Jim Leyland Quotes on Error & Mistake (6 Quotes)

In fairness to Dmitri Young, if you're going out there and asking him to be Brooks Robinson and you don't think he's going to make an error now and then, you shouldn't do it. What you do is pick your spots. I think he's a pretty good athlete, I think he's got good hands, and I know he can hit. I've always liked him.

I had 11 years of managerial experience and four years of coaching before I managed a big-league team. To me, it was important, because I learned a lot through trial and error. And it's tough to have to go through trial and error when you're a big-league manager.

I know it's only spring training. But if you're not careful and you get greedy, or if you're pushed up against the wall because of the situation, you can make a major mistake. What I'm afraid about is the guys that are here are going to play too many innings. And this early on, that could be a disaster.

He's better already, no question about it. That doesn't mean guys aren't going to make errors.

I'm playing these guys too much. They're playing too many innings. We're kind of pushed up against a wall because of the situation. That bothers me. You can make a major mistake. It could be a disaster this early on if you're not careful. I'm concerned about that.

Everybody thinks every time a guy hits a home run, it's because of a mistake. I don't buy into that.