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SATURDAY SURVEY.
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Last weekend, former Tiger manager Jim Leyland was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee (for non-players). That committee was established in 2022 and holds elections every 3 years. This was their first one.
Leyland managed for 22 years w/ 4 different teams. He had a 6-year retirement sandwiched in-between his stints with the Rockies and Tigers. He holds a career .506 win/loss percentage and 1 World Series title with 3 pennants and 3 Manager of the Year Awards.
The big question now is what hat Leyland should wear on his plaque. In general, those elected go in wearing the insignia of the team where they made the biggest impact and/or stayed the longest.
The biggest factors for consideration would be the number of years Leyland spent with each team, his win/loss record for each and World Series titles. On a secondary note, you may consider any honors and yearly team performance.
For all intents and purposes, we can eliminate the Rockies as a potential option.
Now for the hard part. Do the Pirates get the nod because he worked there longer than any other team? Or the Marlins because he won a World Series there? Or the Tigers, the only team in which he had a winning record?
Here are his stats for each of the teams he managed:
PIRATES
? 11 years
? .496 win/loss record (4 out of 11 years above .500)
? no titles
? resigned from his position
MARLINS
? 2 years
? .451 win/loss record (1 out of 2 years above .500)
? World Series title
? resigned from his position
ROCKIES
? 1 year
? .444 win/loss record (0 years of 1 year above .500)
? no titles
? resigned from his position
TIGERS
? 8 years
? .540 win/loss record (6 years out of 8 above .500)
? 2 pennants (but no World Series title)
? became special assistant
What hat should Jim Leyland wear into the Hall?
What hat should Jim Leyland wear into the Hall?
1. Pirates
2. Marlins
3. Tigers
4. No hat
VOTE
