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Just saw it on ESPN.
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Breaking News: Jim Leyland to resign.
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Pinbreaker
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He stepped down.. I think he decided to retire since he's 68..
68? Seriously?
Not knowing his age off the top of my head, I would have said closer to 78!
Not knowing his age off the top of my head, I would have said closer to 78!
Bogeysave82
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Or have the Reds have been talking to him??? Lol
bmp1971
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Jim Leyland always keeps it real. I'm sure he will be missed.
All The Hype
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You guys can have him.
IMO he had all the pieces to have the best record in baseball in each of the last 5 seasons, yet they only made the playoffs 3 times over that stretch, including twice only barely making it. I just think someone else could get more out of this team during the regular season, and take them further in the postseason.
IMO he had all the pieces to have the best record in baseball in each of the last 5 seasons, yet they only made the playoffs 3 times over that stretch, including twice only barely making it. I just think someone else could get more out of this team during the regular season, and take them further in the postseason.
bmp1971
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Miggy was hurt. The bullpen choked. Fielder sucked as bad as possible. Iglesias made three critical mistakes. Moreover, the Red Sox stepped up when they needed to with several key hits and plays and their pitching was excellent.
Should Leyland be blamed for any of these things? No.
Leyland is reportedly taking a TBD post in the Tigers front office.
Whitesox27
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I always thought he was a good manager. Good luck to him.
Erich
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He made it clear at the beginning of the year that if they did not win the WS he would step down.
All The Hype
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The 2013 playoffs have very little to do with my post that you quoted to be honest. I'm talking more about the things he does during the regular season (like consistently playing guys like Ryan Raburn and Don Kelly, for one) that didn't get them to the playoffs in '09 and '10, barely got them in 2012, and almost lost them the AL Central pennant this year.
Yeah 3 division titles in a row sounds good, but look at the teams he had. Why aren't those teams winning 100 games?
Maybe I'm being too harsh, but I guess we'll find out when they find someone new to take over.
SINFULONE
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Should he be in the HOF?
Sig40cal
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Sad to see him go. He was one of my favorite baseball personalities.
michaelstepper
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Thank you Mr. Leyland for the years of service to your teams and really holding true to what's right in this game.
He may never see that or even care but he managed some teams I loved to hate (Pirates early 90's. I was a braves fan) but no matter what they were always tough to beat and competitive and he will be missed
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He may never see that or even care but he managed some teams I loved to hate (Pirates early 90's. I was a braves fan) but no matter what they were always tough to beat and competitive and he will be missed
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