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2002:

  1. A conversation with baseball pitcher Al Leiter and guest host Mike Lupica
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Alois Terry “Al” Leiter is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played with the New York Yankees the Florida Marlins), the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets. Now he is a color commentator for the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network.

In 19 seasons, Leiter compiled a 162-132 record with 1974 strikeouts, a 3.80 ERA, 16 complete games, 10 shutouts, and 2391.0 innings in 419 games. In 21 post-season games (11 starts) he went 2-3 with 68 strikeouts and a 4.63 ERA.

Leiter is considered one of the premier good guys in the game. He has won nearly every philanthropic award MLB offers, including the 2000 Roberto Clemente Award.

Leiter has worked in the broadcast booth for FOX during the playoffs in the past several seasons, mainly to provide in-depth analysis of various pitchers.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Leiter