10/12: "Leiter ... hinted that the only way he would continue playing would be to re-sign with the Yankees as a left-handed specialist."
Posted by: Patrick
Leiter pondering retirement:
Although I'm guessing most won't be, I wouldn't mind bringing him back in that role. It depends on how FA goes. There are some guys I'd be interested in before him, though, such as Scott Eyre and Scott Sauerbeck.
"When you've got kids old enough to respond and tell you what they think, that plays a big part," Leiter said. "My son's thinking it's pretty cool, playing with A-Rod and Jeter and all these guys, so he'd probably vote to stay."
Leiter, who began his career in pinstripes and lives in the area, hinted that the only way he would continue playing would be to re-sign with the Yankees as a left-handed specialist.
"It's been good for me, this circle," he said. "Eighteen years ago, I was able to pitch my first game here. I like the area. There wouldn't be too many other places." ...
Though he played for Torre for less than three months, Leiter was pleased to earn the manager's confidence in his new role in the bullpen.
"Any time your boss shows faith and confidence in you, you don't want to let him down," Leiter said. "And he did, and it meant a lot."
Leiter, who began his career in pinstripes and lives in the area, hinted that the only way he would continue playing would be to re-sign with the Yankees as a left-handed specialist.
"It's been good for me, this circle," he said. "Eighteen years ago, I was able to pitch my first game here. I like the area. There wouldn't be too many other places." ...
Though he played for Torre for less than three months, Leiter was pleased to earn the manager's confidence in his new role in the bullpen.
"Any time your boss shows faith and confidence in you, you don't want to let him down," Leiter said. "And he did, and it meant a lot."
Although I'm guessing most won't be, I wouldn't mind bringing him back in that role. It depends on how FA goes. There are some guys I'd be interested in before him, though, such as Scott Eyre and Scott Sauerbeck.
