Brad Ausmus is a rookie manager replacing a potential Hall of Fame skipper in Jim Leyland. It's not surprising that Ausmus would try to deal with the current Tigers' injury situation in a way that Leyland would approve of, then.

so many injuries for #Tigers "I just went out and bought my first pack of Marlboros" - manager Brad Ausmus — Tom Gage (@Tom_Gage) March 21, 2014

If Ausmus takes up stress-smoking and ruins his flawless good looks in the process, then this is truly a dark day in baseball history.