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4 outs, 3 runs, 1 fired-up Jim Leyland

Jim Leyland of the Detroit Tigers reacts after

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Tigers manager Jim Leyland was ejected from Monday's 7-4 loss to Boston.

Why? He didn't particularly agree with home plate umpire Jeff Nelson's blown call, nor first base umpire Bill Welke's call on the appeal.

Here's what happened: Boston's Mike Aviles swung at a pitch that would have been strike three. Nelson called it a foul tip, and Welke said the ball hit the dirt before Tigers...

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