Tigers’ manager Jim Leyland is a stickler for details every day. But especially on Opening Day.
        It’s like the first day of school _ or as Leyland put it, “the first day of deer-hunting season.
        “You worry about the ground rules, you make sure you’ve got everything straight,” said Leyland, who has now been through 28 Opening Days as a manager in the major and minor leagues.
        And he has been nervous before every one.
        “You double-check your lineup card, then you triple-check it,” Leyland 
said. “You don’t want to screw that up. You don’t want to be embarrassed on Opening Day.
        “Opening Day is a big happening, more than a game,” Leyland continued. “It reminds me a lot of the first day of deer hunting season in Pennsylvania. All of the festivities are time-consuming, but I’m glad to be a part of it. I’m thrilled.
        “But, frankly, I’m glad when Opening Day, with all the hoopla, is over.
People come to the ballpark to have fun and tailgate. But for us this is work.”
        On Monday, however, you can rest assured there was not a man in the Tigers’ clubhouse, including Leyland, who would rather have been anywhere else.