“I had 11 years of managerial experience and four years of coaching before I managed a big-league team. To me, it was important, because I learned a lot through trial and error. And it's tough to have to go through trial and error when you're a big-league manager.” YearsImportantBigsFourTeamToughErrorsTrialsManagersLeagueCoachingFour YearsTrial And Error Author:Jim Leyland
“My eight years in Detroit, obviously, were my most successful years managing. I think that Pittsburgh and Detroit are probably very, very similar. We kinda rekindled the fire of baseball in Pittsburgh. We did the exact same thing in Detroit.” ThinkingYearsSuccessfulFireBaseballEightDetroitPittsburgh Author:Jim Leyland
“I've managed 25 years, and I can probably count on one hand players that I didn't really care for, and that's probably thousands of players that I've managed. I think that's pretty good. I love the players and I always will.” ThinkingYearsI CanHandsCarePlayer Author:Jim Leyland
