  Steelworker Member Username: Steelworker Post Number: 658 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 67.38.2.96 |
Odd qoute for a sports page, located bottom of Recap of todays game. "Tigers manager Jim Leyland, whose family still lives in Pittsburgh, has decided he is not going to buy a house in the area because of high taxes and will continue living in a suburban Detroit hotel during homestands. Leyland occasionally sleeps at Comerica Park."http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/ gamecenter/recap/MLB_20060530_ NYY@DET | ||
Wilus1mj Member Username: Wilus1mj Post Number: 68 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 67.149.62.53 |
His taxes in the Pittsburgh area can't be much lower. | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1005 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 64.142.86.133 |
The guy makes how much? And he's worried about that? What does a decent home in metro detroit cost, $200,000? That should be peanuts for that guy. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 778 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 69.242.223.42 |
He's probably worried about being canned because he's on a losing streak. | ||
Kilgore_south Member Username: Kilgore_south Post Number: 72 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 24.176.20.117 |
I hear he's got an expensive wife. | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 1093 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.14.122.204 |
A cigarette habit like Leyland's has got to cost him some big bucks. | ||
Apbest Member Username: Apbest Post Number: 71 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 68.40.65.66 |
canned after loosing 3 games in a 160some game season after a 14 out of 15 win streak? their may record (19-7, I believe) is equal to their 1984 season, and we know what happened that season. With our best start of a season since Sparky Anderson's "Bless you boys", I'd say he's doing a fine job | ||
Wazootyman Member Username: Wazootyman Post Number: 56 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 68.75.220.9 |
Well, good for him. I can't imagine a man in his position could even afford a house. I mean, my property taxes are like $2,700 a YEAR. That would probably break him. A house costing $200,000? He's not a king, people! | ||
Gildas Member Username: Gildas Post Number: 661 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 147.240.236.9 |
Couldn't possibly just be the taxes. If they are as high back home as they are here, why pay double? I know several people who would move into Detroit or inner rings, but the taxes are way too high. They could pay a higher tax bill, or put the same money into more house / land in other areas. I cannnot fault thier choices. Just because you have money, does not mean you want to give it to the government. | ||
Czar Member Username: Czar Post Number: 3086 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 129.137.176.94 |
Cry me a river Leyland. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 1609 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.220.63.57 |
Or, Pittsburgh is just a really nice place that's only 4.5 hours away. I'd take Pittsburgh over METRO Detroit on most days (I'm guessing he was being guided to our suburbs). Plus he's too busy winning to go house shopping. I think he may have been being smart-aleck when he blamed the taxes, but then again, he has a point. | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 194 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 209.220.229.254 |
Yeah, during a baseball season, when would he have time to shop? Besides, Leyland's been in the game awhile...he know's nothing's permanent, no sense in buying a home. If this season goes somewhere and the winning continues, it wouldn't surprise me to see him settle down here later. | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 605 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 207.200.116.139 |
I'll bet he's been talking to Matt Millen. | ||
Trainman Member Username: Trainman Post Number: 46 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 205.188.116.137 |
He could buy a house in Livonia. Our city council saved us $10. a year on a $200.000 home so they could balance the city budget and give pay raises to our city workers including themselves. Unfortunately we lost a good transit provider that came to Livonia and kept their promises of increasing rider-ship by providing on-time reliable bus service. It was the lack of state and regional leadership that largely caused this. SMART relies on revenue sharing and I want them to get the maximum amount of state funds for their efforts. I'll be among those who will lose their bus service. | ||
Alexei289 Member Username: Alexei289 Post Number: 1168 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.61.183.223 |
... any manager that sleeps at his place of work has got to be a decent coach. I guess he lives in Detroit none the less  You have to remember that he is probably looking at higher end homes, in Birmingham or the pointes... where taxes can easily top 15,000 a year plus... |
