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mvn.com - 9/3/2008
Jim Leyland bleeps again
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I could not let this pass by: Jim Leyland is talking about horses**t again. Since it brought me INFINITE JOY the last time Leyland went off about things that are horses**t, this demanded a rare midafternoon post. Today’s bearer of horses**t is Justin Verlander. Verlander allowed five earned runs to the Yankees on Monday in the shortest outing of his career (1 2/3 innings). ...

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Leyland Doesn't Buy Verlander's Excuses
FanHouse — Filed under: Tigers, AL CentralJustin Verlander was knocked around for eight runs (five earned) in just 1 2/3 innings by the Yankees on Monday. After the game, Verlander complained to reporters about home plate umpire Chuck Meriwether's "tight zone." When Jim Leyland heard Verlander's explanation, he didn't buy it. From Jon Paul Morosi of the Detroit Free Press (via Roar of the Tigers): "You need to have the ability every once in a while to say, 'I stunk' -- not that the strike zone was tight," Leyland said. ...

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