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Jim Leyland’s ninth-favorite song is Mariah Carey’s “Hero”

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Gary and Keith mentioned this story on air the other day and I couldn’t help but think how out-of-character it seemed for Jim Leyland — a guy who has always struck me as the most grizzled old baseball-manager type — to have a beautiful singing voice. I would have figured he just yelled “oh, horses***!” whenever anyone asks him to sing, because that seems like something grizzled old baseball men say a lot.

Anyway, it gets better. Turns out the article includes Jim Leyland’s Top 10 favorite songs. Most of them are doo-wop songs from the late 50s and early 60s, which I guess is predictable once you know Jim Leyland is a singer, because what the hell else would Jim Leyland sing?

But there are a couple of gems in there. For one, Mariah Carey’s “Hero” is ninth on the list. And fifth is this epically cheesy Survivor song I had somehow never heard before. Just imagine Jim Leyland singing along:

Rob Dibble and Ray Knight go at it

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Hat tip to Can’t Stop the Bleeding for this video of the MASN studio analyst (and former Met) getting in a tiff with the MASN in-game analyst (and current jackass).

I probably catch about as many Nats broadcasts as any other non-Mets big-league team, but for some reason, it feels like I see three times as many. I think that has something to do with Dibble’s behavior, which vacillates between buffoonish, pompous and just plain old goony. He makes Mark Grace look like Vin Scully.

To Dibble’s credit, I’m pretty sure I once saw him throw at a batter and charge the plate. Also, one of the CStB commenters points out, “He’s like Kenny Powers except completely unlikeable in every aspect.”

That’s a pretty good call, and until now I had never realized how much they actually sound alike. Add a tiny bit of southern twang to Dibble’s jockish growl and you’ve got Kenny Powers, spot-on.