The Jim Leyland watch begins... will he be fired or will he quit?

Less than 2 games in and it is inevitable. Jim Leyland's time in Detroit, as fun as it was in 2006 and until the last week of 2009, is going to come to an end.Will he walk away like Lou Piniella?Or will the Tigers just give him the axe?Or will they "promote" him to a meaningless executive title?But it is going to happen and probably before the All Star Break.If they keep losing, who knows? He may

Managing to Cooperstown - My latest for The Hardball Times

A big league manager will win a World Series this year. But how will that title affect their Hall of Fame resume?For a few it would put them in the conversation. For others it would simply silence some critics. And still others would have a great first credit on their resume.In my latest for The Hardball Times, I look at each big league manager and consider what the 2011 World Championship would

Mets search to REPLACE Terry Collins starts tomorrow

So the Mets are going to do it.They are going to hand the keys to one of the most expensive rosters in baseball and what SHOULD be one of the marquee franchises in the game to a guy who couldn't handle the baseball pressure cookers that are Houston and Anaheim.Now you are going to put him in the New York media market who want to run managers out of town on a rail AFTER they win a World Series?The

Is Bobby Valentine just interviewing poorly?

Seriously, it wasn't that long ago that it looked like Bobby Valentine would have the pick of the litter of terrific manager jobs.Everyone knew the Braves job was going to go to Fredi Gonzalez... but the Cubs job looked available, as did the Marlins and Dodgers.The Mets were out there as were the Mariners and Blue Jays. And a place like Milwaukee could be a fit. And the challenge of Pittsburgh

Just go Joe... you've already quit

Seriously, what is the point for Joe Torre to stick around?He seems more interested in discussing the Mets managerial position and showing up to Yankee Stadium than having a motivated team take the field in Chavez Ravine.Don't believe me that this team is dead from the neck up?Since August 27th, the Dodgers have lost 17 out of 23 games. They haven't won a single series since. The closest they

Walk away if you win #28, Joe

Hey Joe Girardi… take a good long look at what has happened to the legacy of Joe Torre. Only Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel had ever managed three straight World Series winners before Torre and he brought class and dignity to the Yankee clubhouse along with his titles.And today he is being portrayed as a manipulator, a man with a tarnished legacy and even those are questioning whether he belongs