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Jim Leyland has gotten into his share of spats with umpires. But the Detroit Tigers manager would have no beef with a rule that cuts down on disputes.
The Detroit Tigers' brush with the AL Central title was fleeting.
Jim Leyland deserved better. After five months of nerve-racking stops and starts, the closest thing he got to a break was the chance to prop his stockinged feet on the desk of his office in Detroit for a few minutes.
Labor Day has come and gone, and there's hardly a pennant race in the American League.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland laments the way names have trickled out in baseball's drug scandal, and says he has grown weary of the disclosures.
The Detroit Tigers are giving their rookie right-hander a rest.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland isn't quite ready to announce Magglio Ordonez's return to the lineup.
The Detroit Tigers altered their rotation and the middle of their lineup Thursday, placing left-hander Dontrelle Willis on the 15-day disabled list with an anxiety disorder and benching slumping slugger Magglio Ordonez indefinitely.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has been ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the third inning of Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has been ejected from his team's game at Minnesota for arguing with plate umpire Paul Schrieber in the seventh inning.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland is ready for the World Baseball Classic to be over — he needs his starters back.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland says starting pitcher Jeremy Bonderman has been sent to Detroit for medical testing because of shoulder stiffness.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has been suspended for three games.
Detroit left-hander Kenny Rogers won't pitch again this season, Tigers manager Jim Leyland said on Monday. Rogers is a free agent at the end of the season and the Tigers are unlikely to re-sign the 43-year-old veteran of 20 major league seasons.
Gary Sheffield says he isn't worried about any waivers. The Detroit slugger shrugged off reports the Tigers had put him on waivers, a move that could lead to a trade.
The $139 million Detroit Tigers are suddenly in a lot better shape than the $209 million New York Yankees.
The man who helped restore the Detroit Tigers' roar will be with the team for an extra year. Manager Jim Leyland got what he wanted Tuesday when the Tigers extended his contract by one year, keeping him in the dugout through the 2009 season.
Justin Verlander had his way with the Minnesota Twins last season. He had a much tougher time in his first game against them this year. Justin Morneau homered and the Twins roughed up Verlander in an 11-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Jim Leyland is a big fan of Placido Polanco. Polanco's tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 7-6 win over Kansas City on Tuesday night and extended the Royals' losing streak to six.
The Detroit Tigers know they are playing on Tuesday no matter what happens Sunday. That's why Tigers manager Jim Leyland isn't going to dwell on Saturday's 9-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals. He was even able to joke about the Tigers missing a chance to clinch the AL Central.
Jim Leyland is as excited as he was when he was 28 years old and managing Clinton to a first-place finish in the Midwest League. Whether it's the major leagues or the minors, a young man or a graying veteran, there's nothing to compare with having your team in first place in a tight pennant race in September.
Jim Leyland has perfected the level head, in his 15th season as a major league manager. Detroit's once-staggering lead in the division race has dwindled, but the Tigers are following Leyland's example and trying to keep their cool down the stretch.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said that his team needed more production from Magglio Ordonez. It didn't take long.
Jim Leyland wouldn't let the Detroit Tigers start worrying, even after a five-game losing streak left them in their longest slump of the season. "I think he realizes we don't need the added pressure," pitcher Nate Robertson said Monday night after snapping the Tigers' losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Detroit manager Jim Leyland didn't need much time to express his unhappiness after a 7-3 loss at Tampa Bay on Monday night.
Dana Wakiji of the Detroit News files this report from Curtis Granderson's charity event:
* The latest reason why he's one of my favorite managers: Jim Leyland apologized and admitted that he "was totally out of line" after being ejected from yesterday's game for arguing balls and strikes with an imploding Dontrelle Willis on the mound.
Jim Leyland was fit to be tied after last night's game in Minnesota:
One year later, Jurrjens goes from unknown to staff aceHe arrived with the Braves last October an unknown commodity, a young pitcher acquired for shortstop Edgar Renteria. But after a 13-win season, Jair Jurrjens finds himself the center pillar of Atlanta's rotation.
Tigers' Off-Season Moves Forge a Lineup Without a Weak LinkThe Tigers' lineup has been bolstered by the trades for third baseman Miguel Cabrera and shortstop Édgar Rentería and given more depth with the acquisition of outfielder Jacque Jones.
Tonight is the biggest game of the Tigers' seasonThe Tigers have lost 13 of 18 and open a short two game series with Cleveland tonight.
Jim Leyland won''t discuss interviewDetroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, the people's choice to replace Larry Bowa as Phillies manager after the 2004 season, absolutely refused to discuss the subject. When asked about interviewing in Philadelphia, Leyland cut off the question and said, "Don't go there."
Leyland won the AL Manager of the YearMitch Albom talks about what made the Detroit Tigers special this year, and points the finger at Jim Leyland.
Two years ago in Boston, the Cards couldn't hit a tree -- and now, POW! So much for the rest advantage. Now that the Mets are out of it, you gotta know, this column is gonna root for the underdog.
The Celebrating TigersGreat Piece in Detroit about the emotions of the Tigers and their leader Jim Leyland.
Leyland is the difference in DetroitBy Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports All about Jim Leyland. This is the best article I've read about the Tigers' new skipper all season.
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