More - 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.

Jim Leyland

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Jim Leyland

 Clubhouse

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Jim Leyland