An Observation
The Detroit Tigers' manager, Jim Leyland , was ejected from his first game this season. Ostensibly, it was for arguing balls and strikes with the home plate umpire Paul Nauert. After the game, he was asked if this was something he did to "get his team fired up." His reply: "That's high school [stuff]." Ron Gardenhire has been ejected from at least four games so far this season. The Twins have been treading water trying to stay above .400 most of the season. This was Leyland's first ejection. The Tigers are currently in first place, two and a half games ahead of the ChiSox. Perhaps there's a lesson here. Perhaps it's that Gardenhire is a lousy manager.