What’s most impressive about Al Leiter’s second-half surge isn’t his ERA (1.60 compared to 5.57 in the first half) of even his W-L record (although it’s pretty impressive to go 6-2 in 10 starts for this aimless Mets team), but the revival of his K/BB and HR numbers, from a dreadful 71/63 (with 11 HR in 97 IP) to 56/26 — nearly a strikeout per inning — and just 1 HR allowed in 62 innings. I can’t tell from watching him what he’s doing differently, but he really hasn’t been the same pitcher.