Jim Leyland inexplicably hit Ryan Raburn second in the order Monday against the Red Sox. It wasn’t an attempt to blow up Twitter or to give Detroit sports radio hosts a hot-button topic. It was to give Raburn a chance to figuratively put up or shut up. The Tigers were facing left-hander Felix Doubront in the Little League field known as Fenway Park.
To say Raburn has struggled this season is like saying Leyland is a casual smoker. Through Monday, he was hitting .146. 18 hits in 123 at-bats. And I can only guess that Leyland averages multiple packs per day (especially with the team underachieving this season).
Tuesday morning Leyland told 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT-FM) in Detroit that:
“I would never discuss something like that until I talk to the player. But the leash is probably not very long, to be honest with you. But like I said, I’m not going to get into that right now on the public airwaves. I don’t think it makes sense to do that right now. We’ll take care of that situation...
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May 30, 2012
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