Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel continues his "Where are they now?" series on former Cardinals players and coaches.
Jim Leyland, having spent 11 years managing the Pittsburgh Pirates and two managing the Florida Marlins, winning a World Series in the process, quit after just one season guiding the Colorado Rockies in 1999. The Rockies were 72-90 and finished last in the National League Western Division and Leyland had had enough — of managing the Rockies and managing, in general.
“I left $4 million on the table,” said Leyland. “I couldn’t manage in that ball park.