Stroman committing the sin of exuberance for retiring a batter evoked a memory of then truly unknown Terry Leach pumping a fist upon striking out Dusty Baker at Dodger Stadium on July 17, 1982 (almost 39 years to the day). When the Dodgers completed their inevitable ninth-inning comeback off Neil Allen, Baker, according to a few articles I was able to access, gestured angrily toward the Mets dugout, clarifying later that it was intended only for Leach and berating himself for stooping to Leach's level. Given his career arc and background, I've considered Leach kind of a proto-Dickey. Perhaps I should amend that to proto-Stroman. Leach for his part said he was just doing what he'd always done, which was a little surprising in that during is previous Met appearances, Terry didn't come off as particularly emotional on the mound and when he established himself a few years later, his manners couldn't have been much milder. It was a big deal for a day or two. When the Mets stomped the Dodgers the next afternoon, they were very much “this is for Leach,” particularly Stearns and Bamberger. Still, Terry didn't mention it or his apparent trademark emotion in his 2000 memoir.