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Jim Leyland is fired up
Published 5/21/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Construda) at Construda
... than a fan would care to count. When Detroit faded down the stretch in 2007 and the talk was centered on the bullpen's deficiencies, Grilli was at the center of the ire. In fairness, he started to pitch better when Detroit nearly pulled to .500 after its 2-10 start this season but he was traded to the Colorado Rockies. His recent comments about Detroit letting Sean Casey leave via free agency after the 2007 season should have been kept to himself. It's understandable he was simply answering a question from a Rockies reporter, but to get into somewhat detail like he did ...

Jason Grilli vs. Jim Leyland
Published 5/22/2008 by Tony Baldwin at Inside The Ballpark - Baseball Humor Blog
... last line by Leyland! Well, this is America, so of course Grilli can respond. He told the Rocky Mountain News, “I was simply asked about where the Tigers are and all I did was make a comparison to now and back then (2006) and said the roster has changed. I love everybody there. I never had issues with Jim or his staff.” Now he has no issues… I wouldn’t either after getting ripped by Leyland! To read the entire article I’m referring to, click here. Photo: Newscom Tags: Colorado Rockies, ...