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This Week's Poll: Will Jim Leyland Stay Through 2011?

The questions about Jim Leyland's contract status are over.  Speculation about whether or not his "lame duck" status would become a distraction are now irrelevant.  The Detroit Tigers' manager will continue being the Detroit Tigers' manager through 2011, after receiving a two-year extension on Friday afternoon.

And really, this played out the way most of us thought it would during the offseason.  If the Tigers got off to a good start, Leyland would probably get his contract extension early in the season.  I thought it might wait until the All-Star Break. mostly because that was a natural resting point on the schedule. 

So Leyland now has his new contract and the security that comes with it.  But will he stay through its entire duration?  This is a team that could undergo something of an upheaval over the next couple of years, with Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen having uncertain futures in Detroit.  Placido Polanco could move on after this season, as could Adam Everett (though I suspect he'll be back).  Is Leyland the right guy to oversee such a transition?  Will he want to? 

That leads us to this week's poll question:

Will Jim Leyland finish out his new two-year contract?

You can find the poll on the right sidebar below the FanPosts block.  Or you can vote here.  And if you have suggestions for future poll questions, shoot me an e-mail.  Please add your thoughts in the comments.

How did our last poll go?

Star-divide

We had ourselves a landslide.  The poll questions can't always be gems, I suppose.  

Should the Tigers release Magglio Ordonez?

36%  Yes - He's too expensive

63%  No - He's still playing good baseball

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Voted no

My reasoining is that the Tigers are about to hit a big rebuilding stage- we’re going to essentially start over with only 3/5ths of the rotation, a center fielder and a first baseman. If anything in that rebuilding goes wrong, look for the axe to fall on Dombrowsk or Leyland as the fall guys. Very few managers last through rebuilding stages.

by David Tokarz on Jun 22, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Gotta disagree

If you are entering into a rebuilding stage, those are the pieces you want. Corner outfielders with a bat are common, we have a 3rd baseman, (even the Inge haters have to agree w/ that)

We do need a long term shortstop and second basemen, plus 2 starting pitchers would be nice but I like the way this team looks for the future.

Just a thought.

by Bigreg1544 on Jun 22, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh totally

Those are darn good pieces. But if something goes wrong in rebuilding (we lose Jackson/Verlander to FA, the drafts don’t go well, etc), somebody’s gonna get the blame. Historically it’s always either the manager or GM.

by David Tokarz on Jun 22, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Big if there

I say deal him while his stock is somewhat high.

by David Tokarz on Jun 22, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes

Let’s start marching around with “Bring Brignac to Detroit” signs outside of Comerica.

by Tagne13 on Jun 22, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah

I think the dude outside the parking garage with no legs had one.

by Tagne13 on Jun 22, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

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