Brad Ausmus is a rookie manager replacing a potential Hall of Fame skipper in Jim Leyland. It's not surprising that Ausmus would try to deal with the current Tigers' injury situation in a way that Leyland would approve of, then.
Brad Ausmus taking after Jim Leyland already
The Tigers’ new manager hasn’t even started his first regular season yet and baseball is already stressing him out.
so many injuries for #Tigers "I just went out and bought my first pack of Marlboros" - manager Brad Ausmus
— Tom Gage (@Tom_Gage) March 21, 2014 If Ausmus takes up stress-smoking and ruins his flawless good looks in the process, then this is truly a dark day in baseball history.
