With the Detroit Tigers season coming to a halt in a post
season push after the got beat by the Boston Red Sox’s, and then Jim Leyland’s announcement
of his plan to retire, the Tigers had a black cloud over them for the past
month. Well the clouds are starting to break apart today with a press
conference, the press conference was held today to honor a new tiger to the
team, and the new manager for the up coming season. It took the Detroit Tigers
two weeks without a manager to find a new one. The man they found and decided
on was Brad Ausmus. Brad Ausmus is not a new guy when it comes to being back in
Detroit, the forty-four year played in the big leagues for eighteen seasons,
and was on two different tiger teams. Coming back for a third time Brad Ausmus
says, “I have a pretty good feel for the modern players, what the makeup is,
what the mind set is”. I’m looking forward to see what this young manager has
in store for the team come next season.
Brad Ausmus was born in New Haven Connecticut on April 14, 1969. He went to Dartmouth College, which is a private Ivy League school in New Hampshire. The New York Yankees originally drafted him in 1987, but adopted not to go, finish his school, and went in to the minor leagues. He was later drafted and played eighteen seasons with many different teams. These teams consisted of San Diego, Houston, Los Angeles, and the Detroit Tigers. Throughout his career he won three gold gloves as a catcher, and was an All Star player in 1999. When he finished his career he was ranked third of all time for catcher in put outs, and also ranked seventh in games caught with 1,938.
Brad Ausmus was born in New Haven Connecticut on April 14, 1969. He went to Dartmouth College, which is a private Ivy League school in New Hampshire. The New York Yankees originally drafted him in 1987, but adopted not to go, finish his school, and went in to the minor leagues. He was later drafted and played eighteen seasons with many different teams. These teams consisted of San Diego, Houston, Los Angeles, and the Detroit Tigers. Throughout his career he won three gold gloves as a catcher, and was an All Star player in 1999. When he finished his career he was ranked third of all time for catcher in put outs, and also ranked seventh in games caught with 1,938.
After
looking at Brad Ausmus background I think that he is going to fit in well with
the team next year. Bringing a new young face to the team might just give the
spark to finally get over the hump and win the World Series. I’m also glad that
the Tigers didn’t waste much time to choose their new skipper, so he can jump
right in where they left off. Detroit fans can only hope that the players and
new manager can all get on the same page by next season.
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