Jim Leyland
Jim Leyland
James Richard "Jim" Leylandis a retired Major League Baseball manager. He currently serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers and is the manager of the United States national baseball team...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth15 December 1944
CountryUnited States of America
believer handle learn success
I've always been a big believer that it's just as important to learn to handle success as it is failure.
See, that's the thing that pisses me off.
blow club expense hurting needs ours run shot win
You get in a catch-22. A club like ours that needs to get re-established -- we have to win every one we have a shot to win. But I'm not going to do that at the expense of hurting our pitchers, because in the long run it will blow up in our face.
bullpen given hit hitter people pitching staff tremendous wear
The Angels' pitching staff is tremendous and their bullpen is tremendous. I don't think most people are going to wear this pitching staff out. I mean, Shields hasn't given up a hit to a left-handed hitter all year. So they've got all the ingredients. That's why they go to the post-season.
care chance four personal three
I don't care about personal success. It's all about winning. When you have a chance to take three of four from the Indians, you've got to do it.
continue enjoy
Mind-boggling. Just enjoy it. It's not going to continue forever.
players
Makes a big difference. Players always make the difference.
baseball good momentum next pitching starting
We got good starting pitching again. There's no such thing as momentum in baseball -- you are only as good as your next pitcher.
certainly seeing shut
It's certainly better to see what we're seeing than getting shut out.
club expense game hurting ours shot trying win
It's a Catch-22 situation. With a club like ours trying to reestablish that we can win and compete, we have to win every game we have a shot to win. But I'm not going to do that at the expense of hurting our pitchers.
good helped hit home kinds last produce runs start thinking win year
We have hit 14 more home runs this year than we did last year, which may be good because it's helped us win some games. But it's not necessarily going to help us, because you start thinking that way and we've got to find all kinds of way to produce runs.
biggest factor good starting team
There's a lot of things this team has had going for it. It's good timing. But if you had to say what's been the biggest factor so far, you'd have to say it's starting pitching.
cannot guy happy months six
This guy was an all-star six months ago. I cannot tell you how happy I am about that.
baseball bright buffer came career good guy hang highly lucky managerial nice question quickly throughout
I think there's no question we got the right guy for the situation. I've been impressed. I've had good (coaches). I've been lucky throughout my managerial career with that kind of stuff. He's very good at what he does. He came highly recommended by some very bright baseball people. He's quickly become a friend, a nice buffer between me and the pitchers, a good guy to hang out with.