Jim Leyland spent Saturday night sleeping on the couch in his Comerica Park office. When the Tigers' manager  woke up Sunday morning, he phoned his good friend, long-time major league player, manager and coach Don Zimmer in Florida. 

        Zimmer complained that he was tired because he had stayed up until midnight Saturday watching the Tigers' 7-6 12-inning win over the Boston Red Sox on TV.

He got quite an eyeful.

"That (Brennan) Boesch kid is kind of like Yogi (Berra)," raved Zimmer, obviously impressed.

"They throw and he swings. I like that."

"So do I," Leyland responded.

"He'll be all right as long as he doesn't start thinking," Leyland joked later.

"If I catch him looking at (video) tape, I'm going to send him down."

Boesch, who has collected a hit in 13 of his last 14 games,  is leading all American League rookies with a .380  batting average and 19 RBI. He is second with 27 hits and three home runs.

He is the first Tiger since at least 1920 to collect at least one RBI in 12 of his first 19 big league games. He is also the first Tiger since at least 1920 to deliver at least one extra-base hit in 10 of his first 19 games.