Leyland responds to criticism of Tigers' coaches

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Tigers manager Jim Leyland was asked about fans and sports talk show callers coming down on his coaching staff because of the 16-23 start. "If you want someone to blame," Leyland said, "it's the pitching coach or the hitting coach or, eventually, the manager. That's how you get fired." But he noted that his staff is basically the same since going to the 2006 World Series. "I wasn't ... [link]

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