Al Leiter Quotes on Time (3 Quotes)

He is a guy modern players can relate to and respect because he actually played at the major-league level. He will understand the ups and downs of a major-league player and know when the time is appropriate to jump on someone and when to give a pat on the back.

Any time, if there's a little offense happening, a double play to end the inning late in a game, ... the game being as close as it was, it certainly set us up.

I remember being in shock. The night before the Orioles had told my brothers (both pitchers in the organization at the time) that they were going to take me with the last pick in the first round. The Yankees had taken a very low profile.