DETROIT -- Jim Leyland made plenty of flights from Detroit to Kansas City for a big series in his career. His first Tigers team clinched the franchise's first postseason berth in two decades in 2006. Six years later, his Tigers clinched their second straight American League Central title on the field at Kauffman Stadium.
Tuesday was different. As he changed planes at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Leyland was on his way to Kansas City as an onlooker. He's working this series as part of the Major League Baseball contingent. But he's admittedly a little bit of a supporter, too.