2006-2013 Detroit Tigers Manager
You are the man, Jim. Thanks for the amazing eight years. I’m so happy you will be staying on in the organization.
LEYLAND = TIGER 4 LIFE
What an honor playing my first 8 years with Jim Leyland. A great manager and an even better person. Thanks for believing in me. #HOF
— Justin Verlander (@JustinVerlander) October 21, 2013
I love you, Jim
…………………..it takes a man to know when its time too go! …………everybody take a last look cause these guys are disappearing from the landscape……..there was a time when Managers were like the father in the clubhouse……..prodding onward but always protecting……they were a shield and they knew it………thank god we will still have Jim and the type of people he surrounded himself with……….mobility, autonomy and independence in today’s game create less men like Jim and more like A-Rod………Jim, thank-you so much for the memories and thanks for staying on to help us find that rare talent like yourself…Lets go Tigers!