Jim Leyland predicts Mets greatness from 'perfect choice' Buck Showalter and 'really smart' Max ScherzerSNY reached out to Leyland after Scherzer compared Showalter to his old Detroit Tigers manager while appearing on Mets Hot Stove3/18/2022, 1:15 PMJohn HarperMLB Freelance Writer/On-air TalentMax Scherzer and Buck Showalter / USA TODAY Sports/SNY Treated ImageMay 31, 2011; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland (left) takes the ball from starting pitcher Max Scherzer (right) during the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. / Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports