Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this Cam Leiter fella and his dad. Folks keep talkin’ ’bout ’em, so I figured I’d piece together what I heard. You know, like them old quilts, bits and pieces from everywhere.
Cam Leiter, he’s a pitcher, a young fella throwin’ baseballs for some team, Florida State, I think they call it. Now, his dad, that’s where it gets interestin’. Seems like baseball runs in that family like them weeds in my garden – can’t get rid of ’em!
His daddy, they call him Kurt Leiter. He ain’t no big-shot major leaguer like some folks, but he played ball too. Minor leagues, they say, with the Orioles. You know, like them birds that fly around here, only these Orioles wear fancy pants and swing bats. Kurt, he played college ball too, Oklahoma State, that’s what they told me. So, baseball’s in his blood, you see.
Now, this Kurt fella, he’s got brothers, Al and Mark. Them two, they were somethin’ else. Big-time baseball players, 30 seasons in the major leagues they say. That’s a lot of games, a whole lot of hotdogs and peanuts if you ask me. Al even won some World Series thingies, three times, no less! Imagine that! Must’ve been somethin’ special.
- Cam Leiter: Young pitcher, plays for Florida State.
- Kurt Leiter: Cam’s dad, played minor league baseball.
- Al Leiter: Cam’s uncle, big-time major league pitcher, World Series champ.
- Mark Leiter: Another uncle, also played in the major leagues.
And it don’t stop there, no sirree! This family’s got more baseball players than I got chickens in my coop! Al, he’s got a son, Jack Leiter. That’s Cam’s cousin. And wouldn’t you know it, Jack’s a pitcher too! Plays for some team called the Rangers, or somethin’ like that. They even got another cousin, Mark Jr., pitchin’ for the Cubs. Land sakes, it’s a whole baseball team just in one family!
So, when you hear about Cam Leiter, you gotta remember he ain’t just some fella who picked up a baseball one day. It’s in his blood, passed down from his daddy, his uncles, and all them other baseball-playin’ relatives. It’s like them old family recipes, passed down from generation to generation, only instead of cookin’ up pies, they’re throwin’ fastballs. Makes you wonder what they talk about at Thanksgiving, don’t it? Probably just baseball, baseball, baseball!
It’s kinda like farmin’, you know. If your daddy was a farmer, and his daddy before him, chances are you gonna end up with dirt under your fingernails too. Same thing with these Leiters, only it’s baseball seams instead of dirt. And lemme tell ya, they seem to be pretty good at it. All that talk about ’em, must be doin’ somethin’ right.
Now, I ain’t no baseball expert, mind you. I just know what I hear, and folks keep talkin’ ’bout these Leiters. So, I figured I’d share what I know, give you the lowdown on this Cam fella and his baseball family. It’s a whole lotta baseball, that’s for sure. And who knows, maybe one day we’ll be hearin’ ’bout another Leiter throwin’ those baseballs. Seems like they got a whole bunch of ’em!
And that’s the story, as best as I can tell it. Just a family, full of baseball players, from the daddy all the way down to the cousins. It’s a mighty impressive thing, gotta say. Like a big ol’ oak tree, strong roots and branches reachin’ for the sky, only instead of leaves, they got baseballs. Yup, that’s the Leiters for ya.
Tags: [Cam Leiter, Kurt Leiter, Al Leiter, Jack Leiter, Mark Leiter, Florida State Baseball, Baseball Family, MLB, Minor League Baseball, Pitchers]
