News names Leyland Sportsman of the Year
posted in 2006-07 offseason, awards |I didn’t even know the News had a Sportsman of the Year, and then I got to this paragraph.
Henning: The Tigers manager helped steer a once-lost team to remarkable achievements in 2006, capped by a stunning trip to the World Series. His remarkable influence on 25 players, and the celebration it in turn sparked within Detroit’s baseball community, is why Leyland has been chosen as the first Detroit News Sportsman of the Year.
I’m trying to remember if it’s the Freep or the AP, I think the Freep, who generally does this sort of thing. Other than maybe a sympathetic shoutout to Steve Yzerman’s retirement, I can’t really think of anyone else I would substitute for Leyland. (And to be clear, I would not substitute Yzerman, but I could see that happening).
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