tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post1690095340052023196..comments2023-09-06T07:56:47.820-04:00Comments on Open Book: A Sports Blog: Most criticism of Tigers manager Jim Leyland is misguidedPat Caputohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-49828176779677708972012-05-10T13:05:16.669-04:002012-05-10T13:05:16.669-04:00Leyland is a solid manager, a lot of experience, p...Leyland is a solid manager, a lot of experience, probably in the top 6 or 8 in baseball.<br /><br />The only problem is that he is not able to pull a team out of a malaise or slump, especially down the final run.<br /><br />It's hard to figure out. He seems to try new stuff to break out, but seems to make bad decisions in doing so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-81983718086864497062012-05-10T03:38:20.582-04:002012-05-10T03:38:20.582-04:00I expected to completely disagree with everything ...I expected to completely disagree with everything your article, but I didn't really disagree with anything you said at all. So kudos on that.<br /><br />It probably is true that he does more right than wrong. But I think it's clear that he's NOT in the upper echelon of managers. He's good but not great. <br /><br />And right now I believe there are some great managers out Michael Cnoreply@blogger.com