My favorite manager EVER! I been a Jim Leyland fan since I was a kid living in Detroit and admiring him from afar. As a kid I thought it was AMAZING what he did with the Pirates! Before Jim got to Pittsburgh the Pirates were the laughing stock of MLB and drawing like 3,000 fans a game to Theee Rivers Stadium. Once Jim was hired as manager he took a great young nucleus of players and help guide them to 3 straight NL East division titles and from there took the Marlins to a World Championship! His best work came in Detroit when he took over as manager of my Detroit Tigers. In 2003 the Tigers tied a record for least games won in a season, when they won 41 games and list 121! Three years later Jim Leyland took over as manager and took the Tigers to the World Series as a Wildcard. He managed the Tigers for 8 seasons and took them to the postseason 4 times once as a wildcard and 3 time as AL Central Division Champions. In another season he took the Tigers to a Game 163 vs the Twins in a playoff to get to the playoffs, and just missed as the Twins won on a walkoff hit in extra innings. Not only was he a great manager but he was a Hall of Fame human being and i actually teared up when I heard one of my heroes in life made the Hall of Fame!
I was expecting Leyland to get voted in this time, but after hearing all week about how great all the candidates are and how much we heard about a couple of the others, they elect one person - ONE!!!
Jim got to manage on 08/04/85 when he coached third base & Tony LaRussa got thrown out early in the game, Tom Seaver’s 300th win @ Yankee Stadium.⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
Finally! Jim Leyland is a great man. My uncle is his golf mentor down in Sarasota Fl. and I’ve had the honor of playing golf with him 4 or 5 times, along with his son Pat and Gene Lamont (they’re very close friends and I’m glad he through a shoutout to his best buddy in this clip) and Jim is just a nice man all around. All three of them are great guys. Jim is the kind of guy you just enjoy being around. And he’s funny, you’re always smiling or laughing. Writes his name on the card as Skipper 😎. Jim Leyland loves his golf and I think that’s what he would rather be doing as much as possible at this point in life and as much as his back can take. But he loves baseball too. Baseball is life for those guys. Like many people of his stature, he just likes to talk about normal shit. Didn’t talk a lot about baseball. Mostly just golf shots and banter. This past June, my uncle came up to Michigan and the first thing when we met up he said, 82Camino, Jim handed me his old ball mark repair tool (switchblade style, from his country club in Pittsburgh) and said he wanted you to have it. Which brings me joy to have in my pocket whenever I play. Jim your record speaks for itself and you deserve it all and then some. Although us Tiger fans were so sad that we didn’t quite make it to the very end with you in 06 and in 2012, (which I think is maybe why it took this long for this to finally happen) you are SO well loved by your players, by your fans and by your friends that it means much more than just another victory. Our Jim Leyland years were a wonderful time for Detroit baseball. There are hall of fame managers out there that aren’t nearly as well loved as a person, or as a coach, in the way that you are. Congratulations Jim. Yes sir!
I expected a little bit more emotion jeez...your face is about to be immortalized in Cooperstown...you will now live forever amongst the greatest EVER...and he's like yeah thanks
Bk in 2009 i had a hlf season tickets right on the dugout on the aisle had a full view of the dugout and ovr time jim wld see me started of with small tlk at 1st but ovr time he got to no me pretty well started to call me buy my name and every single time he wld at least tlk to me for a good 10- 15 min...tlkd about it all but more he wanted to no my story in life how and why i fell in love with the gm... I cannot explain how grateful this man was to me every time he seen me he did not have to do that but that's just the type of person he was so congratulations Jim well well deserved and overdue
What a bum store bought Florida team, and loser with Pirates and Tigers Pinella gets snubbed Mumbles , quit the Rockies because they were losers like him, than he comes back to take over the Tigers gets everything he needs and Tramell is his footstool, he had nothing and they vote this bum in hall of Shame
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Congratulations Jim Leyland .Well deserved.
My favorite manager EVER! I been a Jim Leyland fan since I was a kid living in Detroit and admiring him from afar. As a kid I thought it was AMAZING what he did with the Pirates! Before Jim got to Pittsburgh the Pirates were the laughing stock of MLB and drawing like 3,000 fans a game to Theee Rivers Stadium. Once Jim was hired as manager he took a great young nucleus of players and help guide them to 3 straight NL East division titles and from there took the Marlins to a World Championship! His best work came in Detroit when he took over as manager of my Detroit Tigers. In 2003 the Tigers tied a record for least games won in a season, when they won 41 games and list 121! Three years later Jim Leyland took over as manager and took the Tigers to the World Series as a Wildcard. He managed the Tigers for 8 seasons and took them to the postseason 4 times once as a wildcard and 3 time as AL Central Division Champions. In another season he took the Tigers to a Game 163 vs the Twins in a playoff to get to the playoffs, and just missed as the Twins won on a walkoff hit in extra innings. Not only was he a great manager but he was a Hall of Fame human being and i actually teared up when I heard one of my heroes in life made the Hall of Fame!
I got 2 meet mr Jim and his wife.when he managed the tigers.great people. i can say I had a drink 🍷🍷🍷🍷 with this GREAT GUY... Congrats
I was expecting Leyland to get voted in this time, but after hearing all week about how great all the candidates are and how much we heard about a couple of the others, they elect one person - ONE!!!
Perrysburg boy. Like he said drafted by the Tigers. Retired as a Tiger. Currently employed by the Tigers. Going in as a Tiger.
Love how he mentioned his gig as an Evansville Triplet!
Legend. So happy for him!
Thank you for helping the Marlins win in 97!
Jim got to manage on 08/04/85 when he coached third base & Tony LaRussa got thrown out early in the game, Tom Seaver’s 300th win @ Yankee Stadium.⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
Finally! Jim Leyland is a great man. My uncle is his golf mentor down in Sarasota Fl. and I’ve had the honor of playing golf with him 4 or 5 times, along with his son Pat and Gene Lamont (they’re very close friends and I’m glad he through a shoutout to his best buddy in this clip) and Jim is just a nice man all around. All three of them are great guys. Jim is the kind of guy you just enjoy being around. And he’s funny, you’re always smiling or laughing. Writes his name on the card as Skipper 😎. Jim Leyland loves his golf and I think that’s what he would rather be doing as much as possible at this point in life and as much as his back can take. But he loves baseball too. Baseball is life for those guys. Like many people of his stature, he just likes to talk about normal shit. Didn’t talk a lot about baseball. Mostly just golf shots and banter. This past June, my uncle came up to Michigan and the first thing when we met up he said, 82Camino, Jim handed me his old ball mark repair tool (switchblade style, from his country club in Pittsburgh) and said he wanted you to have it. Which brings me joy to have in my pocket whenever I play. Jim your record speaks for itself and you deserve it all and then some. Although us Tiger fans were so sad that we didn’t quite make it to the very end with you in 06 and in 2012, (which I think is maybe why it took this long for this to finally happen) you are SO well loved by your players, by your fans and by your friends that it means much more than just another victory. Our Jim Leyland years were a wonderful time for Detroit baseball. There are hall of fame managers out there that aren’t nearly as well loved as a person, or as a coach, in the way that you are. Congratulations Jim. Yes sir!
Finally. Congrats skip
Find the video of him cussing out Barry Bonds 😮😊 hall of fame worthy.
Great pick
One of my favorite managers of all time... next to Tommy Lasorda and Bobby Valentine!
Overdue!
Do they have ashtrays there?
How is Cito Gaston not in the Hall of Fame?!
The. tigers. need to reitire his Number
I expected a little bit more emotion jeez...your face is about to be immortalized in Cooperstown...you will now live forever amongst the greatest EVER...and he's like yeah thanks
😂, that’s why he’s a legend.
Yeah thanks
You expected too much from a true yinzer. Yinzers are the stoics of America.
He'll get emotional when he takes the podium, if he managed your team you know how he gets misty eyed!
Get rid of the stiffs on the veterans committee!
Bk in 2009 i had a hlf season tickets right on the dugout on the aisle had a full view of the dugout and ovr time jim wld see me started of with small tlk at 1st but ovr time he got to no me pretty well started to call me buy my name and every single time he wld at least tlk to me for a good 10- 15 min...tlkd about it all but more he wanted to no my story in life how and why i fell in love with the gm... I cannot explain how grateful this man was to me every time he seen me he did not have to do that but that's just the type of person he was so congratulations Jim well well deserved and overdue
What a bum store bought Florida team, and loser with Pirates and Tigers Pinella gets snubbed Mumbles , quit the Rockies because they were losers like him, than he comes back to take over the Tigers gets everything he needs and Tramell is his footstool, he had nothing and they vote this bum in hall of Shame