Tigers need a real deal closer  Detroit Tigers manager says team
is better off with dominant closer  Author: Rob Parker,
ClickOnDetroit.com Sports Columnist Published On: Mar 07 2013
06:31:34 PM EST  Detroit Tigers' fans might be in denial on
sports-talk radio, but not manager Jim Leyland.  In no way is
Leyland in panic mode about his cloudy closer situation thus
far, but he understands the importance of a dominant closer.  We
know most experts out there have the Tigers as the odds-on
favorite this coming season. But, not so fast.  While there are
a lot of talented arms in the bullpen, the Tigers don't have a
dominant closer. Wait, they don't have a proven closer. Hold up,
they don't have a closer. Period. And you know what that means:
no closer = no title.  Leyland, an old-school baseball man,
laughs at experts who say the closer role is overrated and you
can put anybody out there to get the final out.  "I'm not
laughing at anybody,'' Leyland said at Joker Marchant Stadium.
"I'm laughing at the fact, and it