By Jeff Moss
June 25, 2011
DetroitSportsRag@gmail.com
Well, It didn’t take long for Mt. St. Leyland to erupt again.
Just weeks after going on a rant when questioned about Tigers fan’s negative reaction to Rick Porcello getting pulled in Pittsburgh, Cancer Stick once again lost it before Friday’s game between the Tigers and Diamondbacks.
And just like that explosion came after a totally innocuous question from 97.1-The Ticket’s bench warmer, Jeff Riger, this outburst occurred after a very innocent question regarding Don Kelly’s position with the team now that [Shani’s Husband] has returned from rehab.
This question was asked by DetroitTigers.com propagandist, errr, I mean writer, Jason Beck.
This wasn’t exactly a media grilling by Mike Wallace or Jeremy Schaap. It was a simple question asked by someone who gets paid by MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL to cover the Tigers.
It would be the equivalent of Adolf Hitler throwing a fit because he didn’t like a question from Joseph Goebbels.
But the reason I decided to interrupt my vacation in Chicago to make this quick post is because it is becoming very evident why Leyland keeps going apeshit over the most basic of questions asked by respectful “journalists.”
Leyland is OBVIOUSLY pissed off at the Tigers organization for continuing to leave him hanging in regards to a new contract.
And since he can’t take it out on Dave Dombrowski (who is in the same boat) or Mike Ilitch, he is letting out his frustrations on the low men on the media totem pole.
(Notice that this disgusting and unprofessional behavior on Leyland’s part isn’t aimed at a John Lowe or a Tom Gage.)
Leyland has never been a Teddy Bear when it comes to media relations, but this streak of nastiness over reasonable inquiries is unprecedented in his time in Detroit.
Seriously, even the Grand Poobah of Retard, Sarah Palin, wouldn’t consider Beck or Riger’s questions of the “gotcha” variety.
So why is he acting out like this? Well, he is either trying to quit smoking (hahahahahaaha) or something else is eating at him. (Hopefully a deadly bacterial infection.)
I am guessing Leyland’s GIGANTIC ego that has been nurtured by this same media crowd has taken over and he is utterly disgusted that he is managing this year as a potential lame duck.
Think about it for a minute. The last time Leyland entered the final year of his contract and was left hanging by Ilitch, Marlboro Man made it quite apparent that he was displeased with his status.
He eventually got his contract extension at about this EXACT time after the Tigers got off to a good start.
But this year no extension seems forthcoming even as the team contends in the horrid AL Central.
And just yesterday, Washington Nationals manager (Jim Riggelman) walked away from his team in the middle of a winning streak because the team wouldn’t commit to his 2012 option.
Ya think Cancer Stick didn’t see that? You think that series of events didn’t get the hamster that runs his brain on the treadmill?
Leyland has always been a whiny little bitch and now he is acting out at the only place he can. In his little fortress of solitude that he calls a clubhouse office.
The only place in the world where an emaciated, 140-pound bag of bones with the lung capacity of a 110-year old Emphysema patient can act like a BULLY.
And if that extension isn’t forthcoming, I have a word of advice for the guys who cover this team on a daily basis.
Invest in a face shield unless you like spit and grizzled, half-eaten chicken parts coming at your grill.
This isn’t the last time this petulant little shitbag is going to go off this year.
And based on the questions that have got him going so far, I am guessing the next occurrence will happen when Ryan Field asks Leyland if he has the time.