Innings Pitched. His Mets Moment The Mets going into the final weekend were looking at another collapse at the end of the season to keep the 2nd longest playoff drought going for another season. When the Mets swept the Pirates at Shea Stadium on the final...
Via The Daily Stache  |  June 14, 2011

Cooperstown 2011: Al Leiter

AL LEITERFirst Year on BallotPLAYING CAREER: New York Yankees (1987–1989), Toronto Blue Jays (1989–1995), Florida Marlins (1996–1997), New York Mets (1998–2004), Florida Marlins (2005) and New York Yankees (2005)ACHIEVEMENTS: Career 162–132 record, with a 3.80 ERA and 1974 strikeouts. Threw no-hitter on May 11, 1996. Two-time World Series champion (1993 and 1997). ...
Via Hall of Very Good  |  December 17, 2010

Al Leiter's Magic Baseball

Top of the 6th inning in YES broadcast booth:Leiter: Michael, have you ever said to yourself, "Gee, How do those guys do it? It must be hard to be a Major League pitcher".Kay: Sure, just look at the torque these put on their arms. It's amazing that they can make it through one pitch without getting injured, let alone a whole season, let alone a 19 year career like you...
Via Fack Youk  |  May 05, 2010

Does The Wild Card Team Have an Advantage?

When the postseason begins in a couple of weeks, will the last teams to clinch berths actually be more prepared to win a World Series?

Via *D NY Baseball Digest  |  September 26, 2009

Baseball Tonight vs MLB Tonight: Which Do You Prefer?

MLB Network has been broadcasting for three months now. They started off with a bang: Don Larson's perfect game, Ken Burns's Baseball, in-studio player guests and on-air personalities like Al Leiter and Harold Reynolds.ESPN began its "Baseball Tonight" programming for the 2009 season about a month ago. Their format is basically the same, save for the addition of...
Via Lady At The Bat  |  April 20, 2009

MLB Network Releases Complete Thursday Night Baseball Schedule for April and May

MLB Network today announced its Thursday Night Baseball schedule for April and May, featuring 16 different MLB clubs in its first eight live regular season games. MLB Network’s first-ever regular season game broadcast will occur on April 9 with the Milwaukee Brewers at the San Francisco Giants. The following week, MLB Network will air two games including the debut of the new Yankee...
Via The Biz of Baseball  |  March 25, 2009

MLB Network continues loading up for next week's launch

Neil Best of Newsday's WatchDog blog is reporting that Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman will join the new MLB Network, which will launch January 1st.WatchDog has learned that former Newsday scribe Jon Heyman of SI, SNY and WFAN will be joining the MLB Network as an "insider." Heyman is expected ...
Via tonyblogs.net  |  December 24, 2008

Your First Look Inside The MLB Network Studios

I'm still enjoying what the MLB Network is trying to put together, at every turn, and today is no different as they released the details and photos of their New Jersey studios. The network will have two separate spaces and will dedicate one to Babe Ruth, by naming it Studio 3, and one have one called Studio 42 after Jackie Robinson. On top of thatSECAUCUS, N.J. a?" MLB...
Via Awful Announcing Inactive  |  December 08, 2008

Dan Plesac Joins MLB Network On-Air Roster

Veteran Comcast Sportsnet Chicago studio analyst and former Major League pitcher Dan Plesac has been added to MLB Network's roster of on-air talent, joining Matt Vasgersian, Al Leiter, Harold Reynolds, Joe Magrane, Trenni Kusnierek and Hazel Mae. Plesac will join the cast of MLB Tonight, the live, nightly studio show that will be the signature program of the new network, and...
Via The Biz of Baseball  |  December 06, 2008

MLB Network to Offer "Ballpark" in the Studio

Take me out to the ballgame? MLB Network willhave a "ballpark" in their new studios where former players can demonstrate game situationsfor television viewers. (Click to see larger view.)(Image courtesy, MLB Network) Al Leiter digs into the rubber, puts the ball into the loaded position and fires toward home plate. Harold Reynolds positions himself off of second base, gobbles...
Via The Biz of Baseball  |  December 05, 2008
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