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Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland handled Brandon Inge incident perfectly
There is a lot that goes into being a major league manager. Filling out the lineup card and handling the pitching staff are only a couple aspects.
Another is dealing with situations like the one that transpired Wednesday night when Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge's throw to second base - instead of the obvious plays at third or first - might have cost the Tigers a victory in a pennant race.
Inge is a matchstick among Tiger fans. And they were upset after the game, not only with the play itself, but also Inge claiming he made the right play.
It would have been disingenuous of Leyland to outright defend Inge on that play. Nobody would have bought it. It was clearly a mistake, which Leyland stated.
But he did so in manner that didn't throw Inge under the bus, either. He was respectful of his player at a time when it is particularly needed by that player.
I'm not sure a less experienced manager would have handled it as well.
from the Oakland Press
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

Tigers, Leyland hope to get Carlos Guillen back soon.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said on Friday that he hoped to get Carlos Guillen back by Sept. 1.
Guillen, who has played just 22 games this season, has been sidelined since Aug. 14 with a sore left wrist.
"I have no idea," Leyland said of when Guillen would be back. "I'm hoping Sept. 1. I'm hoping he can go out and play [in rehab games] a little bit before that, maybe. And then be activated Sept. 1, I hope."
from the Tigers official site
 
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