TRENTON - The phone call happens after each game. Sometimes it comes quick. Other times the phone will not ring for a few hours. But after each start, Mark Leiter Jr. calls his father.
The younger Leiter, a pitcher with double-A Reading, said his father always has the right advice. He'll recount each game as his father - who pitched 11 seasons in the majors, including two years with the Phillies - listens. His two uncles - Al and Kurt - also pitched in the majors.
The elder Leiter remembers when his son called him after a rough outing early last season with single-A Lakewood.