Al Leiter's Quotes

Alois Terry Leiter (; born October 23, 1965) is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher. Leiter pitched 19 seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins and New York Mets. He serves as an advisor for baseball operations with NY Mets. He is now a studio analyst for MLB Network, and formerly a color commentator for the YES Network and 2016 Marlins Fox Sports Florida game analyst.

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Al Leiter about Day:

It's a very big mental game, all day leading up to warm-ups. You're not sure if ...
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Al Leiter about Team:

I think the World Cup is going to be bigger than what a lot of people ...
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Al Leiter about Cool:

I like starting. It's pretty cool.

Al Leiter about Want:

I did not want to leave the Mets and I did not want to leave New ...
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Al Leiter about Love:

I love the game very much, but when you were a certain type of player for ...
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Alois Terry Leiter (; born October 23, 1965) is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher. Leiter pitched 19 seasons in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins and New York Mets. He serves as an advisor for baseball operations subsequently NY Mets. He is now a studio analyst for MLB Network, and formerly a color newscaster for the YES Network and 2016 Marlins Fox Sports Florida game analyst.

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Al Leiter about Work:

Announcers don't do enough of the cat-and-mouse strategy and all the work that goes into it. You watch a broadcast and guys get the pitches wrong.

Al Leiter about Steroids:

But I'm still not 100% convinced that Roger Clemens took steroids. I'm not.

Al Leiter about Cool:

I like starting. It's pretty cool.

Al Leiter about Years:

For seven years, I was in this fishbowl with this intensity, with all the stuff that went on with the Mets.

Al Leiter about Want:

I did not want to leave the Mets and I did not want to leave New York.

Al Leiter about Life:

I look at this as a second life. Every game feels like an event. Every pitch matters. I need that. It elevates your aggressiveness.

Al Leiter about Love:

I love the game very much, but when you were a certain type of player for a few years, being a front-end starter, that's the way I still think I can pitch. But the body tells you no.

Al Leiter about Team:

I think the World Cup is going to be bigger than what a lot of people are anticipating. At this stage in my career, when there is an opportunity, albeit a small one, of being on the team, what a great way to possibly end my career.

Al Leiter about Book:

Pitches are like pages of a book, they're so important. The chess game, how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later.

Al Leiter about Day:

It's a very big mental game, all day leading up to warm-ups. You're not sure if your curveball will break, or will you be able to throw it over the plate? It's all negative thoughts going into the game.

Al Leiter about People:

You put deadlines on people you really don't want, because that's how you feel about them.

Al Leiter about Chess:

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.