Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Jim Leyland Leaves Tigers Years After He Could Have Joined Phillies

Jim Leyland was on the verge of winning a second straight pennant with the Detroit Tigers. Yet on Oct. 21, Leyland stepped down two days after a tough loss in Game 6 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox. It was a wrenching end to an era for the Tigers which brought them two pennants and three straight divisional titles -- though it was an era many wanted to happen in Philadelphia.

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