OT: Jim Leyland to Retire, Presser at 11:30 ET
Per 105.1:
Detroit Sports 1051 @DSports1051 5m
Sources telling our @TomMazawey that Leyland informed team of his decision to retire on the flight home from Boston.
Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal:
Sources: Leyland stepping down as #Tigers manager. Told team after end of ALCS. Team has called news conference for 11:30 AM ET.
Happy trails, Skipper.
October 21st, 2013 at 11:30 AM ^
Why would he take the Cincy job?
October 21st, 2013 at 11:32 AM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 12:02 PM ^
Even before the press conference, what makes you think Leyland is looking for another managerial position?
October 21st, 2013 at 12:08 PM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 12:12 PM ^
you appear to be wrong, as Rod Beard from Detnews tweeted out 35 minutes ago that Leyland is taking an as-of-now unnamed position within the Tigers organization. He wants to retire a Tiger.
October 21st, 2013 at 12:14 PM ^
He's not done in Detroit, that was his message. His remarks were that he was out of gas for managerial work.
October 21st, 2013 at 12:55 PM ^
Did you even listen to anything he said today?
October 21st, 2013 at 2:09 PM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 2:17 PM ^
Less misinformed speculation, more project, then.
October 21st, 2013 at 11:07 AM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 11:07 AM ^
If Dusty Baker is hired I'll quit watching the tigers forever.
October 21st, 2013 at 11:10 AM ^
I don't know if this isn't the worst thing to ever happen, but I do know that the people calling for his head throughout the years aren't gonna be happy fifty games in next year when they realize that players win games, not managers...
jdon
October 21st, 2013 at 11:19 AM ^
Fuccccckkkkkk.
I have yet to see the Fire Leyland crowd come up with a better idea. I doubt there are very many.
October 21st, 2013 at 11:30 AM ^
won 1/4 of the AL pennants the Tigers have ever won.
October 21st, 2013 at 11:31 AM ^
Wish the man all the best in retirement and thank him for his contributions to the Tigers Organization.
Winning one of those 2 Series appearances would have shut up all the critics here, but hey, some sports fans just can't be satistied. I'll take the '13 Tigers over the '03 club any day of the week.
October 21st, 2013 at 11:43 AM ^
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October 21st, 2013 at 12:09 PM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 12:20 PM ^
hope not.
October 21st, 2013 at 12:52 PM ^
He's a Spartan. Nothing but trouble.
October 21st, 2013 at 12:55 PM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 2:13 PM ^
That's not sending a good message to the rest of the baseball community that they would do it to a highly respected manager who took them to the WS that year.
October 21st, 2013 at 2:56 PM ^
Gibby would be the best choice. Spartan or not, he's a damn good baseball mind. He would light a fire under the team. If not him, I'd try to get Charlie Manuel.
October 21st, 2013 at 4:14 PM ^
Nothing against Leyland. I just thought it was his time to go last year because of age. His questionable moves with pitching and lack of bunting always pissed me off a little bit. A great manager nonetheless, who brought a winning attitude back to the Tigers.
October 21st, 2013 at 4:51 PM ^
Going after Francona would be sending the baseball community the wrong message.
Leyland was going to be the manager until he retires, he more than earned the right to do it especially when the Tigers went to the World Series last year. That would be the stupidest move by Dombrowski and the top baseball managers would not want to go to the Tigers if that were to happen. Thank god, you're not the GM of the Tigers.
October 21st, 2013 at 12:27 PM ^
that any smart coach would want...
October 21st, 2013 at 12:34 PM ^
Miguel Cabrera may need surgery to repair his groin injury.
— Chris Iott (@Chris_Iott) October 21, 2013
October 21st, 2013 at 12:40 PM ^
A quick google search says the recovery time for hernia surgies is about 3 weeks, so not too bad I guess.
October 21st, 2013 at 12:48 PM ^
It's supposably a torn groin, and not just a hernia injury.
October 21st, 2013 at 12:38 PM ^
He was really emotional (eventhough he said he would not be). Very touching. I have been critical of him at times, but his emotion and passion makes you feel proud to be a Tigers fan and hopeful for the future and that we are doing things the right way and have a great clubhouse
October 21st, 2013 at 12:41 PM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 1:49 PM ^
Smoking and being outside 300 days a year will do a number on your looks
October 21st, 2013 at 2:52 PM ^
Sparky Anderson was actually four years younger than Chuck Daly, but looked like he could be his father.
October 21st, 2013 at 12:48 PM ^
October 21st, 2013 at 3:00 PM ^
The ONLY positive Acta brings is his ability to speak Spanish. He did have some talent on the Indians when he took over. He appears to have no backbone, I doubt we hire someone with no WS rings. Although I would like to see Joe Maddon or GIbby if we can get one of them. Both are under contract but if we are willing to spend we could probably buy them out.
October 21st, 2013 at 4:31 PM ^
think they're gonna hire someone who has a WS ring? You're severely limiting your options there. Here is a list of managers to win a ring since 1995: Bobby Cox, JIM LEYLAND, Joe Torre, Bob Brenley, Mike Scioscia, Jack McKeon, Terry Francona, Ozzie Guillen, Tony LaRussa, Charlie Manuel, Joe Giradi, and Bruce Bochy.
Now, which of those would you think is reasonably likely to be hired if you think they wouldn't hire someone who didn't have a ring.
October 21st, 2013 at 1:08 PM ^
Jim Leyland was such a class act. He took so much bullshit from dumbass Tiger "fans" (Looking at you Simonson) yet he still poured his heart and soul into the team and the state. It always moved me to see how emotional he got about the support from the blue collar fans. He made a lot of money in his career but he never forgot his working class roots.
October 21st, 2013 at 1:08 PM ^
Leyland may be an example of a guy who may not be the greatest at in-game management but is really good at other things like keeping everyone in the clubhouse happy. He was voted one of the most popular managers in MLB in a player survey. He'll be hard to replace.
October 21st, 2013 at 7:51 PM ^
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October 21st, 2013 at 1:27 PM ^
Very thankful for what Leyland did for Detroit Tigers baseball. He helped make the team relevent in the baseball world agin. I loved his personality and he knew how to handle a clubhouse, something that is greatly underappreciated. He is an honest and loyal man.
As far as his replacement, I have not heard many names out there that excite me. I really don't think Gibson is a great manager for the Tigers roster (plus I don't see Arizona letting him go) and there aren't many experienced managers available that good. I think a hire like Brad Ausmus would be best.
October 21st, 2013 at 1:53 PM ^
He is such an old-fashioned personality that it feels like the end of an era. Not just in baseball, but all sports.
October 21st, 2013 at 4:55 PM ^
Not surprised that Miggy has a torn groin. That's pretty much what I had him pegged for based on how he was playing.
Leyland is a great clubhouse guy who made questionable game-time decisions. He was clearly an overall positive on the team. That doesn't mean that he late-inning strategy, that usually was awful, didn't drive you crazy. He was great at managing a team over the course of a season. But if you needed to win just one game--egads he could do some really stupid things.
In the end though, Leyland didn't cause Prince Fielder to turn into the crappiest player in MLB, and he didn't tear Cabrera's groin. If those two players can play even average baseball, the Tigers beat Boston 4-0.
October 21st, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^
Ozzie Guillen.
October 21st, 2013 at 10:40 PM ^