Thursday, January 24, 2013
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| Jim Leyland: There has been a lot more good than bad |
posted by Pat Caputo at
1:21 PM
Pat Caputo is a sports columnist for The Oakland Press. Caputo covered the Tigers from 1986-98, and Lions from 1998-2002 for The Oakland Press before becoming a columnist. Caputo was raised in Birmingham and played baseball and football at Groves High School. His photograph playing high school sports appeared in The Oakland Press. He has won numerous writing awards, including first place in column writing from the Michigan Associated Press and the Michigan Press Association, and from the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has been named among the Top Ten sports columnists in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE), and has won honors in four of the APSE's six national award categories. He has garnered top national honors for his column writing and sports writing from the Local Media Association. Caputo, who has resided in Oakland County since he was nine years old, currently lives in Lake Orion. Caputo has a radio show weeknights and weekends on 97.1 FM, The Ticket, which is the flagship station for the Tigers, Lions and Red Wings. He also appears regularly on FOX 2 television on "SportsWorks."
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2 Comments:
to me, this team of Leyland-Dombrowski has an attribute which sometimes puts them at competitive disadvantage...they seem to have an excessive loyalty to certain prior top performers during the decline phase of their careers. they've given generous playing time and pay to these type of players, with generally disappointing returns.
this attribute makes the team a 'player-friendly' organization and perhaps is completely consistent the owner's values, but it has also resulted in some regrettable player personnel decisions.
I 100% agree with Woody. A GM, manager or stat guy with a team can easily access an age downward trend and by the way, the overpaying of players on the downward trends.
Good example is Magglio.
A GM and others HAVE to look at the stats both offensively and somewhat defensively.
The stats don't lie unless there is an injury complicating.
It is not that complicated. Our old friend Earl Weaver knew this yrs ago. And Davey Johnson has utilized it successfully for years and will become a consultant next year.
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