These guys were raised too good. Hey, I don't want guys who won't sign balls for a kid, or who give the front office (flak), or a guy who's not a good human being. I want good people representing the Detroit Tigers organization, too. But I want a different animal, which is the best way to put it. I want to see that mean streak when we go compete.
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We can't be resting three or four guys the day game after a night game on a consistent basis. That's just not going to work. You don't want to do have to do wholesale changes. Eleven games into the season, and I'm worried about resting guys.Jim Leyland
When you've got a team that's been winning for a long time and knows what they're doing and knows how to go about their business, you don't have to say a lot. If you're trying to encourage people to bear down and take advantage of the opportunities and stuff, I'm a little more vocal this spring than I normally would be.
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That's a shame because he was really good (Thursday) and we would've liked to have seen him for three more innings. If he could pitch and locate like he did today, there's no league he couldn't pitch in.
Jim Leyland
You can definitely make them better. A couple of guys have gotten better already. You stay on top of them, you harp on it, you make them aware of it. You try to give them so much confidence that they want when they go out there, they want the ball hit to them.
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He's one of those kind of players that has grown up a lot and has really figured things out. You need to remember, experience is something you can't teach. We can't make six year players out of three year players.
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It was a heck of a phone call. He said, 'I want to thank you for letting me go.' And he said, 'I'll be there. I'm driving right now. I'll be there tomorrow morning.' I was very impressed by that, and I appreciated it. It showed me something.
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