Talk:Al Leiter

Latest comment: 5 years ago by Cross Reference in topic Crossword clue

cleanup

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Massive cleanup needed, very poorly written!—Preceding unsigned comment added by Chipahoy82 (talkcontribs) 23:06, 14 April 2006


Al deserves better than this. Aside from the organizational issues, this article focuses excessively on Al's last gasps as a pro. More needs to be said about the great stuff and ace status Leiter used to enjoy. A casual reader would have no idea how this player won 162 games or anchored the Mets' staff from 1998-2004. A good place to start would be Leiter's early "elite prospect" status with the Yankees, his early injury woes with Toronto, and his emergence with Florida.

Information about Al's career and recent retirement is still all over the internet, so this wouldn't take too much effort to research.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.47.213.97 (talk) 04:16, 7 July 2006

Leiter will still be working at YES, in addition to his duties at the MLB network. The way the article is written, it makes it sound like he's only doing the MLB network. Kjscotte34 (talk) 18:08, 13 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Crossword clue

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The NYT crossword for March 1, 2008 has this clue (14D): "First pitcher to have defeated all 30 major-league teams" to which the answer is LEITER. I don't see any mention of this in the entry. If true it would seem to me (a non-baseball fan) worth mentioning. Cross Reference (talk) 11:31, 31 October 2019 (UTC)Reply

Repetoire

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What pitches did Al Leiter throw while he was with the Jays in the early 90s? I would greatly appreciate the repetoire as well as the velocities and (if possible) the pitch trajectory.-Dylan Bradbury 23:00, 12 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Ancestry

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"Alois" is a very common name in the German state of Bavaria, in Austria and in Switzerland, and "Leiter" means "Chief", "Conductor" or "Leader" in German. Any Information about Al's ancestry? Sam Golden (talk) 14:35, 27 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Image

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I have added a picture of Leiter, but the article could still use a better photo if it can be found. --Coingeek (talk) 21:15, 17 August 2011 (UTC)Reply