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He really pitched well and he really showed me something. He got in a jam and pitched out of it, made a couple big time pitches and got out of the inning. - Jim Leyland Quotes

He really pitched well and he really showed me something. He got in a jam and pitched out of it, made a couple big time pitches and got out of the inning.

That's a real good club, but we're a good club, too. I certainly don't think we embarrassed ourselves. We played them pretty much tooth and nail. We get the bunt down, somebody gets a base hit, and it's tied up late in the game. Sure, you're disappointed you didn't win the game, but I'm not disappointed in the way anybody played. - Jim Leyland Quotes

That's a real good club, but we're a good club, too. I certainly don't think we embarrassed ourselves. We played them pretty much tooth and nail. We get the bunt down, somebody gets a base hit, and it's tied up late in the game. Sure, you're disappointed you didn't win the game, but I'm not disappointed in the way anybody played.

I wasn't happy we lost. But we played a good clean game and hit the ball better than it showed. If we play like we did today, we're going to win some ball games. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I wasn't happy we lost. But we played a good clean game and hit the ball better than it showed. If we play like we did today, we're going to win some ball games.

Ideally, we'd like him starting at Double-A or Triple-A. He's a great kid. Probably, most likely, he's not ready to start at this level. But who knows? ... A couple of the coaches think he'll never go back. - Jim Leyland Quotes

Ideally, we'd like him starting at Double-A or Triple-A. He's a great kid. Probably, most likely, he's not ready to start at this level. But who knows? ... A couple of the coaches think he'll never go back.

I like 'em. They seem to be pretty good personalities. It's a lot looser than I thought it would be, which I'm glad. I think they like to have fun, and I like to have fun. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I like 'em. They seem to be pretty good personalities. It's a lot looser than I thought it would be, which I'm glad. I think they like to have fun, and I like to have fun.

To be honest with you, there's not a guy in this clubhouse that knows for sure if they're ready. - Jim Leyland Quotes

To be honest with you, there's not a guy in this clubhouse that knows for sure if they're ready.

If he can pound the strike zone with strikes, he's a big-league pitcher. If he can't, he's not. I can make that (decision) pretty simple. If he throws the ball over the plate, he's a big-league pitcher. - Jim Leyland Quotes

If he can pound the strike zone with strikes, he's a big-league pitcher. If he can't, he's not. I can make that (decision) pretty simple. If he throws the ball over the plate, he's a big-league pitcher.

I think he's one of those guys that Earl Weaver talked about, when you get into the car, you come to the park and know that he's pitching for you, you feel pretty good. I certainly feel pretty good. I feel pretty good with all of them right now. They're all doing a good job. Hopefully, it's contagious and we can keep it up. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I think he's one of those guys that Earl Weaver talked about, when you get into the car, you come to the park and know that he's pitching for you, you feel pretty good. I certainly feel pretty good. I feel pretty good with all of them right now. They're all doing a good job. Hopefully, it's contagious and we can keep it up.

That's a very nice three-four punch (in the lineup). You've got one (batting) from the left and one from the right. - Jim Leyland Quotes

That's a very nice three-four punch (in the lineup). You've got one (batting) from the left and one from the right.

Just because a guy starts out in the bullpen doesn't mean he won't be a starting pitcher someday. - Jim Leyland Quotes

Just because a guy starts out in the bullpen doesn't mean he won't be a starting pitcher someday.

We stunk. The whole ball of wax was lackluster. It's been going on here before and it's not going to happen. . . . They were ready to get on the plane and go to Oakland. If we won, it was OK. If we lost, it was OK. And that's not good enough. - Jim Leyland Quotes

We stunk. The whole ball of wax was lackluster. It's been going on here before and it's not going to happen. . . . They were ready to get on the plane and go to Oakland. If we won, it was OK. If we lost, it was OK. And that's not good enough.

We stunk, period. We stunk and it's not good enough. It's been going on here before and it's not going to happen here. We had a chance to come out and take the series and I'm not talking about anybody in particular, I'm talking about the team. Myself, the coaches and everybody else. It's my responsibility to have the team ready to play today. They weren't ready to play. If they won, it was OK, if we lost, it was OK and that's not good enough. - Jim Leyland Quotes

We stunk, period. We stunk and it's not good enough. It's been going on here before and it's not going to happen here. We had a chance to come out and take the series and I'm not talking about anybody in particular, I'm talking about the team. Myself, the coaches and everybody else. It's my responsibility to have the team ready to play today. They weren't ready to play. If they won, it was OK, if we lost, it was OK and that's not good enough.

Obviously, we swung the bats well. I was worried, because it was the first game back off a West Coast trip. - Jim Leyland Quotes

Obviously, we swung the bats well. I was worried, because it was the first game back off a West Coast trip.

Bats

Most of the RBI guys were guys who were not afraid to take a base hit to the opposite field with a runner on second and two outs. - Jim Leyland Quotes

Most of the RBI guys were guys who were not afraid to take a base hit to the opposite field with a runner on second and two outs.

We just did not muster much offense, and we got behind early. - Jim Leyland Quotes

We just did not muster much offense, and we got behind early.

I thought he had a good slider. He had pretty good command all night. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I thought he had a good slider. He had pretty good command all night.

Night

We played a good, clean game. It wasn't a sloppy game. But I'm not into that, either. We're here to win. - Jim Leyland Quotes

We played a good, clean game. It wasn't a sloppy game. But I'm not into that, either. We're here to win.

You might not see that for three months, Cleveland get shut out. That's how good they are. You have to enjoy this one. - Jim Leyland Quotes

You might not see that for three months, Cleveland get shut out. That's how good they are. You have to enjoy this one.

I'm not criticizing anybody, I'm not picking on anybody. You've got to give teams 27 outs. If you give teams 31 or 32, particularly a team that has the horses like the Yankees, you're going to get beat. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I'm not criticizing anybody, I'm not picking on anybody. You've got to give teams 27 outs. If you give teams 31 or 32, particularly a team that has the horses like the Yankees, you're going to get beat.

Tremendous execution. A lot of good things happened on that play for us. - Jim Leyland Quotes

Tremendous execution. A lot of good things happened on that play for us.

This is one of those heartbreaking things. You don't want to see anybody where, physically, they just feel like they can't compete at this level. - Jim Leyland Quotes

This is one of those heartbreaking things. You don't want to see anybody where, physically, they just feel like they can't compete at this level.

He's a great kid. He's probably not ready yet to start at this level, but who knows? Sometimes you get pressed into things. - Jim Leyland Quotes

He's a great kid. He's probably not ready yet to start at this level, but who knows? Sometimes you get pressed into things.

Any major league manager would like to manage a guy like that. - Jim Leyland Quotes

Any major league manager would like to manage a guy like that.

We only get four extra guys. The more versatility you've got, the better off you are. - Jim Leyland Quotes

We only get four extra guys. The more versatility you've got, the better off you are.

He's got more than one way to get a guy out. He's a four-pitch guy who's versatile, who throws strikes and who walked fewer guys than any closer (established) in baseball. - Jim Leyland Quotes

He's got more than one way to get a guy out. He's a four-pitch guy who's versatile, who throws strikes and who walked fewer guys than any closer (established) in baseball.

This is good. I don't have any problem with this stuff. This kid gets to start in a Major League game. You look at the bright side. And I think our guys will be OK. - Jim Leyland Quotes

This is good. I don't have any problem with this stuff. This kid gets to start in a Major League game. You look at the bright side. And I think our guys will be OK.

No human being doesn't get tired sometime. Sometimes they can push through it. But I intend to see that guys get time off. - Jim Leyland Quotes

No human being doesn't get tired sometime. Sometimes they can push through it. But I intend to see that guys get time off.

That team was more talented than this one. But we were able to get the veteran players to buy into the program. You don't lead by lip service, you lead by example. - Jim Leyland Quotes

That team was more talented than this one. But we were able to get the veteran players to buy into the program. You don't lead by lip service, you lead by example.

I don't like to make rash decisions when you have something bad like that happen. You're better off to just take your time, don't panic, think it out and then make a decision. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I don't like to make rash decisions when you have something bad like that happen. You're better off to just take your time, don't panic, think it out and then make a decision.

He's got a lot of equipment. He's not just some guy that goes out there and rears back and throws it. He can throw it pretty hard when he does, but if you go out there and throw 97, 97, 98, 99 with nothing else with it to a team like Cleveland or most any other team in the big leagues, they're going to rock it around. - Jim Leyland Quotes

He's got a lot of equipment. He's not just some guy that goes out there and rears back and throws it. He can throw it pretty hard when he does, but if you go out there and throw 97, 97, 98, 99 with nothing else with it to a team like Cleveland or most any other team in the big leagues, they're going to rock it around.

He's a very smart hitter and he doesn't try to do too much. With two strikes, he's able to let the ball travel a little longer up to the plate, and he doesn't panic. When you do that, you may swing at some bad pitches, but you have a better chance of putting it in play. That's what our whole club needs to do better. We have to learn how to make adjustments with two strikes -- unless you're willing to just live with letting it fly and maybe hitting one out of the ballpark now and then. But in the long run, that won't get it done. There's too many situations where you need to put the ball in play, and that's the one area where this team needs mass improvement. - Jim Leyland Quotes

He's a very smart hitter and he doesn't try to do too much. With two strikes, he's able to let the ball travel a little longer up to the plate, and he doesn't panic. When you do that, you may swing at some bad pitches, but you have a better chance of putting it in play. That's what our whole club needs to do better. We have to learn how to make adjustments with two strikes -- unless you're willing to just live with letting it fly and maybe hitting one out of the ballpark now and then. But in the long run, that won't get it done. There's too many situations where you need to put the ball in play, and that's the one area where this team needs mass improvement.

I know this much: It's going to be 35 degrees in Detroit. So if you stiffen up and get cold sitting around and can't play, you're going to have problems. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I know this much: It's going to be 35 degrees in Detroit. So if you stiffen up and get cold sitting around and can't play, you're going to have problems.

The kid did a fantastic job. - Jim Leyland Quotes

The kid did a fantastic job.

We stunk. The whole ball of wax was lackluster. ... It's been going on here before. - Jim Leyland Quotes

We stunk. The whole ball of wax was lackluster. ... It's been going on here before.

He was sick as a dog. He had to get some fluids in him. - Jim Leyland Quotes

He was sick as a dog. He had to get some fluids in him.

You give a regular Yankees lineup those opportunities and you're gonna get your brains beat out. You're supposed to give a team 27 outs, and we give them 31 or 32. I'll talk about that (today). - Jim Leyland Quotes

You give a regular Yankees lineup those opportunities and you're gonna get your brains beat out. You're supposed to give a team 27 outs, and we give them 31 or 32. I'll talk about that (today).

I like his straight-forwardness. I like his questions. There's absolutely no bull, and I like that a lot. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I like his straight-forwardness. I like his questions. There's absolutely no bull, and I like that a lot.

I don't know if we made any statement. I mean, that's what we're supposed to do. That's what we get paid to do. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I don't know if we made any statement. I mean, that's what we're supposed to do. That's what we get paid to do.

You gotta look at the other side of the coin. We got the (balls) up and had 11 runs or something and held them to three, then obviously, your pitching had to do a pretty decent job today. - Jim Leyland Quotes

You gotta look at the other side of the coin. We got the (balls) up and had 11 runs or something and held them to three, then obviously, your pitching had to do a pretty decent job today.

Balls

I like him a lot. I think he's a very good utility middle infielder. I think he's excellent. He's always ready catching the ball. He's got nice, soft hands. He's got a good arm, and he showed me something that doesn't get in the box score. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I like him a lot. I think he's a very good utility middle infielder. I think he's excellent. He's always ready catching the ball. He's got nice, soft hands. He's got a good arm, and he showed me something that doesn't get in the box score.

I've seen it windy, but tonight you could hear it. It really swirled around and you never knew what to expect. It was almost like a storm. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I've seen it windy, but tonight you could hear it. It really swirled around and you never knew what to expect. It was almost like a storm.

We have three or four good prospects. That's what I can tell you. Either it's going to be nice for me or for somebody else, however it works out. - Jim Leyland Quotes

We have three or four good prospects. That's what I can tell you. Either it's going to be nice for me or for somebody else, however it works out.

They'll make 'em. I'll veto 'em. - Jim Leyland Quotes

They'll make 'em. I'll veto 'em.

Our closer (Todd Jones) is gone. Our setup guy (Fernando Rodney) is gone. Four regulars are out. Two other regulars are hurt. I'm just going to look at the bright side and take a look at our kids. - Jim Leyland Quotes

Our closer (Todd Jones) is gone. Our setup guy (Fernando Rodney) is gone. Four regulars are out. Two other regulars are hurt. I'm just going to look at the bright side and take a look at our kids.

You can tell he's a team player. I mean, he was helping out at every possible place without any fanfare. - Jim Leyland Quotes

You can tell he's a team player. I mean, he was helping out at every possible place without any fanfare.

Would they do fine (in the majors)? Yeah. Are they going to wipe out the American League? No, that's not going to happen. - Jim Leyland Quotes

Would they do fine (in the majors)? Yeah. Are they going to wipe out the American League? No, that's not going to happen.

They all have good legs. Nolan Ryan? Real strong legs. Roger Clemens? Real strong legs. Tom Seaver? Real strong legs. - Jim Leyland Quotes

They all have good legs. Nolan Ryan? Real strong legs. Roger Clemens? Real strong legs. Tom Seaver? Real strong legs.

I think it'll be a nice little thing for the Florida Southern team to say they played against these guys, even though they're not going to play the whole game. There's still going to be a pretty good team throughout the whole game. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I think it'll be a nice little thing for the Florida Southern team to say they played against these guys, even though they're not going to play the whole game. There's still going to be a pretty good team throughout the whole game.

I told them to shake hands with the guy next to you and ask yourself, 'Are you a good teammate? Kirby Puckett exemplified what he loved to do. Kirby Puckett, to me, played every game like it was a Little League game. It was never a chore. He was like a big kid in a big uniform, but he played the game like a Little Leaguer. - Jim Leyland Quotes

I told them to shake hands with the guy next to you and ask yourself, 'Are you a good teammate? Kirby Puckett exemplified what he loved to do. Kirby Puckett, to me, played every game like it was a Little League game. It was never a chore. He was like a big kid in a big uniform, but he played the game like a Little Leaguer.

Ask

He just got some balls up. He'll be fine. He's a young pitcher. He'll have growing pains - couple on, couple off. We can live with that. - Jim Leyland Quotes

He just got some balls up. He'll be fine. He's a young pitcher. He'll have growing pains - couple on, couple off. We can live with that.

Balls

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