Mitch Albom's Column Today (10/10/06)

This column today by Mitch Albom praises Mr. Jim Leyland and all he's done to make the Tigers better. This is the article where Leyland is quoted:

"I know very little about your ballclub."

Huh? A manager doesn't know the players? Isn't that like a pilot who doesn't know the plane? A CEO who doesn't know the product line?

"I made an ass of myself in that press conference," Leyland said Saturday night, recalling the moment. "What I meant was I didn't know what made the players tick. I knew who they were. I'd seen them play some ... but you have to find out what makes each guy tick, and I didn't know anything about that."

Those of us who have followed Mr. Leyland never believed anything he said in that press conference anyway!