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For instance, when Jim Leyland retired after the 2013 campaign, many in Detroit feel that he might have been relieved of his duties anyway after missing the World Series. No one truly knows if he was forced out or not... they made it look very good, that Jim wanted to be done -- but Smokes is still around the team on a daily basis, so its not like he packed it in to go smoke his Marlboro Reds on the golf course or out fishing every day.

His record would have definitely been on the level of your fired managers -- and he didn't make it to the World Series... just a real-life instance that may give you some pause.