By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The secret to Jim Leyland’s success as a big-league manager wasn’t what he knew about the game of baseball — that knowledge was obvious — but what he understands about people. He stayed ...

Jim Leyland rode countless buses as a long-time minor league manager. In July, Leyland will take the ride of a lifetime. Leyland, World Series champion manager of the 1997 Florida Marlins and former Pirates manager, was elected Sunday night to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the ...