tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post2948733620438672882..comments2023-09-11T07:44:46.685-04:00Comments on Al Leiter's Bullpen Catcher: Goodluck, My FriendAl Leiter's Bullpen Catcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11689195573801645992noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-77770683778103612009-09-22T23:41:12.634-04:002009-09-22T23:41:12.634-04:00Yankee fans don't be so hard on Peter. I woul...Yankee fans don't be so hard on Peter. I would have done the same thing.Benedict Arnoldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-63526271299566443562009-09-22T01:41:53.745-04:002009-09-22T01:41:53.745-04:00Peter Gammons, why would call Pete a "phoney&...Peter Gammons, why would call Pete a "phoney"? His Red Sox bias was always transparent. <br /><br />I will say I understand where you're coming from. Why everyone in Boston still considers Johnny Damon a "traitor" even though everyone knows the Sox weren't going to resign him.<br /><br />We'll find out soon enough if Pete is a "phoney". <br /><br />Will he mock and criticize Tito for bunting they way he dumped on Girardi, saying Girardi's will cost the yanks a game in the playoff by bunting? I doubt it. Just last week, against the Angels, Tito bunted on consecutive at-bats and he didn't say anything (that's where Lackey fielded one of the bunts and threw it away into left field). <br /><br />Will he lecture Youkis for charging the mound, causing a bench clearing brawl, and getting suspended for 5 games the way he jumped down Podada's throat, last week? I doubt it. <br /><br />Will he whine about the cheap home runs over the pesky pole and the monster and demand management raise their right field walls the way he cried all year over homers at new yankee stadium? I doubt it. <br /><br />Like I said, his bias was transparent. He wasn't a phoney, he was a partisan.CDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-37670575745307295172009-09-21T20:28:56.010-04:002009-09-21T20:28:56.010-04:00He might have had some say in when he could have l...He might have had some say in when he could have left, but really why should he have to wait til the season ends? He was offered a great opportunity.<br /><br />While it probably was not an easy decision. It's one he would have regretted had he not taken.<br /><br />Also, he grew up in Mass rooting for the Red Sox and reading the Globe. Now he'll get to be close to his family.<br /><br />That's kind of tough to pass up. I hope Red Sox fans treat him with respect but you never know. I mean Willie Randolph grew up a Mets fan. Yet, Mets fans refused to accept him due to his associations with the Yankees.Kylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-989328207264178432009-09-21T18:18:44.904-04:002009-09-21T18:18:44.904-04:00Sure, the timing of his departure was bad for Yank...Sure, the timing of his departure was bad for Yankee fans. It ideally would have been better for him to start his new job after the baseball season is over. Not sure what you do when someone offers you a job though. You start when they want you to start, correct?<br /><br />As for the decision, people change jobs all the time. Is it really your business to judge what someone else decides to do with their life? <br /><br />Boston Globe vs the Journal News. It's not rocket science.Al Leiter's Bullpen Catcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689195573801645992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-50742280673611717482009-09-21T03:13:50.773-04:002009-09-21T03:13:50.773-04:00He's a phoney.
He should of stayed for the en...He's a phoney.<br /><br />He should of stayed for the end of the season.<br /><br />This would be like Kim Jones leaving right now so she could cover the red sox' playoff run for NESN.<br /><br />Put it another way, you think Boston fans would pat beat writer Amelie Benjiman on the back if she up and left the Globe to cover the Yankees's playoff run.<br /><br /><br />And wait and watch, he'll be lucky if his Globe game posts generates more than 100 comments.Peter Gammonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-24517314595804194702009-09-20T14:06:42.854-04:002009-09-20T14:06:42.854-04:00Good luck Pete. loved the blog. Wont be the same w...Good luck Pete. loved the blog. Wont be the same without you.P-Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681428082650989902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-60630091457979996192009-09-20T13:25:31.111-04:002009-09-20T13:25:31.111-04:00Randy, he grew up in Massachusetts, so he obviousl...Randy, he grew up in Massachusetts, so he obviously was a Red Sox fan growing up. I can't see growing up there and being a fan of the Yankees, Mets, or any other team for the matter. <br /><br />His fandom as a kid and his job with the Yankees and Mets isn't connected. You think all the Yankee writers grew up as Yankee fans? Not a chance. But you are correct in that hes a fan (as most writers are) of the game of baseball. <br /><br />As for myself, I have grown up in New York, but I am a fan of the game of baseball. I follow the Yankees closely and more than any other team, but I still have individual players I root for (Hallday, Holliday) and teams that I hope do well (Phillies).Al Leiter's Bullpen Catcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689195573801645992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-63924355964371815862009-09-20T13:16:54.517-04:002009-09-20T13:16:54.517-04:00i too think it's great for peter to be moving ...i too think it's great for peter to be moving up in the world with his new job.<br /><br />as far as some lohud bloggers thinking peter was a red sox fan growing up , i may be wrong on this, but i think he had a grandfather who was a brooklyn dodger fan and influenced pete in his early fandom.<br /><br />i think ,above all, pete's a baseball fan at heart so it really doesn't a matter who he rooted for as a kid.<br /><br />what matters is that he tells the stories of the players and teams he's covering.randy l.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15957105536477422524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-45077418055478401712009-09-19T23:28:09.691-04:002009-09-19T23:28:09.691-04:00Thanks Commish. And too think of all the times I b...Thanks Commish. And too think of all the times I blew you off after you would keep sending me the link!Al Leiter's Bullpen Catcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689195573801645992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-27117430980877918802009-09-19T23:26:45.693-04:002009-09-19T23:26:45.693-04:00Good luck Peter!
You are welcome Christina for in...Good luck Peter!<br /><br />You are welcome Christina for introducing you to his blog!The Commish!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-54255639385372765512009-09-19T20:02:48.760-04:002009-09-19T20:02:48.760-04:00Great post Christina! I think you speak for most ...Great post Christina! I think you speak for most Yankee fans. Pete will be missed. He was a true professional and his blog changed the way sports teams were covered.<br /><br />Pete provided insight into the Yankees and their clubhouse that few if any others did. He was always the 1st to have the lineup and if someone got hurt Pete reported the news right away.<br /><br />I wish him a lot of luck with the Globe.Kylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278533327344154144.post-45917639855022720412009-09-19T19:51:47.694-04:002009-09-19T19:51:47.694-04:00Christina:
I am very flattered you wrote that. Th...Christina:<br /><br />I am very flattered you wrote that. Thanks very much. I hope we are always friends. <br /><br />Tell Rascal I said hello.Pete Abrahamhttp://yankees.lhblogs.comnoreply@blogger.com