The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette prints a series on the legacy of former manager Jim Leyland. The whole article is well worth the read, but long time readers of Baseball Musings know that I agree with Leyland on how to deal with the antics of the opposition:

One time in Montreal, Bonds and others grew frustrated at Pascual Perez’s antics on the mound. That’s when Leyland offered a solution that holds true to this day when talking about not liking what an opposing pitcher is doing on the mound.

“I’ll never forget Leyland saying, ‘If you want to put a stop to it, there’s a yellow line that goes from left field to right field. Hit the damn ball out of the ballpark, and you can stop all the dancing,’” Bonds said.

Post-Gazette.com

There’s also a great story about how Leyland got away with smoking in hotels.