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johnsilver
Tigers would be making a mistake in letting Leyland go and the game itself would lose one of it’s very best personalities.
Leonard Washington
Yeah but I hope they do because I would love for the Sox to scoop him up.
johnsilver
I think Leyland calls it quits when he is done with the Tigers.. he was with them in the early 70’s and managed HOF Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammel when they 1st broke into pro ball with the Lakeland tigers.. Think he always wanted to manage in detroit, even with his success in Pittsburgh.
Just think he’ll call it quits rather than even think of another new locale and go out with the organization he came up with as a MiLB manager and his memories.
Guest 4171
I appreciate his bluntness and quirks, and baseball would miss him obviously, but I’m skeptical that the Tigers will achieve greatness under Leyland’s leadership. He’s better than many alternatives, but if the Tigers could get a better strategist or someone a bit more daring, the team could soar. Still, this year isn’t really his fault, of course — it’s a clumsily constructed squad. Maybe give him one more shot with VMart and hope Dombrowski does a better job this offseason taking the guns (i.e., Raburn, Kelly, Boesch) out of Leyland’s hands. A full season with Martinez and Infante, and hopefully an upgrade at one corner OF spot, and maybe a lefty starter, and the team will be pretty much unstoppable, regardless of manager. Might as well give Leyland one more shot to walk off a hero, I guess.
johnsilver
I guess after a career with 4 1st place, 6 2nd place, 2 WS appearances and 1 WC he kinda’ knows what is going on.
Shane McMahon
“….played pretty close to where some advanced metrics suggest…..”
Whatever…..advanced metrics is nothing more than “an educated guess” by some computer nerd when trying to apply to baseball.
$6592481
Huh, I guess I missed it when Math devolved into an educated guess.
Lunchbox45
I dont understand so it must be wrong!
Hawkeye75
Would be awesome to have Leyland come to Houston. Isn’t going to happen, but I’d be totally behind him as manager.